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Concept K illuminates Dystopia Festival with Chauvet

Kelian Sevrée and the team at Concept K created the lighting design for the 2025 Dystopia festivals in France, which were held in two separate locations - Mulhouse and Rennes. At both sites, they opted against a massive video wall on the main stage; instead, they animated their two main stages, both of which were devoted to hardcore music, with a collection of lighting effects, as well as some cubic set pieces.

“Unlike what is done in most modern productions, we chose not to include a video screen at the back of the stage”, says Sevrée. “Given the scale of the event, we were able to break away from this standard element, and instead animate the backdrop without video content. The main stage is centered around a four-meter cube, with a smaller 2-meter cube in its middle. This inner cube served as the heart of the stage, symbolizing the energy source powering the entire show. The organizer wanted to bring in a concept inspired by major festivals in the Netherlands, incorporating massive stage designs and spectacular light shows.”

To enhance the immersive experience, ignited by the cubic pieces, the Concept K team installed a 40-meter-wide and 10-meter-high backdrop made up of lighting fixtures. Chauvet Professional’s Color Strike M helped the team realize their vision. “The Color Strike M was one of the key fixtures in our design. It allowed us to establish a strong color base while delivering a strobe effect”, explains Sevrée. “It served multiple purposes on the main stage. Some of the fixtures were front-facing for strobe effects in blind mode, while others on a ground-level row between the stage and the backdrop created both a counter-light effect and a strobed scenic element for the stage design. Then, another group of Color Strike Ms were mounted on overhead trusses to light up the audience and enhance the immersive experience.”

Concept K also designed the rig for the festivals’ second stage, which was devoted to techno. “On the second stage, we opted for a more minimalist scenography, emphasizing a powerful visual experience that combined lasers, pyrotechnics, and lighting”, says Sevrée. “In this case, the Color Strike M was used exclusively in blind mode and positioned on stage.”

In addition to setting up the stages at both festival dates, the Concept K team also ran shows for many of the artists, including headliners, on both stages. Collaborators in this project included Blackguards, Midnight Sound Event, and ShowLive FX & NT Event.

(Photos: Chauvet Professional/Concept K/Dystopia Festival)

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