CAMBRIDGE, ON — The snow fell silently, but the hundreds of participants in Cambridge’s “Unsilent Night” event walked through it to the rhythms of music coming from a variety of boom boxes, MP3 players and other sources after switching four different tracks of music on simultaneously and then trekking from Cambridge City Hall to downtown and back. Lighting the way, a series of lighting, still-image and video projections relying on Christie projectors added visuals to the frozen landscape. University of Waterloo architecture students studying urban revitalization and design played a key role in creating the visual accompaniment to the annual outing, which has become an avant-garde alternative to holiday caroling in three dozen cities around the world.
At Cambridge’s City Hall, two stacked Christie Roadster HD12K projectors were used to cast wintry images. Two Christie Roadster HD18K 3-chip DLP projectors were also used for images on the river wall north of the Main Street bridge. The event also lit up Queen’s Square Library and Mill Race Park.
The event focused on community involvement along with artistic expression. "Bringing this event to the community couldn't have happened without our partnerships,” noted Cambridge Mayor Doug Craig, adding that the event can forge partnerships between students and companies like Christie.
Kathryn Cress, vice president of global and corporate marketing at Christie Digital Systems Canada, agreed, noting how it allows students to take part in an artistic event staged in cities around the world. “We’re very excited to be a part of this unique experience that the City of Cambridge is bringing to the community.”
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