FESTIVAL FOCUS
FESTIVAL FOCUS 2018 As is the annual tradition, we at Team TPi have packed our tents and wellies to bring you this year’s Festival Focus. Running every issue from July - October, the editorial crew will be speaking to the wonderful men and women who make festival season what it is; busy, bonkers and brillaint.
EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL Black Light and High End Systems join forces for one of the newest additions to the festival - Light on the Shore.
New to Edinburgh International Festival (EIF) this year, Light on the Shore took people away from the city centre to the re-opened Leith Theatre, which has been closed for 30 years. With the theatre hosting the EIF from 1961 - 1968 and most of the ‘80s, there was great excitement for its return. Lighting Partner, Black Light, provided sponsorship for the events with support from High End Systems. Light on the Shore honours Scottish music by celebrating the country’s global musical impact and recognising visitors who have made an unforgettable mark, featuring acts such as Mogwai, Django Django, The Jesus and Mary Chain and the grand finale of legendary Club Cumming hosted by Scottish star Alan Cumming. Working with EIF for many years, it was a natural choice for Black Light to be lighting partner for the events. Black Light turned to High End Systems (HES) to provide additions to supplement its hire stock. Back in March, Black Light invested in 26 HES SolaFrame 750’s. The entire fleet was out across Edinburgh this festival season, with further support from ETC that implemented further units from the range. The rig at Leith Theatre consists of 18 SolaSpot 2000, 18 SolaHyBeam 1000, 12 QUAD,
12 SolaFrame 750, and 6 Hex. Primary control is from the HES Hog 4, with back up from a Road Hog 4, and a Hedgehog 4 provided control to a secondary space within the venue. Networking, venue wide power distribution, atmospheric effects, staging and rigging equipment is all also supplied by Black Light from its rental stock housed in Edinburgh. HES latest innovations in the Sola Series bring modern efficiency to the timeless performance of its current fixture range. The bright white LED source contained within the units is generations ahead and even though the light is clean and crisp, the attitude is still sharp, bringing eye-popping visuals, punchy beams, saturated washes and spectacular effects. Director of Black Light, Calder Sibbald, stated: “Working again with John Robb and his team at EIF has been a great experience. Light on the Shore has been full of amazing events for not just the people of Leith but the city as a whole. ETC are one of our major vendors and through this relationship and have allowed us access to the HES catalogue. In turn HES have played an integral part within our event sponsorship, the new additions to their product portfolio have shone for us at Leith Theatre.” Photo: Ryan Buchanan www.eif.co.uk www.black-light.com www.highend.com 82
