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2nd -31st January 2010 |
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| Fans of alternative music were in
for a treat this January as the Roundhouse, Camden, played host to this years
Reverb Festival. With many genre busting acts and collaborations, our Avo
highlights were Beggars Opera: Reborn and Ziz Zazou which, on both counts,
proved to be an inarguably spectacular and eccentric series of shows. The
lighting fixtures, supplied by PRG, were controlled by the in-house Pearl
Expert. |
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| The design catered for an eclectic
line-up, ranging from a barroc trio to a full drum and base version of the
Beggars Opera and collectively they were commissioned to introduce classical
contemporary music to a younger audience. Anders, Head of Lighting at the
Roundhouse, commented: ‘the rig had to be capable of looking like a large-scale
rock gig, yet cater for orchestras and be inconspicuous’. |
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| The cherry on the cake was to
acquire Anders’ ‘dream wish list’ of lighting gear. Just as well as he had to
take into account, the huge differences in the festivals acts. The Roundhouse’s
ironwork and wooden features were lit by 18 VL5’s and 4 colour blasts, 4
overhead trusses included a further 18 VL5’s, 6 VL1000TS, 18 Pixelpars, 30
colour changers, 12 Mac 2000 profiles and 6 VL6’s. 4 x10K Fresnels were on
dropped T-bars bars and 140-ish generic fixtures. |
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| Following a successful run at the
2009 Edinburgh fringe festival, nine mastermind musicians/mechanics brought
their explosive feast of skills fit for both eyes and ears - better known to you
and I as Ziz Zazou. In a somewhat mangled musing of literal ear bashing music
they crashed, banged and walloped their way through unexpected day-to-day
objects to bring music to a sweet harmonious surrender. An amusing comedy show
crossed with theatre and music made it, in all, a very merry evening. |
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| Steeped in London’s street music
history, Beggars Opera couldn’t have been in a more perfect venue to be
‘reborn’. Performed by an eclectic cast of artists, including Goldfrapp’s
Charlie Jones, the songs were revived for today’s audiences. From a show which
paid homage to the collassol financial corruption within high society, today’s
situation makes it inevitably hugely relevant. |
| Date of issue :
2nd
March 2010
For more press
information on Avolites, please contact Mary Taylor
Email:
Mary.Taylor@avolites.com
For more product and general info, or to contact Avolites direct, call +44
(0)208 965 8522 |
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