Brunelli decided to put a few Sharpy units on the stage floor: "They were placed on the set as side-lighting in fixed positions for much of the show, and remained motionless until the scenes where Pintus describes changes in the situation. These are usually comical situations."
The outdoor tour dates, in public squares, meant it was necessary to use reliable, powerful lights to safeguard and create changes in the lighting and effects even in unfavourable conditions, and ensure fast, safe installation.
The Sharpys on the stage and on a front batten formed the basic lighting rig. A back-lighting batten was only added in the most critical situations, and at the sell-out event at the Mediolanum Forum, which required a much greater number of lights: there were 38 Sharpys, 26 of which were arranged either on the stage or the back-lighting batten and another six on the first front batten for the classic brush stokes in the sky and over the audience in the auditorium. A further 12 Alpha Spot HPE 1500s were arranged on the back-lighting batten together with the Sharpys.
(Lee Baldock)
