Tuesday, July 18, 2017
The Ups and Downs of Stage Rigging
theatreconsultants.org: Innovation in the theatre world is essential to support ever evolving audience expectations and the creative process. In the past, innovation has been an essential part of theatre systems design except for the traditional manually operated, counterweighted stage rigging system. For decades, this system has changed little and has become the true workhorse of the theatre. However, in recent years, innovations in motorized computer controlled stage rigging systems have made motorized rigging more prevalent and a viable option in performance venues of every scale.
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I really found this article very interesting because I have been wanting to become more informed with rigging systems and this article was a great first step into learning about them. That being said, I am really surprised that certain places are installing much riskier types of rigs. My high schools theater is only 18 years old, but has not gridiron, no fully visible way to see the show while at the brake, and the weight of the rig needs to match the counter weight exactly or the rig is almost impossible to raise and the beam will almost certainly fly itself in without any notice or assistance from a rigger. This system is barely 20 years old but is such a hazard that we keep it up and never use it because we are horrified to use it. I really like of automated systems and and their potential ability to make rigging more widely available, but unless architects and other designers are willing to put making money aside and actually care about safety, I fear that people will need more certification and training to using rigging, because on our current track someone will get hurt and when it happens people will stand and point finger because everyone will be to blame.
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