ABBA VOYAGE | LONDON

SHOW | 2022

Client: Aniara
Assignment: Light Design, Light Programming, Video design, Video Programming

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Story:

“WITHOUT A SONG OR A DANCE WHAT ARE WE?”

ON MAY 26, THE FOUR MEMBERS OF ABBA WERE IN ATTENDANCE FOR THE OPENING NIGHT OF ABBA VOYAGE, THEIR REVOLUTIONARY CONCERT WHICH SEES THEM PERFORM THEIR GREATEST HITS AS DIGITAL AVATARS, IN THEIR VERY OWN ABBA ARENA AT QUEEN ELIZABETH OLYMPIC PARK IN LONDON. ABBA VOYAGE IS A CONCERT LIKE NO OTHER: DIRECTED BY BAILLIE WALSH AND PRODUCED BY SVANA GISLA AND LUDVIG ANDERSSON, WITH THE DIGITAL ABBA’S CREATED BY LEGENDARY VFX COMPANY, INDUSTRIAL LIGHT & MAGIC (ILM), CHOREOGRAPHY BY WAYNE MCGREGOR, A TEN-PIECE LIVE BAND THAT PLAY LIVE THROUGHOUT THE CONCERT, AND CUTTING-EDGE LIGHTING AND AUDIO TECHNOLOGY.

GREEN WALL DESIGNS (GWD) WAS CONTRACTED IN 2020 TO PROVIDE LIGHTING PROGRAMMING AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO LIGHTING DESIGN UNDER THE CREATIVE VISION OF DIRECTOR BAILLIE WALSH AND IN COLLABORATION WITH VISUAL CONSULTANTS TETRO. WE PROVIDED PRE-VISUALIZATION RENDERS THROUGH THE CREATIVE PROCESS, AND LATER LIGHTING DATA AND DIGITAL SET TO BE INGESTED BY ILM FOR SEVERAL SONGS. WE ALSO PROVIDED A LIGHTING DIRECTION & PROGRAMMING TEAM ON SITE IN THE ARENA AS A PART OF THE WIDE CREATIVE TECHNICAL TEAM MAKING THE SHOW COME TO LIFE DURING REHEARSALS. THIS PROJECT REALLY CHALLENGED OURSELVES AND THE TECHNOLOGY AVAILABLE IN MANY WAYS AND FORCED US TO DEVELOP NEW WORKFLOWS, BUT ALSO TO TRUST OUR EXPERIENCE AS A LOT OF DECISIONS WERE MADE LONG BEFORE THEY EVEN STARTED TO BUILD THE ARENA. IT IS CERTAINLY A MILESTONE FOR US AS A COMPANY. THANK YOU TO ABBA, BAILLIE WALSH AND THE PRODUCERS FOR TRUSTING US, AND TO ALL THE REST OF THE TEAM FOR GREAT COLLABORATION!

Credits:

[ANIARA CREATIVE]

PRODUCERS
SVANA GISLA
LUDVIG ANDERSSON

DIRECTOR
BAILLE WALSH

TECHNICAL PRODUCER
NICK LEVITT

LINE PRODUCER
JOSH BARWICK

ILM MOVEMENT DIRECTOR
BEN MORRIS

VFX CREATIVE DIRECTOR
NIKKI PENNY

CHOREOGRAPHER
WAYNE MCGREGOR

MUSICAL DIRECTOR
MARTIN LOWE

INSTRUMENT DIRECTOR
PHILIP ADAMS

[PRODUCTION]

TECHNICAL DIRECTOR
JOE FRISINA

HEAD OF INFRASTRUCTURE
CHRIS HEY

RIGGING CONSULTANT
JON BRAY

[DESIGN TEAM]

DESIGN AND ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS
JEREMY LLOYD [WONDERWORKS]

VENUE ARCHITECTS
ALICIA TKACZ [STUFISH ENTERTAINMENT ARCHITECTS]

VISUAL CONSULTANT
MATHIEU DEBAY [TETRO]

AUDIO DESIGN
SCOTT WILLSALLEN [AUDITORIA]

VIDEO TECHNICAL DIRECTOR
ANTHONY BEZENCON [VYV]

LIGHTING DIRECTOR
FREDRIK STORMBY [GREEN WALL DESIGNS]

KINETIC DESIGN
CHRISTOPHER BAUDER [WHITE VOID]

LASER DESIGN
MICHAEL SOLLINGER

LASER DESIGN & PROGRAMMING
SASCHA KWASNY [TARM SHOWLASER]

VENUE CONSTRUCTION
TONY WHEELER
JAMES LEE [ESG]

TECHNICAL DESIGN
ANDY PRESCOTT [ESG]

STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING
EWA HAZLA
ARAN CHADWICK [ATELIER ONE]

CONCOURSE CONSTRUCTION
STAGE ONE

[SUPPLIERS]

SYSTEMS SUPPLIER
IAN WOODALL
PAUL MCCAULEY (SOLOTECH)

KINETICS
FLORIAN FINK (WHITE VOID)

LASERS SUPPLIER
MICHAEL SOLLINGER
SASCHA KWASNY (TARM SHOWLASER)

RIGGING
MIKE GOODWIN
CALUM WILLOUGHBY (UNUSUAL RIGGING)

AUTOMATION STAGE
GEERT STOCKMANS (WICREATIONS)

LED SCREEN WALL HARDWARE
BRECHT MOREELS (TWENTY-THREE)

SOFT GOODS AUDITORIUM WALL
TOM LAMBERT (BLACK OUT)

SOFT GOODS ROLL DROPS
DAPHNE COSQUER (SHOWTEX)

CUSTOM STAGE BARRIER
ANTHONY SINCLAIR (EPS)

CARPENTRY
LIAM HILL (COLDHARBOUR INDUSTRIES)

[GREEN WALL DESIGNS TEAM]

LIGHTING DIRECTOR
FREDRIK STORMBY

ASSOCIATE LIGHTING DIRECTOR
MIKE SMITH

LIGHTING PROGRAMMER
ISHAI MIKA
DOM ADAMS

DISGUISE PROGRAMMER
EMANUEL TILLY
ROBERT WITT

VIDEO CONTENT ARTIST
DAVID NORDSTRÖM
DAVID CARVAJAL
JAMES CARTER

VISUALIZATION/MODELING ARTIST

ISAK GABRE

ENTRANCE TUNNELS | ASSOCIATE DESIGN AND RENDERS

ANDREAS BINI

PHOTO CREDITS

JOHAN PERSSON / ABBA VOYAGE
RALPH LARMAN