Awesome lights!

I hope this is seen as an informative post, if the mods dont think it is appropriate please remove offending parts...

Most probably, you are referring to Cirque Du Soleil, and an episode called Dream It... If that is the case, they are backed by disney if I am not mistaken... I think they are using either Vari*Lites or Coe*mar spots. Those are professional moving yoke fixtures. They also most probably use Mac2K's, which all cost about 5grand a piece not 2!

They probably use a HogPC console, or unlikely a LJ...

It promises to be a fantastic show!

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Originally posted by RoyN:
[qb] I hope this is seen as an informative post, if the mods dont think it is appropriate please remove offending parts...[/qb]

RoyN, I really admire your totally positive way of reponding! Keep up with POSITIVE work!

Hope you understand the power of sarcasum!

"put your hand up in the air" -knotts scary farm light show

mac*2000 go's for $9000,00 each

cirque de solei originated from paris and was expanded by some canadians and french

the show now play all over the world including paris montreal las vegas and disney

they were using some mac250 and a preprogrammed lightboard with a LJ. I was to busy dealing with customers to find out about everything...well i finally got to see the whole show today since it was there last night...boy..was it a h*ll of a show...All by Neil Goldberg.

Phil

Yeah Billy, but I doubt they used all Mac2ks!

Anyways, money isnt really object for these shows... Someday I'll be running one of these top-shows! some day!

Sorry Faultline, I didnt get it...

Cirque De Soleil is from Montreal, Canada. They are an idependent company that has NOTHING to do with Disney. The only relation to Disney is that one of their shows is performed at Downtown Disney in Orlando. They also have 2 shows in Vegas. Every other year they make a new show and it tours the world.

BTW- My wife works for NBC (Bravo is now a part of them) and has delt directly with Cirque for the past 5 years.

Ya, it did start here in Montreal. My best friends dad works for them. He goes around to all the sites where they are performing. He makes sure that the site is okay. He also books the warehouses in the area's so they have place to store there stuff.

Pricing on the Vari-Lite Units vary from 2200 for the VL1000 up to 6550 for the VL3000... very nice lights.. Mac250 runs 2k 500 runs 3300... I would definitely go with an AmDJ or Elation moving yolk before I would go into higher dollar lights... unless you're putting on multi-million dollar shows like you're talking about...

You have to understand that ADJ isnt in the market for 3k+ professional moving head fixtures. They are in the market for the working mobile dj/affordable intel. market. ADJ isnt here to make some MAC2000, and they know that. Thats what elation is for.

I applaud ADJ/Elation for bringing Robe out in the open here in the US... Robe is really one of the best brands out there. Their stuff is rock-solid, and is tour-quality...

Finally!

I would say they are probably just below ******s/HES, but just a slight notch!