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Martin Hruška delivers “Queen Relived” with ChamSys

The Queen tribute show “Queen Relived”, which debuted in fall 2021 at the O2 Arena in Prague, uses automated platforms, cubic structures and an array of geometric structures to immerse audiences and bring them closer to the Freddy Mercury experience as performed by the band Queenie CZ.

“The show revolves around the concept of depth”, says Martin Hruška, who designed the stage, lighting rig, and video graphics for the show, in addition to writing its storyline. “I wanted the automation platform to change perspectives, I had a long cat walk dive deep into the audience.”

A total of sixteen trucks were used to transport the show’s gear into the arena. Accentuating the web of shapes and forms was a 17-universe lighting and video design run by LD Lukáš Patzenhauer on a ChamSys MagicQ MQ500M. Some of the rig’s lighting fixtures were arranged along the rim of the cubistic stage, others lined the dual catwalks or were hung from the venue ceiling, but most of the lighting intensity erupted from the seven large geometric structures suspended in the air.

Directing beams of light in multiple directions, these fixtures gave the stage more depth and texture. Stark color changes from the overhead units reflected myriad moods on stage, whilst pixel mapped effects complemented the imagery on the expansive LED video wall.

As for the video wall itself, it treated the audience to a series of images fed to it by Hippotizer Green Hippo servers. Some of the images were abstract, others realistic. At one point the lighting was turned all to white and silhouetted images of the band were shown on the wall.

The “Queen Relived” show was originally slated to debut in 2019, before COVID got in the way. Hruška spent fourteen months creating the project, some elements of the show, such as the Cue Q Block, required extra special effort.

(Photos: ChamSys)

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