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Thursday, January 30, 2025
Dancing the night away on an LED floor in Las Vegas
www.avinteractive.com: ROE Visual and Solotech have teamed up with US-based theatre company Spiegelworld to create an immersive experience that combines LED technology with the energy of a 1970s dancefloor.
8 comments:
Julian Grossman
said...
The synergy between the projection and lighting design for this production is really impressive. The promotional images look like they must have been shot within a 3D rendering application or a VR rhythm game. I initially thought the stage itself was a lot smaller than it actually is, which is like, the size of a nightclub itself. Given the multitude of uncertain variables that come with literally having an audience standing on top of your fixtures. it’s incredible what the producers of DISCOWORLD were able to do with the LED floor. I also enjoyed looking into the creative minds on this production. Fun to see that the hair and wig designer is the wig shop manager for SNL, and that the scenographer most recently worked on Here We Are, Sondheim’s French Surrealist final musical. (Completely unrelated—I had never heard of this show before and the synopsis is really something! I’ll have to give it a listen.)
This looks so cool! When seeing this, I am reminded immediately of concerts with these types of floors, specifically the Taylor Swift Era’s Tour. I love the idea that it was adapted for this type of club setting. It really seems so interactive and fun. The amount of protections and precautions that need to be built into this floor are insane, and I wonder about all of the testing and re-testing it went through. As the article stated, the floor “needed to support the weight and movement of an active audience, accommodate stage props, and remain resistant against liquid spillages.” I love the fact that they aren’t using this new tech necessarily to create a new environment, but instead to re-imagine the magic of the 1970s and its disco culture. I wonder how much this floor cost, and if it’ll keep evolving into a more common feature in night entertainment venues.
So I was drawn to this article because of all these trippy LED-looking light floors and walls they're very vibrant and really cool to look at and I can see how versatile these could be when it comes to Performance and movement it definitely reminds me of a disco floor and the first thing I thought of when I read this article was rollerblading on these light panels because I think that paired with listening to some really nice music to get the floor pumping would be really nice and a really fun way to spend time outside of her now this article also showcases a person roller skating which kind of gave me that inspiration but I do think this would make for a really cool skating experience. It'd be interesting to see how it would work to space theatrical Productions in this room. I think it could be cool and a great space to incorporate video media design and lighting design for a piece.
This looks like an absolute blast to dance on, it reminds me a lot of what you might see at a concert for a big name artist. I’ve always wondered how equipment like this works in order to be interactive with the audience or dancers in this case. I wonder how someone is able to program cues for something interactive like this, I feel like the programming would have to go more in depth than what the average lightboard can do in order to become interactive. This looks like it would be so much fun in a club or concert sort of setting that I would love to experience at some point. I think it would be really interesting to see a choreographed dance number on a type of flooring like this, it would be a really interesting form of performance art to see the way a dancer could visually affect the world around them.
This floor reminds me of Coldplay's energy floor that was used to create and store energy created by the crowd during their performance. This could be a new interesting take to make a performance that much more immersive for the audience. I don't know if they plan to make the floor interactive so the audience can personally affect their own concert experience or if they play to have the floor pre-cued to create a consecutive show. This floor also reminds me of the light up wristbands found at many large concerts today. They flash and change as the musicians play allowing the audience to feel connected to the concert. Very similar to the floor shifting through different light designs beneath audience members' feet. Overall this floor looks immaculate and will allow for the audience to be fully immersed with the show from all angles while creating an incredibly cohesive environment within the venue.
I’m glad there’s a push to create retro social gathering venues using newer technologies. I feel like the world is so dry and boring now. Bring back DISCO!!! With the rise of social media and screen time being so high for everyone who can access it, there needs to be a push for more places to gather in person. I think it’s so necessary for people to have access to spaces like this. On the tech side, I love hearing about the process for installations, like hearing about all of the demands and limitations and how they work around them to make such a fun venue for people. It’s so cool that the floor can handle the weight of so many people, and also can withstand liquids being spilled! I can’t wait to see people enjoy this space and engage in events such as roller skating. This is such a unique experience and hopefully these spaces will open all around the US.
Wow, this looks like a ton of fun! I would absolutely go and bring all of my friends. I wonder if you can set up the dance floor or program or engineer it to respond to people stepping on it. Then, it would be truly immersive and interactive! Like Jo said, there should be more places like this. I believe in the idea of "third spaces," aka places that are not home and not work that you can go to and hang out and unwind. College is great for these third spaces. Adult life, not so much. It would also be cool to install a floor like this in a hallway. That reminds me a little of the tunnel in, I believe, Boston? or Chicago? There is a tunnel in an airport somewhere with a giant glowing art installation running on the ceiling. Why not have one on the floor, you know?
This article had me thinking a lot about how much tech goes into making live entertainment feel truly exciting. The LED dance floor sounds really cool, especially since it’s not just about looking flashy but actually holding up the people dancing on it. I liked that they had to figure out how to make it both durable and visually impressive. It made me realize how much problem-solving actually goes into stuff like this, and I don’t think most people even think about that when they’re enjoying a show. (I think theater has ruined how I think about everything I see because all I think about are the technical elements or production, but it's for the better!) I also thought it was interesting how they wanted to capture the feel of a ‘70s disco while still using all this high-tech gear. It made me think about how lighting and design change the way people experience a space. I love seeing how creativity and technology work together to make something immersive, and this seems like a perfect example of that.
