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Det Ny Teater invests in Robe

Copenhagen's Det Ny Teater (The New Theatre) has recently invested substantially in new Robe moving lights with the purchase of 16 Robe T1 Profiles that have joined the house rig together with an additional 20 Spiiders (bringing the total to 30). Also new are two Robo Spot systems with two T1 Profile Follow Spots, plus 11 Tetra 2 moving LED battens and 18 LED Beam 350s.

This was possible thanks to financing via the AP Møller Foundation which was started in 1953 by ship owner AP Møller and his wife Chastine McKinney Møller to support areas of importance to them, including buildings of historical and cultural value and a number of other cultural criteria. The fixtures were delivered by Robe's Danish distributor Light Partner. All these fixtures are in daily use to facilitate Ny Teater's busy repertory schedule.

Located centrally in the vibrant Danish capital, the cosy 1000-capacity venue actually dates to 1908 explained Kasper Blicher Beknes (photo), deputy CEO and as the venue's former technical manager who is still integrally involved in every aspect of its operation. Since starting there in 1996 Kasper has taken on many technical and administrative roles and is passionate about all aspects of Det Ny Teater and its impressive heritage.

Like many theatres, the shift to LED has been measured. "Until now, we always had an issue with the last 50 % of the LED dimming curve," Kasper admits, in the same breath saying T1 is the first fixture they've seen where "you genuinely can't tell the difference," adding that the brightness and volume of LED light sources has "advanced massively" even just in the last five years. Apart from the desire - and increased requirement - to be as sustainable as possible, the power saving of LEDs was a big advantage in the quest of getting the fixtures into Det Ny Teater. The old conventional HMI follow spots on the second balcony were well overdue for replacement. The noise they made was a constant issue with audiences as well as the associated intercom and operator chatter.

Kasper and his team, including current head of lighting John PG Jónsson, also saw the value of being able to use different Robe lights on the same Robo Spot system, and Robo Spot has been a great hit with all the incoming lighting designers so far who have been keen to use it.

photos: Louise Stickland

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