Between the beginning of last December and end of January, the striking circus Big Top, coloured in yellow and black was raised for more than 60 shows, with over 1,400 people attending each day.
Jens Berthold, CEO of Germany's J&S Music, and Christian Griebel, technical director for the show, set the specifications. "We needed highly reliable fixtures. Due to arctic temperatures, far below zero at night and around 25°C during the shows, condensation was only one of the challenges we needed to face. Furthermore, dust, heavy use of fog machines and constantly changing temperatures and humidity created a highly demanding environment - not only for the fixtures, but for all the equipment used inside and around the tent."
But in the new GLP Spot One, Berthold and Griebel had one significant advantage. "The whole LED and effect engine inside the Spot One is completely sealed and thus resistant to such influences," they noted. "In fact, we had not one single failure due to moisture, dirt or low temperature during the two months."
A total of 16 Spot Ones were used by LD Dennis Dellweg, alongside additional fixtures including 16 further GLP impression 90, 12 GLP YPOC 700 CYM and 18 Ehrgeiz Fusion LED sticks. Furthermore, Dellweg relied on GLP's MDP1012 dimmers for conventional lighting (comprising various PAR64 and PAR56 fixtures).
Dellweg was impressed not only with the reliability, but the creativity offered by these fixtures. "When it comes to GLP's Spot one, there are really no restrictions. Brilliant colours, sharp and focused projections and the high output beam really stand out," he states.
(Jim Evans)
