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Sapsis Rigging Helps with Castleton Opening
Sapsis Rigging, Inc. provided the rigging package for the inaugural Castleton Festival, held in Castleton, Virginia. The festival, which will be an annual event, was held on the 550-acre estate of Lorin Maazel, who
finished his final concert as music director of the New York Philharmonic a week before the start of Castleton.
Sapsis Rigging provided a six-legged ground support system for the main performance venue, a 150' X 100' clear span tent. The six main trusses each had a span of 50'. The venue played host to four fully staged chamber operas by Benjamin Britten over the course of the month.
Mike Sapsis, SRI supervisor for the event, commented while standing on Stage: "What a great place to hold a festival. The estate is beautiful and the Virginia countryside provides a welcome change to city life in the
summertime."
The Castleton Festival is designed to be a nurturing ground for young professional artists and advanced students, who will live and work together over a month-long period, primarily on the Castleton Farms property.
24th July 2009
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