The custom-built, 40ft-high chandelier in the Winspear Opera House in Dallas which features 318 cast acrylic rods that vanish as the house lights dim before a production begins. Clancy technology made it possible for the rods to move in synchronized patterns and retract into the ceiling smoothly and rapidly, powered by 44 custom-design winches with up to eight lines per winch.
Clancy's PowerAssist allows you to motorize new or existing counterweight sets economically. This eliminates handling counterweights, simplifying operations. PowerAssist can be provided with Up / Down pushbuttons, or with the SureTarget preset position controller. These are widely used on lighting and orchestra shell ceiling sets where accurate positioning is essential.
At the Miller Performing Arts Centre at Alfred University, Clancy's PowerLift automated rigging system makes complex changeovers easy. The video shows students operating the PowerLifts using Clancy's SceneControl 500 rigging control console, removing dance concert scenery from battens without moving a single position.
(Jim Evans)
