LightSoundJournal.com: Motor Stage Automation (MSA) is a company that loves challenges! So Christian Vigsø and his team were delighted to be asked to design a bespoke flying runway solution for a recent massive show by popular Danish hip hop phenom Suspekt, for their only live appearance this year – at Parken stadium in Copenhagen.
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47 It seems like this flying runway system sounds like a great technology for the entertainment industry. This runway serves as a dominating scenic element that can insight a sense of awe in the audience, and allow for interesting effects such as moving at different speeds and allowing the performers to get around the venue in ways that were previously unimaginable. One thing that I noted about this truss structure is that it needs unique lighting in order to be used to its fullest ability. The truss needs lights on it to show the audience where it is, as well as lights that can focus on it in order to light talent that is on the surface.
I do wonder how much the technology will be used. While it is very impressive for this particular production, I wonder how much this technology will be used in other scenarios. It seems to me that this system makes a very strong statement which may not be desirable in all situations. It also seems that this might be very difficult to fit into all venues. As described in the article, this particular installation was rigged off of a mothergrid. That mothergrid needs to be well engineered as well as the truss because it needs to transfer the huge loads of this system.
My first reaction to this was wow that is so cool. And that thought still holds true, I think that the concept of bringing the performers right over the audience's head creates a cool immersive experience. But I don't know how I would feel about being directly below that looking up for the entire show. I also feel like this does not allow for any other scenic elements and presents an incredibly difficult set to light. Overall, I just do not know if I see this scenic element being used often or in very many other settings. I think this is something that will be used this one time and it is really cool but I cannot see it being something we consistently see, especially not in the theater setting. I do think it would be cool to use something like this with two banks of seating on either side.
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