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SGM Lights The Nobel
The Nobel Banquet is the highest profile event of the year in Sweden, as well as being recognised and watched worldwide. Hosted by King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden and the Nobel Foundation, the banquet is held immediately after the prestigious Nobel Prize Award ceremony each year. It has been held annually on December 10th in the Stockholm City Hall since 1934 and is attended by the King and Queen of Sweden and other members of the Royal Family, plus approximately 1,300 guests, including Nobel Laureates, politicians, dignitaries and other VIPs.
Per Sundin was again called in as lighting designer for the event, an honour bestowed on him for 12 consecutive years. Ola Melzig was production manager, overseeing all aspects of lighting and video from build-up through to broadcast.
Four SGM Palco 5s were used as uplights on the City Hall Tower. Rising 106 metres above the City Hall, the Tower was illuminated with warm colours. Per Sundin chose Palco 5 fixtures, with W-DMX as standard, because their narrow beams enabled him to outline the silhouettes, creating a play of coloured scenes. Thirty-two SGM Genio Mobile IP 65s were used for the top section of the tower. The fixtures were positioned as a "crown" at the base of the section, accentuating the arches with two different colours.
Eight SGM Genio Mobiles were used on the The Prince's Gallery, where the King holds a reception for the Nobel Laureates. The SGM LED colour changers were placed along the wall in order to create striking light effects on the Prince Eugen fresco painting ‘The Shores of Stockholm'.
"Stockholm City Hall is a challenging venue," Melzig explained. "There are no rigging points, no ramps, and we have to be extremely conscious of our power consumption and absolutely everything needs to be hidden when possible. The LED colour changers were supplied by SGM's Swedish distributor Interlite.
5th March 2009
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