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Toyota Group Airborne with Stage Technologies in Japan
Stage Technologies have been working with prominent French company ECA2 and the world-renowned Canadian based company Cirque Éloize to realise a stunning aerial performance for the Toyota Group's central show at the Aichi 2005 World Fair in Japan, which started on March 25th. The fair is oriented towards the future, and will be based on major issues relating to the environment including nature, the environment, durable growth and new technologies. For this event, founder of ECA2, Yves Pépin and his team have designed and produced a huge multimedia show, which will take place 14 times a day, everyday for a six month period, both a human and technological challenge.
The automation equipment was initially set up at the Cirque Éoize venue in Canada to enable the shows' creative team to experiment with their ideas and allow the performers to become accustomed to the equipment. Working closely with performance rigging specialist Martin Kligman, this period of trial and rehearsals carried out in October 2004 ensured that the show was exceptionally well prepared when it relocated to the Toyota Group Pavilion at the World Expo in Japan in mid-January earlier this year.
This acrobatic display, which includes dramatic performer flying, is controlled with a Stage Technologies' Acrobat control desk. This desk has been used on a huge number of touring and permanent productions worldwide, and now operates with Stage Technologies' latest software Chameleon. The Acrobat, which is one of the most widely used automation desks in London's West End has flown performers on numerous productions including the Millennium Dome, the Witches of Eastwick, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and most recently for the London production of Mary Poppins. To fly five performers Stage Technologies have also supplied 17 BigTow winches for the Toyota show, some of which travel at speeds of up to 3 metres per second, and are capable of travelling up to 9 metres per second.
11th April 2005
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