Every year a very special dance performance happens in the Hill Country of Austin, Texas. For three nights in April the students of Westlake High School mount a two-act dance spectacular that includes performances by student dancers, musicians, and singers.
Throughout the three-week run-up to the shows, more than a dozen students work one-on-one with Phil Gilbert, learning design, programming, and timecode concepts using the school's automated lighting system. By the end of each student's session they have programmed the lighting for one of the show's dance pieces from beginning to end.
Students get access to top-of-the-line lighting equipment from Martin, Clay Paky, Vari*Lite, and High End Systems.
Event:
Zenith 2009: Shipwrecked
Organization:
Role:
Automated Lighting Trainer
System Configuration and Support
Selected Technology:
Flying Pig Systems Road Hog Full Boar
Digidesign ProTools (Audio/Timecode Source)
High End Systems Cyberlight
High End Systems Studio Color 575
High End Systems X.Spot Xtreme
High End Systems Technobeam(i)
Clay Paky Alpha Wash 575
Martin Atomic Strobe
Vari*Lite VL3000 Spot
Special Thanks to David Poole, Dr. Nola Wellman, and the students of WHS TEC.
