The venue for the 2011 series was the Incheba Expo in Bratislava, with lighting equipment supplied by Slovakia's Q-99, which has over 400 Robe fixtures in its hire stock.
Apart from the lighting design, director of photography Vlado Valko and Q-99's new Robe Robin 300 Beams, this series was also notable for fielding Let's Dance gay couple, Marek and Viktor, a big hit as personalities as well as talented dancers.
The Let's Dance set resembled a 'classic romantic' ballroom scene with glitz, glamour and dreams, and comes complete with a set of Swarovski crystal chandeliers which flew in and out throughout the broadcast. The lighting was a mix of intimate low key highlighting and big, bold, brassy looks, so the rig needed to deliver a wide range of different moods to match the many genres of dance embraced over the 12 weeks.
Q-99 actually supplied full technical production for the show - including an extensive trussing infrastructure, lots of scenic LED elements and a state-of-the-art L-Acoustics Kiva sound system with Yamaha digital consoles.
(Jim Evans)
