DUBAI – Maestra was asked on-board by sports producers ProActiv to provide all the rigging, sound, video, lighting, staging and draping needed for the popular two day event, project managed for Maestra Group by managing partner of Maestra Dubai, Tom Clements. The brief included coordinating the extensive soft-goods required around the site and setting up a workable backstage space using creative draping to give dressing and green rooms and technical areas. Maestra also supplied the local crew and specialized event security.
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Says Tom, “Delivering a project of this size was a great challenge and one enabling us to illustrate the potential, synergy and talent of our Middle East and European teams working together to produce a high profile event for a world class brand”. Sourcing all the technical elements from one company offered an efficient and cost-effective solution for Pro Active and their client.
Rigging & Video
Two ground supports were installed for the 5000 capacity event, a 12 x 12 meter self-climbing trussing system above the wrestling ring at the center of the action and another 12 meter wide by 3 meter deep immediately behind this, which was used to support the LED screens.
The main screen was a 7.5 meter wide by 4 meter high 6mm pitch product used for IMAG relay of the ring action. Below this and slightly further back were two more 3 x 3 meter 6mm pitch side screens with a small gap in between to allow contestants to enter / exit on their way to the ring. Playback video content for these entranceway screens was run via a Dataton Watchout control system from Maestra.
Lighting
The company has recently invested in more Atomic strobes, used for the first time on this event as special effects, helping to ramp up the excitement for all the thrills and spills of the high energy performances.
Martin MAC Auras and Clay Paky Sharpy moving lights were rigged all around the main ground support to highlight the wrestling action and provide key lighting for the IMAG cameras, with individual PARs dotted all over the place for the base washes and illumination.
Lighting was controlled via two ChamSys MQ100 consoles and Maestra also supplied one of their new 400A power distribution boxes and new Avolites ART dimmers.
