LLB MÄSSAN 2013 - STTF

proScen Fartein Valen
MARK RYAN
FARTEIN VALEN
Theatre Projects Consultants provided
production and architectural
lighting-design and consultation
services for the Fartein Valen Concert
Hall in Stavanger, Norway. This
involved coordination, supervision
and integration, across the planning
and construction phases of the
project. A close working relationship
developed within the international
team, which allowed Theatre Projects
to work sensitively to the client’s
aesthetic, production and technical
lighting requirements.
The design process involved examination
of user aims and objectives in
order to correctly identify the venue’s
performance priorities. Study and
analysis of user aims and objectives
was crucial in order for the team to
design-in technical solutions and a
each performance space. In some
instances, the client’s aims for light-
services, requiring detailed coordination
between the system designers
to achieve the best possible
overall result. The infrastructure was
designed by Theatre Projects, but
installed to a very high standard by
BICO Professionel (Denmark) in conjunction
with ETC (USA) and Apply
TB (Norway).
precision of a well-informed design
process. The Fartein Valen Concert
Mark Ryan from Theatre Projects writes about the Fartein Valen Concert
Hall, Stavanger.
Hall, used primarily for classical
music concerts, had very strict noise
criteria to adhere to. The acoustic
therefore the lighting installed within
needed to be silent, to not distract
the audience from the performance.
An additional challenge was that the
accommodate different music perfor-
ing
acoustics with motorised lights.
Since thyristor dimmers are capable
to produce noise, Kahle Acoustics
asked for Sinewave dimming, which
helps to prevent this.
The Sinewave dimmers (ETC Matrix)
are themselves very quiet, which
allowed more freedom of dimmer
placement. A mixture of centralised
and decentralised dimming and
switching was used, which was
particularly functional in the con-
Sidan 54
cert hall because the production
lighting was destined to suspend
from the moving acoustic ceiling.
170 circuits of centralised and 165
circuits of distributed dimming and
switching was used throughout the
hall with power supplies and data
infrastructure to support more. By
having some of the dimming system
in the trusses, the team were able