SEOUL, Korea – A Kinesys automation system has joined the Korean national tour of Mamma Mia!, which opened in May and will run until February 2011. The system consists of six (plus spare) Kinesys Elevation 1+ variable speed motor controllers and Kinesys converted 1Tonne, 10m/min, 20m HOL Liftket chain hoists. The Elevation 1+ controllers, as well as the hoists, were supplied in a custom white finish, and the system is controlled using Kinesys' Vector PC based motion control software.
The Kinesys motors and controllers are used in the show's finale, featuring the whole cast onstage singing ABBA's "Dancing Queen," "Mamma Mia!" and "Waterloo." For the finale, the custom white lighting trusses are flown in at variable speed.
The trusses have to fly in with precise timing and then stop exactly on cue. That was a factor in Kinesys being specified by production manager Seok-Yong Ryu.
The Kinesys system was purchased by Korea-based M-ACS Production Co. Ltd. and although the equipment is tied up for some time on the Mamma Mia! tour, they anticipate using the system for future productions.
The Mamma Mia! tour is the first time that M-ACS Production Co. Ltd. has used Kinesys, which came recommended by technicians working on the Australian touring production of the show.
Mamma Mia! Korea's Kinesys operator is Mr Sung-Jin Kim.
The show is produced by My Myung-Sung Park of the SeenSee Company.
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