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Chauvet Colorado PXL Curve 12 illuminates Derek Hough’s “Symphony of Dance: Encore” tour

Designer Peter Morse and his colleagues Benny Kirkham (programming-PreVis), Felix Peralta (programming), and Brandon Wade (LD) created the lighting for Derek Hough’s recent 40-city “Symphony of Dance: Encore” tour.

Hough’s 110-minute show featured a wide range of dances from fast-paced rock-soul numbers, to traditional ballroom, to classic rock dances like “Twist and Shout”, to sentimental moments, such as when the multiple Emmy winner payed tribute to his idol Gene Kelly by dancing to “Singing In The Rain”.

Wherever the choreography went in this show, the lighting followed with chase sequences and strobing that matched highest energy peaks and subtle washes for the more sentimental and emotional moments.

“The major difference in lighting a dance show, such as this one, compared to a concert is that the talent and choreography speak for themselves”, says Morse. “All that really needs to be done by the lighting is to properly illuminate and support the dancers and their performance. On the other hand, in a concert much of the lighting - while hoping to support the music - is intended to reflect the actual musicality of what’s being played and whoever is featured during specific moments.”

Helping Morse flow with the show’s choreography was a collection of twelve Colorado PXL Curve 12 motorized battens, which, like the rest of the rig, were supplied by Christie Lites. Arranged at the edge of upstage risers, the pixel mappable RGBW fixtures were filling a variety of roles in the lighting design.

“Primarily they created ‘walls’ of light, either overhead or pointed down to the floor”, Morse explains. “Additionally, their articulation came in handy for accenting more frenetic moments in the music and dance.” Projecting light in multiple directions, the PXL units added depth to the stage and helped define its geometry.

(Photos: Tanner Jackson)

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