8 comments:
The synergy between the projection and lighting design for this production is really impressive. The promotional images look like they must have been shot within a 3D rendering application or a VR rhythm game. I initially thought the stage itself was a lot smaller than it actually is, which is like, the size of a nightclub itself. Given the multitude of uncertain variables that come with literally having an audience standing on top of your fixtures. it’s incredible what the producers of DISCOWORLD were able to do with the LED floor. I also enjoyed looking into the creative minds on this production. Fun to see that the hair and wig designer is the wig shop manager for SNL, and that the scenographer most recently worked on Here We Are, Sondheim’s French Surrealist final musical. (Completely unrelated—I had never heard of this show before and the synopsis is really something! I’ll have to give it a listen.)
This looks so cool! When seeing this, I am reminded immediately of concerts with these types of floors, specifically the Taylor Swift Era’s Tour. I love the idea that it was adapted for this type of club setting. It really seems so interactive and fun. The amount of protections and precautions that need to be built into this floor are insane, and I wonder about all of the testing and re-testing it went through. As the article stated, the floor “needed to support the weight and movement of an active audience, accommodate stage props, and remain resistant against liquid spillages.” I love the fact that they aren’t using this new tech necessarily to create a new environment, but instead to re-imagine the magic of the 1970s and its disco culture. I wonder how much this floor cost, and if it’ll keep evolving into a more common feature in night entertainment venues.
So I was drawn to this article because of all these trippy LED-looking light floors and walls they're very vibrant and really cool to look at and I can see how versatile these could be when it comes to Performance and movement it definitely reminds me of a disco floor and the first thing I thought of when I read this article was rollerblading on these light panels because I think that paired with listening to some really nice music to get the floor pumping would be really nice and a really fun way to spend time outside of her now this article also showcases a person roller skating which kind of gave me that inspiration but I do think this would make for a really cool skating experience. It'd be interesting to see how it would work to space theatrical Productions in this room. I think it could be cool and a great space to incorporate video media design and lighting design for a piece.
This looks like an absolute blast to dance on, it reminds me a lot of what you might see at a concert for a big name artist. I’ve always wondered how equipment like this works in order to be interactive with the audience or dancers in this case. I wonder how someone is able to program cues for something interactive like this, I feel like the programming would have to go more in depth than what the average lightboard can do in order to become interactive. This looks like it would be so much fun in a club or concert sort of setting that I would love to experience at some point. I think it would be really interesting to see a choreographed dance number on a type of flooring like this, it would be a really interesting form of performance art to see the way a dancer could visually affect the world around them.
This floor reminds me of Coldplay's energy floor that was used to create and store energy created by the crowd during their performance. This could be a new interesting take to make a performance that much more immersive for the audience. I don't know if they plan to make the floor interactive so the audience can personally affect their own concert experience or if they play to have the floor pre-cued to create a consecutive show. This floor also reminds me of the light up wristbands found at many large concerts today. They flash and change as the musicians play allowing the audience to feel connected to the concert. Very similar to the floor shifting through different light designs beneath audience members' feet. Overall this floor looks immaculate and will allow for the audience to be fully immersed with the show from all angles while creating an incredibly cohesive environment within the venue.
I’m glad there’s a push to create retro social gathering venues using newer technologies. I feel like the world is so dry and boring now. Bring back DISCO!!! With the rise of social media and screen time being so high for everyone who can access it, there needs to be a push for more places to gather in person. I think it’s so necessary for people to have access to spaces like this. On the tech side, I love hearing about the process for installations, like hearing about all of the demands and limitations and how they work around them to make such a fun venue for people. It’s so cool that the floor can handle the weight of so many people, and also can withstand liquids being spilled! I can’t wait to see people enjoy this space and engage in events such as roller skating. This is such a unique experience and hopefully these spaces will open all around the US.
Wow, this looks like a ton of fun! I would absolutely go and bring all of my friends. I wonder if you can set up the dance floor or program or engineer it to respond to people stepping on it. Then, it would be truly immersive and interactive! Like Jo said, there should be more places like this. I believe in the idea of "third spaces," aka places that are not home and not work that you can go to and hang out and unwind. College is great for these third spaces. Adult life, not so much. It would also be cool to install a floor like this in a hallway. That reminds me a little of the tunnel in, I believe, Boston? or Chicago? There is a tunnel in an airport somewhere with a giant glowing art installation running on the ceiling. Why not have one on the floor, you know?
This article had me thinking a lot about how much tech goes into making live entertainment feel truly exciting. The LED dance floor sounds really cool, especially since it’s not just about looking flashy but actually holding up the people dancing on it. I liked that they had to figure out how to make it both durable and visually impressive. It made me realize how much problem-solving actually goes into stuff like this, and I don’t think most people even think about that when they’re enjoying a show. (I think theater has ruined how I think about everything I see because all I think about are the technical elements or production, but it's for the better!) I also thought it was interesting how they wanted to capture the feel of a ‘70s disco while still using all this high-tech gear. It made me think about how lighting and design change the way people experience a space. I love seeing how creativity and technology work together to make something immersive, and this seems like a perfect example of that.
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