Between all the venues and galleries, nearly 1700 cultural events are staged there annually, plus over 900 congresses, altogether attracting over 500,000 visitors to the Slovenian capital.
Cankarjev Dom also owns over 100 Robe fixtures and has just boosted its stock with the latest purchase of six Pointes and six more LEDWash 600s. This brings the current LEDWash 600 total to 18.
These join the 76 other Robe moving lights already in the house, the most recent being LEDBeam 100s, Robin 600E Spots and Robin 600E Beams, and their older fixtures, including ColorSpot 1200E ATs, Spot and Wash 575 XTs which are still going strong, plus some ColorMix 250 products.
The Lighting department of nine is headed by Zoran Najdenov. Cankarjev Dom is partly government funded and also run as a self-supporting commercial enterprise and is both a producing and a receiving production house.
The investments in new technology have been steady over the years as the funds have come on-stream explains Zoran. As far as Robe is concerned, the relationship started back in 2003, shortly after Robe first launched itself as a brand.
"Our policy has always been to purchase the best quality products that can be offered to all the professionals using our facilities. For the levels and profile of production that we are servicing, it's what is expected."
Being so busy, reliability is also a major consideration, together with rider-friendliness. "We host world famous artists and performers and their creative and production teams, so we need fixtures and brands that are accepted by international LDs," he confirmed.
The LEDWashes are a favourite for shows broadcast live or recorded for later TV transmission which are often staged in the Linhart Hall. Even at 40% intensity, they can cover the stage and surface areas easily in the darker colours like blue - currently a popular aesthetic for the regular talk shows and some theatre performances.
(Jim Evans)
