Ivan Lavezzoli Creates Versatile Looks at Fuori Sanremo With CHAUVET Professional

Russell Crowe is known for his acting talents, but on Night 3 of The Sanremo Music Festival he took to the stage as a crooner and sang “Let Your Light Shine.” Another American, actor, John Travolta, also tried his hand at singing a couple of nights earlier. Such is the magical musical pull of this iconic five-day event, which began 74-years ago. Capturing the flavor of the festival up close was Radio Italia’s very popular “Fuori Sanremo,” a program that featured all of the artists from the festival with interviews and live performances recorded in a studio specially set up in this beautiful Mediterranean costal city’s Grand Hotel Londra. Lighting designer Ivan Lavezzoli created an elegantly engaging atmosphere for “Fuori Sanremo,” with a setup that featured CHAUVET Professional fixtures distributed by Zalight.

Those who stayed for the entire three-days of the event got to savor the breathtaking scenery of this resort, located at the base of Mont Blanc, the highest summit in the Alps. They also enjoyed a breathtaking bit of skiing history, at the beautiful La Verte des Houches slope, as Switzerland’s Daniel Yule became the first FIS Alpine skier ever to win a slalom race after staring out in 30th (last) position. Another thing that generated excitement and raised spirits at this famed resort (the first Winter Olympics took place here in 1924), was the vivid and colorful lighting design throughout the space by Valentin Pariat. Incorporating CHAUVET Professional Maverick and STRIKE fixtures supplied by A+ Events into his creation, Pariat added an extra dash of color, panache and style to the world-famous event.