Rogues accent beauty of scenic setting
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Surrounded by the roughhewn quarry, the beauty of Tones Teatro Natura was on full display during a recent concert by the CM Orchestra, an ensemble of 60 musicians with a repertoire that crosses various eras and styles. Enriching the occasion was the guest of honour, Mario Biondi.
Accenting the scenery were the colours of a refined lighting design by Nicolò Damiani of MG Service, using Chauvet Professional fixtures distributed by Zalight. Service was provided by Marco Gervasio and the team at MG Service.
“I used the Rogue Outcast 1 BeamWash to create colour and atmosphere across the stage, positioned edge-on to the orchestra,” said Damiani. “There was no possibility of hanging, so we had to use resident structures, marble blocks, at a height of only 3.5 m. The Outcast is really a great product; I found myself very happy with it especially for two features: the zoom has a fantastic range, and at such limited heights it was very useful to have such a wide zoom.”
Damiani was also impressed with the fixture’s colour mixing capabilities, particularly how this made it easier for him to light the many moods covered by the CM Orchestra.
“I was really struck by their mixing; when, at the console, I acted to create small colour variations, because there was the need to make slight changes to the atmosphere on the entire stage. The Outcast 1 responded to every small change in a very effective way with beautiful shades. For me it was a determining factor in this concert.”
Also in the rig was the Rogue Outcast 2 Beam, which was described by Damiani as a “truly excellent product.” He added: “I liked them very much for various reasons. The quality of the beam, and the lightness of the fixture; being IP65 headlights they have a very low weight. The colour wheel is excellent. I also liked the effects: above all the two overlapping rotating prisms that generate this beautiful effect, so different from the usual circular or linear prism that can be seen on all beams.”
Tones Teatro Natura gave Damiani a beautiful canvas to work on in this show, as the craggy, multi-dimensional sides of the former quarry presented him with myriad surfaces for his lights to play upon. Deftly using his rig, he brought out the full beauty of these magical surroundings.
