"The Twist Years" at the Eiffel Tower Theatre in Paris follows a group of young people who traverse the moral and social revolutions of the tumultuous '60s through some of that decade's formative music. Recounted via music classics of the era from French and international artists, all songs are presented live beneath an Elation rig of FUZE PROFILE and KL PROFILE FC luminaires.
Boris Jacob, from Elation's French distributor Best Audio & Lighting, handled lighting design on the project. He stated, "This show really gives pride of place to the Elation brand with the FUZE PROFILE and the KL PROFILE FC. The luminous flux and high CRI, the identical colorimetry between the FUZE and KL series, as well as the silence, make these fixtures the perfect choice!"
A flexible framing fixture for theatre and television, the FUZE PROFILE houses a 305W RGBMA LED engine with high CRI. Its 5-color homogenized LED array ensures accurate color reproduction with a beautiful mixed white and provides color manipulation features like virtual color temperature, Magenta/Green adjustment, and CMY emulation. Jacob used some of the FUZE PROFILES as key lighting to illuminate the artists' faces using the built-in framing blades and color temperature control. The remaining FUZE PROFILES were set on stage to project gobos and cut-out scenery elements.
Because the KL PROFILE FC ellipsoidal also houses an RGBMA LED engine, the designer could perfectly match color across the rig. Housing an integrated zoom that adjusts from 6 to 50 degrees, the KL PROFILE FC requires no additional lens tubes for fast beam angle changes. Its 93.5 CRI engine ensures accurate color reproduction and complete blackout manual framing eliminates any light spill. Both fixtures proved the ideal complements for "The Twist Years" production.
A THERMA TOUR 600 from Magmatic atmospheric effects provided atmospheric haze and a mid-air projection canopy. The water-based fluid produced an excellent, long-lasting haze, protecting the eight artists' vocal cords and the accompanying musicians and technical crew. The 350W THERMA TOUR 600 creates a safe, clean, and odorless haze that leaves no residue.
The Eiffel Tower Theatre, which dates from the early 1900s, was renovated in 2016 and reopened in 2017. Due to its exceptional historical heritage and varied program of musical shows, comedy, and plays, it has managed to find a place among the pantheon of Parisian theaters. "The Twist Years" will return at the Eiffel Tower Theatre in October and tour in 2025.
Credits
Production: Cabucho Production - Remy Caccia & Christelle Chollet
Director: Lucy Harrison
Choreography: Olivier Benard
Musical Director: Gabriel Sarrou Vergnac
Costumes: Claire Djemah
Cast: Lou Nagy, Martin Heuzard, Marine Rouvrais, Quentin Aubert, Théophile Baquet, Victor Villafranca, Alexia Piovano, Pierre-Arthur
Lemoine, Olivier Benard, Armonie Coiffard, Magali Bonfils, Thomas Boissy, Pierre-Alain Leleu
Musicians: Gabriel Sarrou Vergnac, Frank Bessard, Maxence Naudet, Matthieu Durand Valerio, Edouard Dornier, Rodrigo Viana
Photos: Justine Lephay
