GLP installs its first impression X5 Bar luminaires 1000 in a theater

A total of 36 units of the new model x5 bar impression 1000 of GLP They are part of the lighting system of the national theater from United Kingdom, the first installation of these LED equipment in a stage space.

Registered as a charity, he National Theatre of the United Kingdom has once again invested in the lighting technology of GLP, on this occasion with the purchase of 36 units impression X5 Bar, the first in the world to have been installed in a theater to date.

He Olivier theater, the largest of the three that make up the National, with capacity for 1.100 people on two levels, has been chosen to install the new luminaires, on the occasion of the staging of The Witches (the witches), a musical version of the story of Roald Dahl, which will be performed until next 27 January.

The luminaria impression X5 Bar 1000 it's a linear LED strip, composed of eighteen RGBL LEDs 40 W, a wide zoom range and new color calibration algorithm GLP iQ.Gamut, which creates white spectra with excellent color rendering.

The new square lens design ensures maximum light efficiency and provides a curtain of light at its narrowest angle, of only 3.5°, while allowing gentle washes and homogeneous up to 60°.

These characteristics were what caught the attention of Paul Hornsby, responsible for lighting resources of this theater, who was also a pioneer in installing the JDC hybrid strobe of LPG when it was presented on the market.

“We have had a great relationship with GLP since we bought our first units X4 Bar 20 in 2017 -explica Hornsby-, that have always proven to be reliable, and we rarely see them in the workshop due to production demands”.

When Hornsby learned about the commercialization of the new X5 printing range “we knew that it was going to be the solution for us in terms of lighting resources between the three auditoriums of the National Theater, and would allow us to complete the upgrade from Olivier to Led”.

Specifically, Hornsby placed an order for 36 X5 Bar impression units 1000 a White Light, LPG distributor, who arrived on time for the assembly of the work The Witches, along with firmware development to allow direct control of the Lime channel on the units.