Colorado Springs, CO – LD Michael O’Connor recently worked with Wybron’s Cygnus Wash LEDs for the Irish Repertory Theater’s production of NOCTU. This was the first time the New York City-based venue has produced a dance productions, as the space is more tailored to theater. O’Connor explains how the fixtures heightened the performance.
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Wybron Cygnus LEDs Take NOCTU to the Next Level
Colorado Springs, CO – LD Michael O’Connor recently worked with Wybron’s Cygnus Wash LEDs for the Irish Repertory Theater’s production of NOCTU. This was the first time the New York City-based venue has produced a dance productions, as the space is more tailored to theatre.
O’Connor had some challenges. “The layout – with the wall of the building stage left and the audience seated stage right – is a space really geared to plays. The layout meant booms were out of the question. For a production as
dramatic as NOCTU, the thought of losing all low side light angles was daunting. My light plot needed to be flexible enough to handle the 18 sections of the show with only back light, some color on the back wall, and a few high sides.”
With those limitations, O’Connor said he was quickly drawn to the two in-house Wybron Cygnus 200s.
“Just two of them were able to cut through both my warm and cool down light washes, which had nine ETC PARs in each section. Every section looked great, but it wasn’t until we added the Cygnus fixtures to the cue that we all went ‘Wow’. The additional pop of color on their shoulders made the performers glow and heightened the overall look of the production.”
With no set and minimal costumes, O’Connor said, “The two Cygnus 200s let me keep up with Breandan de Galla?s powerful choreography and take the lighting to the next level.”
