Contracted by Theatre Projects, Stage Technologies provided a 141-axis whole house control and engineering system for the purpose-built venue. The system includes a 40-unit track and trolley system, which can transport up to 250kg at 3.5m/sec, allowing mobile flying axes to pitch aerialists over the heads of the audience and launch performers from Russian swings into the watery depths below. Stage Technologies lineset winches are rated to 2,000kg at 2½m/s, resulting in the capacity for incredibly fast changeovers of Dragone’s characteristically complex and beautiful, but sometimes load-heavy sets.
The 100m by 60m grid mirrors the entire theatre area, which is almost completely covered by ‘the world’s largest commercial pool’. This circular pool holds approximately 3.7 million gallons of water allowing the latest genre of aqua performance art to reach new creative horizons. The technical side of the performance required plotting and control from two fixed Acrobat∙G6s and two portable Nomads and the show control is further enhanced by an additional four handheld Solos.
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