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Passersby can\u2019t help but notice, and be inspired by, the exterior of the Royal Dutch Theatre, Ghent, Belgium Home of the award-winning performance group, Nederlands Toneel Gent (NTGent) and an array of impressive architectural features, the stately 120-year-old building moves visitors with its uplifting mosaic fa\u00e7ade depicting Apollo and the Muses.<\/p>\n

Recently, NTGent took steps to inspire creativity in the interior of the building as well, all while making the historic theatre more environmentally friendly, by installing a new LED lighting system that features CHAUVET Professional fixtures supplied by Sotesa.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis project was reflective of the philosophy of Milo Rau, NTGent\u2019s Artistical Leader and Patrick Martens, the coordinator of production and technical departments, as well as the entire organisation,\u201d said theatre supplier Jan Hooyberghs of Sotesa. \u201cOne of the largest and most important performing art venues in Belgium and the Low Countries, NTGent is committed to serving as a medium between cultures and people by acting as a bridge between old and new, as well as between classic and mythological.<\/p>\n

\u201cNTGent has its own multi-cultural troupe of performers and actors that tour internationally – not only to the obvious nations, but also to Iraq, the Congo and countries throughout the world,\u201d continued Jan. \u201cAlthough it has respect for the past, it is also open to new evolutions of today and the future.\u201d<\/p>\n

As a founding member of Greentrack and many other environmental initiatives, NTGent is also committed to advancing more sustainability in the performing arts, with the organisation also having its own ECO-team. Given its commitment to promoting versatility and sustainability, the decision to move to a versatile, energy-efficient LED lighting system made eminent sense. NTGent entrusted the process of making this happen to Jan, who has worked closely with the group in the past and shares its values.<\/p>\n

\u201cNTGent engaged itself to be a part of the future of theatre. Not only in the way they choose their plays or have a dialogue with the audience and the city, they aim to be at the forefront of sustainable theatre. Sustainable both towards employees, in ergonomics and workload, as well as technically through less energy consumption, waste and heat spill. The lighting needed to have low energy consumption, maximum versatility, and had to facilitate the work of the technical crew,\u201d furthered Jan.<\/p>\n

The NTGent technicians and Jan selected 66 Ovation E-930VW ellipsoidal fixtures and 16 Ovation F-915VW fresnel units for the installation. \u201cOur decision was not based on budget, but quality,\u201d said Jan. \u201cThe quality was not just with products, but also with people, with our mutual capacity for listening to customers, and with our shared desire to try to understand the clients\u2019 goals.\u201d<\/p>\n

NTGent also includes five ChamSys MQ80 consoles, Jan\u2019s belief was cemented by the consoles ability to double the number of playbacks and house a colourpicker that takes seven colours into account, not just RGB. The MQ80 also has the ability to sync audio and lights better due to the possibility of moving light cues on the timeline.<\/p>\n

The Ovation fixtures are hung on fly bars, as well as from the sides and balconies of the theatre. They are used for front light and top light and to support a wide range of stage productions, including theatre, ballet, modern dance, and musical performances. \u201cWhen we put a four-year-old Ovation next to a new one, dimming curves and colours still match perfectly. This nearly unique attention that the Ovation designers have showed for the matching, gives confidence in the future of the units,\u201d said Jan. He also noted that the Ovation units will go out on touring productions.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe needed fixtures that would be equal to the extremely high quality productions this theatre makes and receives,\u201d said. Jan. \u201cWe also needed to factor in the proximity of the fixtures to the audience. In some areas, they are so close, the audience can touch them, they need to be virtually silent as well. The Ovations were an obvious choice.\u201d<\/p>\n

For Jan, the Ovation LED theatrical fixtures are a game changer. \u201cIn the past, theatrical lights had the same colour because of the gel and dimmed the same because of the dimmer,\u201d he said. \u201cOvation fixtures don\u2019t just replace incandescent, they outclass them. No more gels, no more bulbs, no more heat\/light inefficiency. Instead, there\u2019s higher output, more evenly balanced colours, tunable white and changing colours, uniformly dispersed light, and so much more. This endows our system with the flexibility needed to support the diverse range of performances by NTGent.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have worked with NTGent before, and we have complimentary points of view,\u201d continued Jan. \u201cThey look at the big picture, view technicians equally as artists, and believe people are the true essence of performing arts. They aren\u2019t looking for new products to produce old results; but rather, want to embrace the new with open arms. CHAUVET Professional Belgium allowed me to exceed NTGent\u2019s expectations, because CHAUVET Professional also looks to what the client\u2019s goals are and then delivers.\u201d<\/p>\n

With the implementation of the new lighting system at The Royal Dutch Theatre, Apollo and the Muses aren\u2019t limited to just the fa\u00e7ade. Now they are also fully embodied by the lighting and performances within the theatre. Jan and the team at NTGent worked in sync throughout this project and that, as Jan concludes, was the driving force that led to this spectacular installation: \u201cWhat was important to me, was the way the collaboration took form, the human factor. Things like service are crucial. Because we\u2019re in a very specific sector, it was important to work with people who knew where we wanted to go and helped us get there.\u201d<\/p>\n

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