ABBA VOYAGE | LONDON
SHOW | 2022
- Client: Aniara
- Assignment: Light Design, Light Programming, Video design, Video Programming
Meny
SHOW | 2022
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!
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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
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PHOTO CREDITS
JOHAN PERSSON / ABBA VOYAGE
RALPH LARMAN
