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Robert Juliat Dalis Cyclights used for South African stage shows

Lighting designer and consultant Denis Hutchinson was loaned six Robert Juliat Dalis 300 W LED Cyclights by DWR Distribution to ‘test drive’ on the musical ‘Sophiatown’ which played at the Market Theatre in Johannesburg and at the State Theatre in Pretoria.

“Initially I wasn’t quite sure how I was going to use the Dalis units on the show because they’re cyc lights and I didn’t have a cyc,” says Hutchinson. “But I was not going to let that stop me. I ended up using three units for footlights, which saved my bacon, as Sophiatown is set in is a period where people often wore hats. Although people didn’t necessarily wear them indoors, the director wanted the cast to wear the hats all the way through. A lot of actors don’t know how to wear hats and you end up struggling to see their eyes. Having a set of footlights solves a whole bunch of problems.

“I think Robert Juliat are going to do very well out of this unit, and I certainly enjoyed using it. I’m looking forward to using them again; Duncan Riley of DWR Distribution promised them to me for ‘Saturday Night Fever’ which runs in September, and I’m going to use them to light the backdrop which is what they are actually designed for.”

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