Hansel and Gretel
Denmark - Kristoffer Nielsen is a lighting designer based in Herning, central Denmark who also runs his own rental company, Lystek.dk as well as being the proud owner of around 50 Robe moving lights, which help ensure that his creative work stays fresh, dynamic and interesting.

His design-based approach has gained him a lot of work in the genres of theatre, musicals and opera - from runs at specific venues to touring productions - an active and buzzing scene in a country with a performance-loving population. Many productions circling the country will have a semi-professional cast and a professional technical crew and a typical touring run lasts around six weeks and visits a series of theatres and arts centres with capacities between 300 and 1600.

"So scalability is fundamental to any touring lighting design," explains Kristoffer, and a parameter that led him to invest in the eight Robe MMX Spots, 12 LEDWash 600s, 24 LEDBeam 100s and eight CycFX 8s.

It's a large purchase for a one-person operation, but a decision that is definitely paying off for Kristoffer.

His first Robe purchase was around nine years ago, shortly after starting Lystek.dk, which comprised 22 x ColorSpot 700E ATs and ColorWash 250s, and this was made after his first meeting with Robe's CEO Josef Valchar when Light Partner - for whom he was working at the time - became the exclusive Danish distributor.

He has followed Robe right from the start, initially when they were a quality OEM manufacturer for other well-known marques, before launching the 'Robe' brand back in 2002.

When he started Lystek.dk, there were two routes open to moving lights - one of which was going with what was a major Danish owned company at the time ... and the other was Robe.

He chose Robe because he liked their attitude and because he felt the fixtures were more suited to his core business of lighting theatrical shows and environments. "They were less noisy out of the two choices," he says.

Ten years later, it has been confirmed repeatedly that he made the right decision, especially with Robe developing its latest DL range of products for theatre applications.

"Robe has stayed ahead of the game in its LED development and I believe the colour quality of these is the best on the market right now. The colour matching between different types of Robe LED products is also excellent."

He programmes and runs his lightshows - which also include some concerts and band events - on a grandMA2 light console.

In spring 2016 Kristoffer will be touring with the Fra Waterloo til D


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