The annual Stunksitzung alternative cabaret at the Cologne E-Werk
Germany - One of Germany's most accomplished lighting designers, JoJo Tillman, has turned to GLP's new X4 Bar 20s for the first time as a vital part of his stage concept for the annual Stunksitzung alternative cabaret at the Cologne E-Werk. This has formed part of the Cologne Festival for more than 30 years, and comprises around 50 shows which run up to the day before Lent begins.

The designer requisitioned 16 of the battens, which have brought about a paradigm shift since their launch last year. This is largely due to the density with which the 20 LEDs are packed into the 40-inch long bar, generating a broad pallet of pastel and saturated colours which allow for subtle graduated fades, and a 7:1 zoom range which enables it to be deployed equally as a narrow angle light curtain or a wide angle back- or wash-light.

Such versatility has allowed JoJo not only to animate the set walls but also deliver a strong backlight. He explained that previously he had been using older conventional lighting bars. "But these were giving us a headache during TV recordings of the show - so I did a little research and voil


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