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Montreal’s Place des Arts installs Arthur LT LED followspots from Robert Juliat
Place des Arts, Canada’s largest performing arts center, has modernized its followspot inventory with the purchase of Robert Juliat Arthur LT long throw LED followspots, supplied by ACT Entertainment.
A current Robert Juliat Cyrano followspot user, Place des Arts recently upgraded to the Arthur LT fixtures in two of its busiest venues. The installation includes four Arthur LT units at Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier, the Montreal-based center’s largest theatre, and two units at Théâtre Maisonneuve.
“We have always been a Robert Juliat user”, comments Guy Levesque, Technical Manager for Infrastructure and Equipment at Place des Arts. “The challenge wasn’t finding a brand we trust, it was finding an LED followspot that had the power and quality we require for our venues.”
Responsible for the lighting, audio, video and stage equipment at Place des Arts’ six performance spaces, Levesque understands the demands of venue infrastructure. Followspots are often positioned significant distances from the stages and must deliver consistent performance across a wide variety of productions. Television broadcasts, in particular, impose stringent requirements on brightness, beam quality and consistency.
Over the years, Place des Arts evaluated numerous alternatives as the industry shifted toward LED technology. While benefits such as reduced maintenance, lower power consumption and longer operational life were clear, many solutions failed to match the output required for large-scale theatrical applications. That changed when the team tested the Arthur LT.
As a publicly funded cultural institution, environmental responsibility is also an increasingly important consideration for Place des Arts. The reduced energy consumption of the Arthur LT aligns with broader organizational objectives while lowering operating costs and helping the organization meet its sustainability goals. Additionally, unlike traditional lamp-based followspots that require periodic lamp replacements, the Arthur LT significantly reduces maintenance requirements and minimizes downtime.
Pictured: Guy Levesque (Technical Manager, Place des Arts), Benoit Dubord (Head of Lighting, Place des Arts) and Jarku Tang (Asst. Head of Lighting, Place des Arts). (Photos: ACT Entertainment/Robert Juliat/Place des Arts)
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