Robe Supplies Clash Of The Choirs

Pretoria, South Africa-based Blond Productions are supplying full technical production, including Robe moving lights, for the popular South African TV talent competition Clash of The Choirs.

The 10 final performance episodes this year involve seven hand-picked choirs performing several different pieces of work each week. The show is being recorded in the Victory Theatre, Orange Grove, Johannesburg and is broadcast twice weekly by Mzansi Magic.
Lighting for this year’s show is a co-design between Peter Rieck and Ryan Lombard, both of whom specified the Robe ROBIN MMX Spots and ROBIN LEDBeam 100s.
The Victory Theatre, built in 1929, is a much smaller space than last year’s new Soweto Theatre. The majority of the rig is flown on a house bar system which has limited weight-loading, which led the team to select smaller and lighter fixtures like the MMX Spot and LEDBeam 100.
Above the stage are six Robe MMX Spots, 14 x LEDBeam 100s, 10 x 2K fresnels and six beam lights. On the floor are another six MMX Spots, 24 x LEDBeam 100s and another six beam lights.
In addition to these, there are RGB LED panels dotted around the auditorium for both front / back light and camera fill, and either side of the stage at the top of the main steps are two 6mm LED screens showing graphics, stings and VT play-ins.
The MMXs are used for powerful back lighting from top and bottom, and to create the mood for each song. Some of the LEDBeam 100s are used to internally light the set columns, while the others, fitted with the 20 degree diffusers, are used for set washing.
All lighting is programmed and operated by Lombard using a grandMA2 light.
Series director Valentina Jelani Mathibela comments: "Lighting is absolutely fundamental to this show. It helps set the scene and mood of the theme and provides a dynamic backdrop to the individual pieces of work being performed."

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