Year
2014
Location
Netherlands
Lighting designer
Tenfeet (Remco Angenent & Robber Jan Vernooy)
Production/Rental
Rent-All
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Dutch dance event organiser b2s called upon the expertise of Utrecht-based lighting specialists tenfeet to create a space-style lighting design as moving light programmer and operator for tenfeet Remco Angenent explains: “The brief for this project came from the stage designers of b2s. They wanted a clean white design that evoked the interior of a spaceship to fit in with the wider night’s theme of ‘Exploration’. In total we used 68 x Sharpys and 74 x Sharpy Washes, all supplied by Dutch hire outfit Rent-All.”
The tenfeet team rigged a number of Sharpys on arrow shaped trusses above the audience. The Sharpys behaviour was then time-coded in sync with industrial-sounding audio effects, which all colluded to deliver an immersive, out-of-this-world experience.
“The Sharpys’ high output and rapid PAN and TILT movements ensure that they are ideal for creating the sharp, high-tech look we were after,” explains Angenent. “Compared to other low power lighting fixtures, the Sharpy and Sharpy Wash really hold their own against the night’s other effects – they were in their element!”
The ‘Hardstyle’ dance night is traditionally split into four main sections each led by a team of world-famous DJs. Each section is named after a colour and is supported by large amounts of visual effects such as pyro, video and laser shows.
“To save time my colleague Robber Jan Vernooy and I pre-programmed the show’s various elements in our previz-studio in Utrecht,” continues Angenent. “Once on site we rigged five arrays of eight Sharpys on the in-front side of the stage and on the arrow-shaped trusses. We also rigged 26 Sharpy Wash fixtures behind the stage’s large translucent projection screen, which gave an additional layer of depth. Furthermore we rigged arrays of 16 Sharpy Wash fixtures at the far left and right of the stage, to sculpt the stage and throw big looks out to the audience.”
2014 saw Hard Bass celebrate its 11th year as a popular hard-style dance event with MC, DV8, on hand to introduce the various sections of the night. Held annually at Arnhems Gelredome, the world’s first multi-event location featuring a retractable football field, over one-million visitors pass through the venue’s doors each year.
For more information on b2s and upcoming events please visit www.b2s.nl
For more information on tenfeet www.tenfeet.eu
Contact: Davide Barbetta davide.barbetta@claypaky.it
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