Modulo Pi manages the digital scenography of the Théâtre du Lido

The combination of physical sets and visual elements of 'Les Demoiselles de Rochefort', musical comedy by Jacques Demy shown in the Parisian Lido Theater, It is managed from the Modulo Player multimedia server. Pi Module to offer “smooth” video playback, synchronized and reliable.

Since its transformation into 2022, he Lido Theater has established itself as a reference space for musical theater in Paris, France. After years as a cabaret, This emblematic space has been completely redesigned to host large-scale musical productions.

Currently in theaters, The girls of Rochefort is a stage adaptation of the classic musical romantic comedy by Jacques Demy, originally starring Catherine Deneuve and Françoise Dorléac, with music by Michel Legrand. Almost 60 years after the release of this French cult classic, the emblematic work is reborn on stage in a spectacular production with 36 interpreters, a live orchestra conducted by Patrice Peyriéras and staged by Gilles Rico.

On billboard until 14 June, the show takes the audience through the most emblematic scenes of the film. In this montage, video and lighting play a central role, conceived from the beginning as a perfect extension of the physical scenography.

This vision comes to life thanks to a LED installation semitransparent that adds up to more than 100 m² of screens, supplied by Alabama Media. The system includes two curved side screens of 7 meters and a folding central screen of 10 metros, forming a panoramic surface of 24 meters wide by 4,5 meters high.

In the words of Antoine Dorize, show video designer: “In all the productions of the Théâtre du Lido, musicians play live. in this show, They stand at the back of the stage, behind the screens. We choose LED panels with a pixel pitch of 3,9 mm that are transparent enough to let the musicians see when illuminated. “This configuration allows us to combine lighting and video effects.”.

Modulo Player (Pi Module): transversal management at Théâtre du Lido

All LED system works with media server solution Modulo Player of Pi Module, with a primary server backed by a secondary unit. “For this totally sequence-based show, We needed a media server that was simple, reliable and controlled by sequences”, comments Dorize, explaining the choice of Modulo Player.

The function X-Map of the media server makes it easier to manage the left side screens, from the right and center side of the stage from a single exit WQXGA. The system is controlled from the lighting console ETC Lighting Eos through Art-Net: “We create task-based triggers: the “Video, ahead” is linked to the “Lights, forward", and it works perfectly. We have not had any problems from the beginning, in more than 150 representations”.

Con six representations a week, System reliability is essential. Modulo Player servers are installed in a dedicated technical room, away from the auditorium. The workstation Modulo Player Remote It is located in the control cabin at the front of the room and is connected through single-mode fiber.. In addition, and Stream Deck Studio de Elgato, installed in the control room, allows technicians monitor the system, perform prior checks to the show and monitor server status in real time.

The system is also used for other events held in the Lido Theater, like the TikTok Awards and the Mayor Awards. In these cases, Modulo Player servers are managed through independent sessions, with the four 3G-SDI inputs of each unit facilitating the integration of external sources. “It is a very modular configuration”, concludes Dorize.