QINGDAO, China – The center that was designed for Olympic sailing events at the southern tip of China's Shandong Peninsula for the 2008 summer games has gotten a second wind as the national Training Centre for Aquatic Sports. It's also home to the annual 10-day Qingdao Sea Culture Festival and the Qingdao Olympic Sailing Center Grand Theater, which has been equipped with four Robert Juliat Aramis 2500W HMI followspots. Opened in late 2009, the Grand Theatre has already hosted a variety of international performances such as the recent Moulin Rouge – Passionate Europe by The Russian Song and Dance Troupe.
The theatre's inaugural show, Blue Imagination, premiered in August 2009 with a lighting design by Sha Xiaolan, LD of the Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the 2008 Beijing Olympics (which featured Robert Juliat's Lancelot and Cyrano followspots.)
"A large multi-purpose venue such as the Qingdao Olympic Sailing Center Grand Theater is expected to adapt to a wide repertoire of events," noted Robert Juliat's Jamie Boey. "The Robert Juliat Aramis followspots have a narrow beam angle which suits the long throw distances and zoom optics that can be adapted to suit each application. The Aramis can be depended upon to provide the incoming lighting designers with reliable and versatile performance, every time."
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