Robe's Australian distributor, the ULA Group, provided the Arts Centre with some demo Tungstens, which were utilised on the Whitlams Orchestral Tour.
The Tungstens are being rolled out in the coming weeks for the Centre's annual in-house production of the hit Broadway musical, The Boy from Oz. Lighting director Scott Allan has included the fixtures in his rig, and Dbais comments that he is "excited" to see what the LD comes up with.
The Gold Coast Arts Centre is a multipurpose facility incorporating the Arts Theatre, art gallery, comedy clubhouse, boardrooms, function facilities, cafes and a chapel. The Arts Theatre is an 1174 seat auditorium, with full stage facilities for theatre shows, conventions and product launches, etc. The Centre also hosts a wide variety of touring productions and special events in addition to staging its own productions and performing arts summer schools.
(Jim Evans)