Poland - The Gdańsk Shakespeare Theatre (Gdański Teatr Szekspirowski) is a Shakespearean theatre in the middle of the thriving industrial port city of Gdansk. Designed by Italian architect Renato Rizzi, it opened in 2014 and is built on the site of a 17th-century theatre, known as the Fencing School, where English travelling players once performed English Renaissance Theatre works.
In 2022, the Theatre purchased 11 Robe T1 Profiles which have become an essential lighting element for all their predictions, explained head of technical, Jòzef Leoniuk, and these fixtures have helped enrich the experience of lighting shows at the busy venue.
A major reason T1 Profiles were selected – after a competitive shoot-out with other products – was for their silent running plus features like the CRI, the range of CT whites and the refined dimming curve, as well as the excellent support they receive from Robe’s Polish distributor Prolight in Warsaw, and their local agent, Grupo Profit in Gdansk.
The Theatre also needed a fixture with accurate framing shutters, as the precise and effective lighting, highlighting and illumination of protagonists is vital to all Shakespearean storytelling.
The main stage is 14m wide and 11 deep, with 9m trim height stage-to-ceiling. There are three technical bridges above the stage, and three above the audience, plus a range of mortised LX pipes, and the T1 Profiles change positions around according to the riders of shows.
“They have been a great asset,” commented Leoniuk, who heads a tech team of six, adding that “everyone” is happy to work with the T1 Profiles.
The theatre hosts techno parties and jazz concerts and stages its Shakespeare Festival every summer in July.
