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Robe fixtures illuminate ‘De Groote Rappel’

Robe fixtures illuminate ‘De Groote Rappel’
Robe fixtures illuminate ‘De Groote Rappel’

The garrison town of Leopoldsburg in Belgium was the setting for the large scale promenade theatrical spectacle ‘De Groote Rappel’, directed by Luc Stevens and featuring a large community cast from the city telling the story of two world wars, with the final act played out in a quadrangle in front of a prominent army barracks. Lighting was designed by freelance LD Michel Jacobs and Timothy Haesevoets from Leopoldsburg City Theatre.

 

Of 14 x Robe BMFL Blades, eight were positioned along the front of the grandstand seating, with six at the back, up on the third floor of the building pointing out and down through the windows from which the glass was removed. They were rigged three a side on short trusses on stands. The front BMFL Blades were used to cover the building with gobos and colours, and the fixtures were also used as searchlights, thrusting beams into the pitch black night sky for the air raid sections of the action.

 

The 12 x Robe DL4Ss were picked as an LED profile fixture that is designed for theatrical environments and rigged on six T-towers dotted around the rear of the performance space which meant they could light in either direction - backwards or forwards - as well as illuminating the trees bordering the performance space. This saved on additional foliage wash lights. The DL4Ss produced back washes and general illumination, side lighting and secondary gobo layering. They were purchased especially for the show by rental company Demon and delivered via Robe’s Benelux distributor Controllux.

 

Four Robe Pointes were rigged to the grandstand for front key lighting, sometimes used with their frost filters for covering wider distances and chorus scenes with light. All the kit was left in place for the three week duration in which the performances took place. They were fitted with rain covers.

 

Operating lights for the show was Kenan Akus using a ChamSys MQ100 with two fader wings, and Kristof van Broekhoven looked after the sound. Timothy Haesevoets in his role of technical productionn manager was also charged with co-ordinating the event’s other technical departments including audio, projection and staging, and worked alongside a crew of three from the City Theatre. They were joined by two lighting technicians from rental company Demon which supplied the sound system and projection equipment as well. In addition to the lighting design, Michel Jacobs evolved the stripped back ‘makeshift’ set which utilised bits of functional equipment like tents and sand bags that the army had readily available.

 

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Robe fixtures illuminate ‘De Groote Rappel’Robe fixtures illuminate ‘De Groote Rappel’

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