"This is equipment you won't yet see in many real-life theatres; a dream come true for every instructor and every student," says Gert Venema, tutor on the course's Sound and Theatre Techniques module.
The college's attitude to new technology is largely down to the passion of the instructors, according to Midas Consoles Benelux's Axel Nagtegaal. "A good specification is wonderful, but without passion it is sterile," he says. "The real added value and creativity of this project is the way the school, instructors and consultant have worked together in a concerted effort."
For Nagtegaal, the equipment sale is just the beginning of his cooperation with the Deltion College. "The school can call us in for training, workshops and master classes, and we are also offering internships to students with the potential for junior and senior management positions," he says.
(Jim Evans)
