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| Opus Award for U2’s ‘360° Tour’ |
‘Opus – German Stage Award’ will be presented for the 9th time during Prolight + Sound. This year, it goes to U2’s ‘360° Tour’ and the opera production ‘Król Roger’. The awards ceremony will be held in ‘Portalhaus’, Room ‘Frequenz 1 + 2’, at 18.30 hrs on Wednesday, 24 March 2010.
The winners of this year’s Opus could hardly be more different. Nevertheless, they have one thing in common – the will to employ innovative concepts, technologies and approaches in the creation of stage productions. And the two award winning productions show clearly just how different stage productions can be. They also show that an interesting stage production is by no means a question of money. On the contrary, the key is good ideas for creating something new using existing means, and to make the best possible use of technology and the setting for the production.
The 360° Tour of Ireland’s U2 rock group surpasses everything that has been done before in this field. For the technical aspects of the stage production, currently the biggest of its kind, Mark Fisher and his team receive an Opus in the Technical Realisation category. Not only is the stage structure imposing, the use of moving LED screens also sets new standards.
In the Stage Design category, Prof. Raimund Bauer receives an Opus for his design of the stage for the ‘Król Roger’ opera, a joint production of the Bregenz Festival and the Gran Liceu Opera House in Barcelona. Very simple but with a very effective impact thanks to the combination of lighting and choreography, the stage takes the form of an arena and perfectly underscores the discord of the title figure and the characterisation.
You will find further information on the Prolight + Sound website
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