Denmark - From 28 December 20 January, Lennon and McCartney fans were treated to the theatrical concert Hey Jude at the Forum in Copenhagen. A spectacular musical and visual treat with lighting design by Jonas B°gh, the Beatles-inspired show used a host of Martin Professional MAC luminaires, including the new MAC III Wash, with supply by Nordic Rentals.
"I needed a very powerful fixture to create an enormous 'background of light,' explains LD Jonas B°gh. "At the beginning of the theatre concert I used the MAC III Wash to light through an opening in the enormous back drop to create the idea of something threatening outside pushing to be let in."
At one point in the show an enormous backdrop falls and the MAC III Washes define the entire background of a bare and open scenography. "The fall of the backdrop reveals a full-size building crane and a number of large containers," Jonas says, "so the MAC III Washes had to stand up to some huge elements - which they did surprisingly well.
"In some parts of the show I wanted to cut off the huge elements in the background, but still be able to use the MAC III Washes for top/backlight. Here I used the very precise shapers [internal barndoors] and together with the iris was able to make a big wash from the back without lighting the containers."
