
Robe Specified for Tallinn Salme Cultural Centre posted: 24/11/2020
The Tallinn Salme Cultural Centre is one of the Estonian capital's largest cultural institutions, and usually a busy hub of activity for concerts and live entertainment shows as well as hosting conferences and events. Recently, the venue has invested in 20 x Robe T1 Profile moving lights and 18 x Tetra2 moving LED battens which were specified by head of lighting, Margus Ruhno, and delivered by Robe's Estonian distributor, E&T. The additional equipment is needed to support the venue's increasingly busy programme, although there are currently no performances due to closure amidst the pandemic.
The main hall audience seats 624, and on the third floor, the old Dance Studio has been replaced by two new Black Box theatre spaces, both around 170 square metres and each with a capacity of 150. There is a huge demand for this style and spec of theatre space in Estonia and they are used to stage a diverse selection of works.
The Tallinn Salme Cultural Centre's spacious lobby can also accommodate almost 500 people and caf rooms in the basement area can be configured to seat a further 80-100 and include a kitchen and multiple utility rooms. For events, several adjacent and auxiliary rooms can also be utilised allowing for theatre performances, conferences and large-scale festivals or other events based in the city centre to be hosted there.
With these new black box spaces coming onstream, additional lighting kit was needed to use there and throughout the building.
The construction work has continued apace during the closure and has also included replacement of the main hall's electrical systems.
When they started the search for additional fixtures, Margus - who has worked at Tallinn Salme Cultural Centre since 2006 and also lights productions for other theatres and organisations as a freelance LD - consulted with an assortment of lighting companies and theatres.
All confirmed that the T1 / Tetra2 combination is reliable new technology in addition to being a versatile choice for a full range of shows and events, he stated.
Apart from the general reliability of Robe, he was impressed that the T1 was such an accurate and precise luminaire that can be framed and shaped exactly as needed. It is highly effective for any performance. The T1 is specifically designed and engineered with the demands of theatre in mind.
He likes the functionality and flexibility of the T1 with its many different features and options, and likewise with the Tetra2 where its zoom capabilities make it hugely more adaptable than a standard LED batten.
The new Robes will be used across all the performance genres staged in the space, and Margus thinks it will be a favourite for precise key'ing and for specials as well as for colour, effects and creating atmosphere.
He has used Robe products in his work before, but not the T1 as they are not widely found in Estonia. He observes that larger productions visiting the Tallinn Salme Cultural Centre will often bring in their own lighting rigs, which will frequently contain Robe.
From my own experiences, Robe has always been a great choice for reliability, good build quality and the offering of many creative possibilities, he concludes.
The building work is still being finished off at the venue, and right now, no-one is certain when venues in Estonia might be re-opening for business post-Covid! We are all hoping that the upgrades here will be well received, and that we can start produce shows and welcome more people through the doors again soon so all the future productions can benefit from the changes and new fixtures.
Europe Stories
20/01/2021
Three new instruments unveiled
Korg have triggered the annual NAMM announcement avalanche with three new hardware synthesizers, each harking back to a bygon...
20/01/2021
Revolution 2x2 promises premium performance
Black Lion Audio started life as a modding company, providing after-market upgrades to studio gear, in particula...
20/01/2021
Trio of handy gizmos from Canadian DI experts
Radial Engineering have used the online NAMM Believe In Music show to announce a trio of handy routing devices...
20/01/2021
Royal Mu & Royal Q will be free to registered owners
McDSP have just announced two new processors for their pioneering computer-controlled analogue processo...
20/01/2021
New speakers aim for modern LS3/5a sound
British bass-amp brand Ashdown have just announced a surprise entry to the studio monitor market, with two new near...
20/01/2021
Features Synergy Core processing
Not to be outdone by Black Lion Audio, whose premium bus-powered desktop interface we reported on at the beginning of the w...
20/01/2021
Powerful stereo width adjustment made easy
Nugen Audio, the Leeds, UK-based plug-in team behind the unique Paragon reverb, are due to release a cut-down ver...
20/01/2021
After a year full of inconveniences and uncertainty, VSN starts again the first quarter of 2021 with its usual sales Kick Off. On this occasion, and due to the ...
20/01/2021
A quienes les gusta comenzar su d a con podcasts de noticias, buscan historias i...
20/01/2021
Those who like to start their day with news podcasts look for intriguing and acc...
20/01/2021
RT 2FM RISING INTRODUCES LISTENERS TO THE BEST IN NEW IRISH MUSIC
RT 2FM today revealed its exciting 2FM Rising list for 2021. This prestigious list, chosen ...
20/01/2021
Shakespeare ar an Domhnach, bhar oideachais ar rte.ie/learn, cl racha raidi nu...
20/01/2021
Shakespeare on Sunday' is a new strand for RT 2, starting this Sunday, which will broadcast Shakespeare productions for Leaving and Junior Cycle students du...
19/01/2021
Tekst:
Were proud to introduce a brand-new support website that aims at gathering all support and knowledge based info in a single destination.
Moving forwa...
19/01/2021
Three Executive Directors to meet an ambitious company strategy
Montbonnot, France, January 18th, 2021 - The French audio equipment manufacturer Digigram has a...
19/01/2021
PRESS RELEASE
Aviteng Joins Cinegy A Business Partners
Munich, Germany, 13 January 2021: Cinegy GmbH opened its Istanbul office Cinegy A at the beginning o...
