FEATURE | ENTERTAINMENT RIGGING


LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION


More than 100 lights illuminate the renovated stage of the Keistuoliai Theatre in Lithuania.


From Stagemaker hoists by French manufacturer Verlinde, to Rope Assemblies remarking on how requirements for lifting slings and accessories have changed over the years and Kito Crosby Entertainment Group’s Krewmate hoists, transforming an old YMCA building in California, we look at the latest projects in entertainment rigging.


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erlinde’s Stagemaker range is dedicated to the entertainment industry and lifts loads from 125 to 5000kg. It benefits from


constant innovations designed with the market players. For example, with the patented “Perfect Push” concept, the 5-cell lifting nut contributes to a smoother drive of the lifting chain. This innovation provides better guidance to avoid any risk


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of jamming. Another example of innovation on this type of equipment is “ChainFlux”, a unique concept with horizontal ejection of the chain that allows the hoist to be used in either industrial or climbing position. Today, more than 100 new lights illuminate the renovated stage of the famous Keistuoliai Theatre in Lithuania during performances. This system is exceptional in several respects: for its


unique shape, the large number of lights, and also for its mechanization. The lights are suspended from 10 lighting bridges; the front lighting bridges are formed by impressive, curved trusses up to 15 meters long. The entire system is mechanized by 27 Verlinde chain hoists from the Stagemaker range, which hoist the lighting equipment in complete safety. The electric chain hoists make it easy to adapt the


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