Robe stars in the transition to LED of the Estonian theater Rakvere

This stage center now has more than three hundred LED luminaires from the manufacturer Robe, that have been installed in its two main theater rooms, with capacity for 400 y 100 personas, respectively, and in an event space.

Located in the northeast of Estonia, he theater Rakvere is a popular arts center that opened its doors in 1940 in the city of the same name and since then offers a varied repertoire of classical works, contemporary and experimental from around the world.

As part of a initiative of the Estonian Ministry of Culture to encourage cultural and artistic venues to replace your conventional lighting equipment for more sustainable options, those responsible for Rakvere have made a significant investment in new Robe Led moving lights.

In this initiative, in which they participate ten important Estonian theaters, It has been Rakvere that has received the largest number of new equipment, con 50 models T1 Profiles; 27 of T2 Profiles; 69 Spiider wash beam; 75 LedBeam 350; 14 ParFect 150 RGBW; 16 Tetra2; 12 TetraX; 36 T11 Profile with gobo and iris modules, y 6 stage lighting units Footsie2 Slim.

The Rakvere theater has also incorporated two Robe RoboSpot systems, along with a follow focus T1 Profile and another T2 Profile. All the new Led luminaires have been distributed in its two main performance spaces: Great theater and the Little theater.

In addition to operating these spaces, Rakvere has a traveling company who travels through Estonia and, sometimes, abroad for much of the year, so the theater is a dynamic production environment.

Robe's new Led luminaires replace most of its old conventional lights, as they point out Märt Sell, Martin Piir y Romet Villau, theater lighting equipment, who are also in charge of programming, management and technical part.

This transition to LED technology has been carried out gradually until now.. In fact, the theater began it by incorporating into its productions foci Led 300E y 600E, to which the models were added later LedWash 300 y 600 and the Spiiders.

“These original Robe products have worked very well and we are already familiar with the brand, which is always a great advantage when changing, so it made sense to reconsider its technology”, explica Märt Sell.

The new T1 and T2 were chosen for their shutters, among other features. “We needed them to replace a traditional profile,” says Roomet Villau.. Although it takes longer to initially set up and program moving lights, once this is done, dramatically improve flexibility and reach how we can illuminate all productions”.

Another fundamental characteristic was the light output quality. When developing the specifications, We think about the type of lighting that the rooms need. recordings for television or streaming”, adds Martin Piir.

The T2 models have been installed in the Great theater (Big House), with capacity for 405 personas, which now has more than a hundred new devices. Both this space, like him small theater, to 104 seating, They have a RoboSpot system, with T1 Profile FS and T2 Profile FS systems of corresponding size.

The theater has a third space that is used as a movie theater and for events, with lighting adapted for it. Every day at least one show is performed in this scenic center and up to three simultaneously in high season.