Hefei is the political, economic and cultural centre of Anhui Province with a strong history of opera originating in the traditional Lu Opera which has a rich and vivid style evolved from many artistic forms.
The region is very proud of this cultural heritage and has recently completed the construction of the new Hefei Grand Theatre, a 95m USD purpose-built venue covering an area of 57,000m2 and housing a 1600-seater theatre hall, a 1000-seater concert hall and a 500-seater theatre studio.
In total, Robert Juliat supplied 40 RJ714SX2 2000W Profiles, 96 RJ329HF 2000W Fresnels and 120 RJ329HPC 2000W PC units which have been installed across the three auditoria, and 24 RJ306LF 1000W Lutin Fresnels which for the theatre studio.
Six Robert Juliat followspots have also been installed: two RJ Cyrano 2500W HMI Followspots and two RJ Super Korrigan 1200W HMI Followspots for the main theatre hall and 2 RJ Manon 1200W MSD Followspots for the theatre studio.
Zhou Liang, lighting supervisor of Hefei Grand Theatre, comments, "The light output and quality of the beam along with its ease of operation has sparked tremendous feedback from the users, including all the performing groups which have landed in Hefei Grand Theatre. We finally have our hands on the best equipment."
(Jim Evans)
