These submissions were narrowed down to a ‘long list’ of around 300 fixtures – as they were also sourcing several static LED luminaires, a spot and wash for each hall, plus specials, effects, key lighting, etc. However, he used the time to contact all the major professional lighting distributors in the country inquiring which fixtures they could bring to the table in nine different categories of luminaire, one of which was ‘moving lights’. Nils had initially started the quest for new fixtures in early 2020, just before the first waves of Covid-19 shut down the industry and delayed plans for a few months. The city of Stavanger made the budget available to facilitate arrival of the new lights over the summer - when the Robe fixtures were delivered by Norwegian distributor, Norsk Sceneteknikk AS. “We needed fixtures that were more powerful, quieter, lighter in weight and generally more versatile and sustainable.” The ParFect 150s have superseded older conventional LED side lights as part of Zetlitz’s permanent house rig. The 48 x Robe ESPRITE Profiles and 18 x ESPRITE PCs are distributed between the two main rooms and have replaced a quantity of older moving lights purchased when the building opened in 2012.
The Concert Hall has some large highly attractive foyer areas which become flooded with natural light and are also used for various events, and there is a large outdoor amphitheater for summer shows. It is named after poet, Lutheran pastor and Stavanger native, Jens Zetlitz.
They are also in the fully flexible multi-purpose Zetlitz hall which has capacities of 850 seated and 1900 standing and is used for a wide range of performance – from raucous rock concerts to contemporary opera.
The new fixtures are rigged in the 1200 seat “Fartein Valen” concert hall, named after the Norwegian composer Fartein Valen and featuring a magnificent organ made of 65,000 parts and unique in Norway, a work of art in its own right! Fartein Valen is home to the Stavanger Symphony Orchestra. The venue – busy reopening for an action-packed autumn – has not been quiet during the pandemic period, which has seen the delivery of 66 x Robe ESPRITE moving lights and 24 x ParFect 150s, all part of an ongoing technical upgrade overseen by head of lighting, Nils Foss.
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