Kino Proekt's Alexander Rubin timed his first ASC Technician training visit to ETC in London so that he could also see the London production of Chicago and meet with the show's lighting designer Ken Billington to discuss the lighting rig for the Moscow production. Ken (pictured with Alexander, left, on the set of Chicago at the Adelphi Theatre) has lit every production of Chicago since it opened on Broadway in 1996, and his compelling design won him both a Tony and a Drama Desk award in 1997.
When Chicago leaves the Variete Theatre and goes on tour throughout Russia in December, the rig will include an ETC Obsession II console, ETCNet2 nodes, Sensor Touring Racks and, of course, hundreds of Source Fours! Kino Proekt is the 40th ETC Authorised Service Centre in Europe and will provide ongoing support services to productions like Chicago in Moscow and other ETC end-users in Russia.
(Lee Baldock)
