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Elation’s new KL Cyc light installed at Wilminktheater in Enschede

Immediately after receiving the first production batch of the new KL Cyc light at Elation’s European headquarters in Kerkrade, The Netherlands, Bert Schmeits, Elation’s Key Account Manager Benelux, and Dutch distributor Rolight decided to find a suitable venue to test the new fixture. The Wilminktheater in Enschede, located in the same city as Rolight, provided the ideal stage to put the KL Cyc through its paces.

“We were given access to the stage at the Wilminktheater to experiment with the new cyc light”, Schmeits explains. “In order to properly assess how the fixtures behave when multiple units are placed next to each other, I brought four of them with me.” The theater’s 11-meter-high backdrop was illuminated from above using four KL Cyc L units placed two meters away, side by side at one-meter intervals, and operating at fifty-percent intensity. The coverage impressed the theater’s lighting technicians, prompting a follow-up shootout against competing fixtures. The KL Cyc lights excelled in this direct comparison, verifying their capability.

“During the test, we set up the fixtures, and when we switched them on, I was immediately impressed by the output and color rendering”, shares Robin Eijlders, owner of Rolight. “Originally, we thought the fixture would be mainly suitable for the front edge of the stage, but we quickly discovered it could do much more than that. It turned out to be a true horizon fixture, which completely exceeded our expectations.”

The Wilminktheater and Muziekcentrum Enschede is a cultural facility for the municipality of Enschede and the surrounding area. The company, which operates four buildings with five stages in the center of Enschede, invested in 36 KL Cyc L units, most of which are  installed on their main stage with additional fixtures placed in an older theater space.

“The new system is not only lighter and more efficient, but it also offers far greater intensity and flexibility than our previous halogen system”, says Paul de Vries, head of the Wilminktheater’s lighting department. The former setup weighed around 500 kilograms, while the new Elation system is 330 kilograms with rigging. “The speed, intensity, and range of color options are all huge improvements”, de Vries adds. “We used to be limited to four colors with the old system, which required constant effort to change gels. Now we can offer a wider variety of color choices.”

Wilminktheater is a busy theater with a large variety of productions across its stage each year, from plays and ballet to concerts and opera, including the startup of productions of the Dutch Touring Opera. They have also been creating many of their own productions in recent years.

(Photos: Rolight)

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