LD Simon Tutchner chose to use 160 projectors, of which 68 were Clay Paky Alpha Spot HPE 1200s and 40 Alpha Profile 1200s, supplied by PRG Europe. "They create the most excellent graphic effects, both quantity and quality wise," says Tutchner. "I had little time to prepare the show and the alternatives that these projectors give me seem truly endless. I chose the effects that could interact best with the scenography, which entails a huge curtain and seven mega LED video-walls, on which fantasy images and close-ups of the four singers were alternated."
The Alpha Spot HPEs and the Alpha Profile 1200s are installed on the three stages, two of which are in the background and a third, circular, in the middle of the audience, and connected to the other two by a self-propelled bridge. The HPEs are primarily used for front and angle lighting, and the Profiles mainly for back-lighting.
Tutchner adds: "I often try to reproduce a theatrical atmosphere in my light shows, putting the artists in the centre of the scene. I frequently use spotlights to highlight the star, I use slow movements of the projectors and I don't make an intrusive use of graphic effects. The world fame of Take That, and also the type of music that they perform, are ideal for a light interpretation of this kind."
(Jim Evans)
