Marenghi comments: "The main spectacular element of the television show, and likewise the tour, is the projection of the light onto the ice, even if the surface of the ice is four times larger on tour. There are five television cameras which film the presenters, the judges, the skaters and the 10,000 spectators at the ice rink."
Marenghi says he used Alpha Beam 300 lights mainly to light the perimeter of the rink, as the 'VIP' skaters are not experts and need to be able to see the edge of the skating area clearly during their performance. "The Alpha Beam 300 are ACL type projectors and provide incredible light. Moreover, they proved to be totally reliable and very practical for intensive use on tour due to the fact that they are compact and not that heavy."
Marenghi adds: "I chose the Clay Paky Alpha Profiles for their advanced optics, their simplicity and their framing system which was most reliable throughout the tour. The Alpha Profiles gave me an enormous advantage over traditional profile lights as they do not require manual adjustments to the focus and profile system truss."
The entire lighting system was supplied by PRG Europe, Tim Routledge performed all the programming operations using the Grand Ma, which was adapted for the tour by Richard Knight and Any Mitchinson.
(Jim Evans)
