The Courtyard Theatre will be the Company's main performance space while the Royal Shakespeare Theatre is redeveloped from 2007. Installation will start at the end of 2005 with The Courtyard Theatre opening in mid 2006 as part of The Complete Works of Shakespeare Festival.
EC21 is the latest high density modular dimming system from Strand that allows the user to mix and match Truesine sinewave, thyristor, fluorescent and non-dim dimmer modules, with no loss of density. Up to 96 x 5kW sinewave dimmers may be contained in each rack. The rack and dimmers are fully web browsable using Strand's ShowNet Ethernet network and support Strand Outlook and SWC architectural controls. They also support DMX512 and come ready to support ACN (Advanced Control Network) as soon as the standard is formally adopted.
Comments Geoff Locker, RSC technical director: "The RSC has enjoyed a long association with Strand Lighting and we are delighted that our work in the new Courtyard Theatre will again be supported by the installation of the innovative Strand EC21 Dimmer Racks."
David Catterall , Strand Lighting European sales director adds: "Intensive professional users like the RSC always place heavy performance demands upon their equipment. EC21 brings new levels of dimmer rack flexibility to the RSC."
(Jim Evans)
