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Robe Esprites chosen for Vridilo Je Show in Croatia

The Vridilo Je show was a tribute concert in Spilt Arena, Croatia, starring the Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra (ZPO) and dedicated to the late Croatian singer/entertainer Oliver Dragojevic, who passed in 2018 following a career spanning over fifty years.

The event was organised by his family, management, and record label. Lighting designer Sven Kucinic used the opportunity to specify Robe’s new Esprite LED spot moving lights for the first time, 24 of which were delivered the day before to Croatian rental company Eldra which supplied lighting and video equipment for the concert.

Kucinic was asked to design lighting and set by the record company, having worked with Dragojevic on numerous occasions both live and on television and internationally in recent years. He worked closely on the overall show design with video designer and creative director Lea Dekleva.

The ZPO was conducted by maestro Alan Bjelinski and joined by the Izvor Choir who also worked regularly with Dragojevic on his shows in recent years. There was also a band plus an array of guest vocalists. The trussing design was a conventional straight truss setup which enabled Kucinic to rig the lighting fixtures at specific angles to the artists so they were asymmetrical.

The Esprites were the backbone of the lighting system. They added some virtual scenography by creating a dynamic lighting backdrop that changed shape and colour as well as being used as key lights for the different groups of performers onstage - soloists, band, choir, orchestra.

Also on the rig for this concert were 32 x Robe LEDWash 600+s and 20 x MMX WashBeams which were the main and only front lighting, and they worked together with strobes, blinders, some beam moving lights and some large LED washes.

Kucinic programmed and ran the show using a GrandMA3 full size console. His chief lighting technician was Zvonimir Borovac, and the sound engineers for the show were Dejan Krošelj (FOH) and Bruno Molnar who took care of the orchestral mix.

Video content appearing on the main two onstage screens was a visual focus of the show, with a mix of remastered archive material from the life and career of Dragojevic that was coordinated by Lea Dekleva, record label representative Sanja Crnko and VJ Olgierd Kamienski. An IMAG camera mix of the live action was streamed to the side LED screens.

(Photos: Lumilas LLC)

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