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Ayrton Diablo brings technology up to date at Theater De Maagd

Theater De Maagd, a converted church-turned-theatre in Bergen op Zoom in The Netherlands, has recently undergone technical modernization, part of which included transitioning from halogen to LED lighting.

Ampco Flashlight Sales, Ayrton’s exclusive distributor for The Netherlands, recommended Ayrton Diablo TC LED fixtures for the upgrade. Sixteen Diablo TCs were installed as front lighting and an additional six units for use on stage.

“Switching to Ayrton Diablo saves us time and money because we now need much less physical setup compared to the conventional halogen lighting we used previously”, says Cees Snellink, head of technology at Theater De Maagd. “Much of the preparation can now be done digitally which significantly reduces the number of hours needed on stage to design a light show. In addition, working with LED moving heads at height is both safer and more efficient, and we no longer need to work in difficult-to-reach places.”

Nicky Jonker, Technical Coordinator, and Benjamin-John Paulissen, lighting technician at the theatre, were closely involved in the preliminary process and selection of Diablo TC. After nearly nine months of shootouts and comparisons between different brands, they decided on Ayrton. “Of all the lights we tested, Ayrton’s colours were the most faithful to the existing Lee filters”, says Jonker. “There was virtually no physical difference - which was the main reason we chose Ayrton.”

The team has programmed the new Diablos in a way that allows visiting productions to adjust the settings to their needs. “I no longer have to climb up to adjust the lights manually”, notes Paulissen. “We can load different presets into the Diablos, so everything is handled digitally. We have multiple control points in the theatre where we can operate the lighting, either via a computer or a lighting console.”

“Visiting productions without an own lighting console, but with just a QLab file, can still use our system”, he adds. “We can load the settings and configure the lights so that visiting groups only need to work with a dimmer.”

(Photo: Tim van Etten)

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