19/01/2021
Arvato Systems Becomes Member of Microsoft Intelligent Security Association
Further expansion of IT security expertise
G tersloh - Arvato Systems has now bec...
19/01/2021
The iPhone 12 lineup delivers advanced camera systems, and with A14 Bionic - the fastest chip in a smartphone - powerful computational photography features to a...
19/01/2021
Features Synergy Core processing
Not to be outdone by Black Lion Audio, whose premium bus-powered desktop interface we reported on at the beginning of the w...
19/01/2021
Powerful stereo width adjustment made easy
Nugen Audio, the Leeds, UK-based plug-in team behind the unique Paragon reverb, have released a cut-down version ...
19/01/2021
New friction-free subscription model aims to let customers pay for what they need when they need it
By Jenny Priestley
Published: January 19, 2021
New fri...
19/01/2021
New speakers aim for modern LS3/5a sound
British bass-amp brand Ashdown have just announced a surprise entry to the studio monitor market, with two new near...
19/01/2021
Bus-powered Zen Go features Synergy Core processing
Not to be outdone by Black Lion Audio, whose premium bus-powered desktop interface we reported on at the...
19/01/2021
Trio of synths unveiled
Korg have triggered the annual NAMM announcement avalanche with three new hardware synthesizers, each harking back to a bygone era.
...
19/01/2021
Trio of handy gizmos from Canadian DI experts
Radial Engineering have used the online NAMM Believe In Music show to announce a trio of handy routing devices...
19/01/2021
Royal Mu & Royal Q will be free to registered owners
McDSP have just announced two new processors for their pioneering computer-controlled analogue processo...
19/01/2021
Mobile office from Telekom: full fleded office environment in your pocket
Budapest, January 18, 2021 14:00
Business has not stopped and the rapidly changing...
19/01/2021
Deal brings a range of movies from STUDIOCANAL'S existing library to Sky and...
19/01/2021
VP People leaves Net Insight Stockholm, Sweden - Net Insight today announces that Vice President People Katarina Dufvenmark has decided to leave her position fo...
18/01/2021
Rohde & Schwarz to provide first IMS test cases for 5G NR protocol conformance v...
18/01/2021
Brazilian Air Force E-99M flies with Rohde & Schwarz communications Brazilian Air Force receives first modernized E-99M aircraft with Rohde & Schwarz secure c...
18/01/2021
By Pascal M tral, Vice President, Legal Affairs, and Head of Anti-Piracy Intelligence, Investigations and Litigation at NAGRA
Global content piracy defrauds co...
18/01/2021
Photo credit: (Shutterstock)
Press release - 18 January 2021 12:27
Eutelsat...
18/01/2021
About the Author Hello, Im Tom Adriaensen. Im 38 years old and live in the green village of Bocholt. However, this will change shortly as I'll be moving to ...
18/01/2021
Banijay today announces it is set to raise awareness around domestic abuse via two new formats: Crimes of Passion, an acquisition and original production by La ...
18/01/2021
Revolution 2x2 promises premium performance
Black Lion Audio started life as a modding company, providing after-market upgrades to studio gear, in particula...
18/01/2021
Written on 18 Jan 2021
SES Networks will provide backbone capacity able to sup...
18/01/2021
On-Hertz Unleashes Nubo, a Cloud-Based Radio Production Studio posted: 18/01/2021
Scalable SaaS suite packs complete studio into an easily accessible serv...
18/01/2021
Martin Audio Announces Special Virtual' Launch Event posted: 18/01/2021
Martin Audio has announced a Special Event to take place on February 16th, 20...
18/01/2021
Peter Bazalgette expected to stand down at the end of his tenure in May 2022
By Jenny Priestley
Published: January 18, 2021
Peter Bazalgette expected to st...
18/01/2021
Will lead newly established board of directors
By Jenny Priestley
Published: January 18, 2021
Will lead newly established board of directors
target=_blan...
18/01/2021
Annual show goes online
Normally at this time of year, thousands of representatives from music tech brands around the world would have made their annual pil...
18/01/2021
Trio of synths unveiled
Korg have triggered the annual NAMM announcement avalanche with three new hardware synthesizers, each harking back to a bygone era.
...
18/01/2021
Stage Tec Upgrade at Konzert Theater Bern posted: 18/01/2021
AURUS leaves AVATUS comes
The Konzert Theater Bern is the largest concert theater in the Ber...
18/01/2021
Red Alert Israel posted: 18/01/2021
Cameri Theatre
Over 150 theatrical venues, concert halls, music clubs and sport arenas across the whole of Israel - ...
18/01/2021
Broadcast Solutions sees fast growth in Nordic countries, adding Kim Gaardvik as...
18/01/2021
Dejero Powers Virtual Video Village for California's Pitch 5 Productions posted: 18/01/2021
Dejero GateWay and EnGo key to remote production and creat...
16/01/2021
adidas Runtastic Selects IPV to Support its Studio Video Teams Move to Hybrid Wo...
16/01/2021
Breaking down the Dakar Rally 2021 by the numbers posted: 16/01/2021
Take a look back at biggest numbers and best photos from this years rally.
There was ...
16/01/2021
DBS8 features time-domain correction processing
Bournemouth brand OS Acoustics have just sent us news of their latest studio monitor, the DBS8. Its only the...