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When Staging Musical Extravaganzas, Collaboration is Key

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Composer, producer and “rock star of film music” Hans Zimmer traveled through Europe this spring with his 19-piece band and an orchestra. Lightswitch LD John Featherstone and his team worked with an all-Robe moving light rig, with Satis & Fy supplying 250 Robe fixtures for the first European leg. “Hans is a master at putting collaborators together,” said Featherstone, noting how the design process originally started back in 2019/2020 with Zimmer putting together a creative “dream team” that included, along with Featherstone as LD, Broadway set and scenic designer Derek McLane, video designer Peter Nigrini and choreographer Barry Lather.

From PLSN, June 2022, Global News, page 10