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Robe supports Stage of Tomorrow conference as gold sponsor

Robe was a gold sponsor of the 5th Scena Jutra (Stage of Tomorrow) conference, a 2-day industry symposium taking place at the Teatr Wielki Polish National Opera in Warsaw, Poland, organised by the Stage of Tomorrow Foundation.

The conference featured an array of Polish and international speakers and a diverse programme that explored multiple topics and themes all related to stage presentation, scenography, dramaturgy, and theatricality, with over fifty separate sessions.

Debates, discussions and presentations focused on how new and developing technologies - from the latest lighting fixtures and sound systems to VR, real-time visual tools remote tracking and AI - might affect the future creation of emotional experiences for audiences and guests.

Robe was a gold sponsor again. The manufacturer has supported and encouraged Stage of Tomorrow from the start. “This is a fantastic place to network and meet people from all areas of the industry and beyond”, states Robe CEO Josef Valchar. “We have engaged with everyone from distinguished practitioners to many young next gen industry professionals, and it was impressive to also see international delegates in addition to the speakers who came and joined in the discussions and debates.” Valchar notes that it was important for Robe to show support for Polish distributor Prolight during challenging times.

Scena Jutra was an ideal forum for Robe to showcase its latest theatre, TV and performance orientated ranges of LED moving and static lights, which have been developed and evolved over the last ten years. Joining Josef Valchar in Warsaw was Robe’s international sales director Ingo Dombrowski, key account manager for Europe, Michel Arntz, business development manager Bram de Clerck and theatre product specialist Dave Whitehouse.

Two main presentation areas - Stage of Inspiration and Stage of Discussion - were connected by a foyer space which was used as an exhibition area by participating companies. Here they could showcase their latest technologies and chat to guests in a relaxed and informal atmosphere.

Stage of Inspiration featured presentations from Berlin based light artist Christopher Bauder of Dark Matter and international lighting and visual designers Yaron Abulafia, Mikki Kunttu and Koert Vermeulen (of ACTLD), among others. They explored a diversity of topics including sustainability, new technologies and their use in entertainment, art and promotion, education, and potential future directions and development for the industry. Most critically, everyone mentioned the need for keeping original ideas and thoughts flowing when creating designs.

Photographer, cinematographer, designer, light director and scenographer Arthur Szyman talked about the implementation of lighting and set design for “The Voice” in Poland, while producer and creative director Pawel “Spider” Pajak, founder and originator of multidisciplinary brand Percepto, talked about the creation of distinctive visual concepts based on the latest technologies.

Stage of Discussion saw the panels discuss topics including “Creative AI in Film Arts & Entertainment” which saw production director and digital specialist Chris Bird, Sara Cox of Neutral Human and Pawel Pajak of Percepto discuss the possibilities of what AI may or may not bring to entertainment, moderated by Prolight’s Mikhail Fedorov.

Robe’s Dave Whitehouse’s two presentations focused on some of their latest innovations: “Lock It! The Robe TX1 PosiProfile” was all about this specific product, while “A New Way To Sing In The Rain” unravelled some of the patented technologies involved in the development of Robe’s iSeries IP rated ranges of luminaires.

Scena Jutra 2023 was a great success in uniting people from various performance related communities, and Scena Jutra president Rafal Rzeczkowski hopes that, post-pandemic, the event will return to an annual slot on everyone’s calendar. Scena Jutra’s rental partners were Transcolor and TSE. Transcolor has recently invested in Robe’s Forte luminaire and these plus Robe’s TetraX featured prominently in lighting the Stage of Inspirations.

Group shots: Michel Arntz, Dave Whitehouse, Josef Valchar, Ingo Dombrowski, Bram de Clerck, Rafal Rzeczkowski (left to right); Bram de Clerck, Koert Vermeulen, Josef Valchar, Ingo Dombrowski, Michel Arntz (left to right). (Photos: Louise Stickland/Paul Clarke)

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