Lighting designer Abigail Rosen Holmes worked with production designer Tom McPhillips of Atomic Design to develop the tour design.
"Tom McPhillips' fabulous set design was the great starting point," says Holmes. "Martina is also very involved in the creative process. She has a very good eye and a real knowledge of what works for her, which makes it a huge pleasure to work with her."
Holmes suggested that a key component to the lighting design was working with McPhillips to create a set that co-ordinated with the lighting scheme. McPhillips chose the Barco MiTrix panels because they are reasonably see-through, so lighting can work behind and through them. He explained that the recent advances in LED, like video scrims, strips and pixel blocks, that can be used as integral set elements and not just as a screen plus set pieces, has renewed his enthusiasm for video.
Holmes incorporated Lycian 1271 Starklites, Lycian M2 spots, Martin MAC 2000 Washes, Vari*Lite 3000 spots, Martin Atomic 3000 strobes, Vari*Lite 500Ds, Coemar Infinities, and Star Strobes to the overall design. Lighting is being controlled by two GrandMAs and NSPs.
(Jim Evans)
