Sin chose the Source Four LED Lustr+ luminaires as side lights to support the tungsten Source Four fixtures in his design. "This decision allowed me to have very flexible colour changing options while minimising the rig on my side booms to four fixtures per boom," says Sin.
Another reason Sin fell in love with Source Four LED Lustr+ luminaires was their extraordinary range of colour and superior mixing capabilities. The x7 Colur System lets LED luminaires achieve theatre-worthy colour rendering and allowed Sin to "complement and strengthen my design for the five dance pieces."
He truly applauded ETC's latest technology, which allowed for smooth mixing of conventional and LED lights, drastically simplifying the designer's rig. "As a testament to ETC's Layers of Light philosophy, the ability to be able to combine traditional tungsten Source Four fixtures with the new Source Four LED Lustr+ luminaires serves as a very powerful multi-tool on this design with a minimalist approach," says Sin.
"It worked perfectly to maximum impact when Lee colour swatches for colour choices were dialled up on the ETC Ion console during plotting sessions. By rigging these Lustr+ LED profiles in a mid-height position, this strategy enabled me to capture the full length of their side profile with stunning results. Colours of L110 (Middle Rose), L105 (Orange), L158 (Deep Orange), L117 (Steel Blue), L119 (Dark Blue) were very closely matched and made it almost an effortless task to light the dancers' bodies," says Sin.
ETC Asia and Stage Equip supplied all the Source Four LED Lustr+ luminaires and the Ion console in Crossings 2014. "We are keen to support young, talented lighting designers to experiment on the potential of LED technologies developed by ETC and are very excited that NAFA Crossings 2014 very successfully brought Layers of Light to life by deploying Source Four LEDs as a complement to the conventional rig with stunning results," says sales manager of ETC Asia, David Law.
Crossings is a programme of NAFA that presents both Western- and Asian-inspired dance pieces that feature students of the Department of Dance. It showcases the collaboration between professional international choreographers as well as selected student choreographers in the current curriculum.
(Jim Evans)
