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Originally posted by BlondUnicorn
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It says stage structure is owned by Stageco., But design for the MDNA Tour. If you have a look to his site:
Stageco developed, manufactured and supplied an innovative XL stage system for Madonna’s 2012 MDNA World tour, whilst also providing full logistical support throughout the tour which began in May, 2012.
Fulfilling the artist’s desire to entertain her fans, the touring production included a significant amount of state-of-the-art moving video and LED technology, which required large, clear visual spans within the stage in order to achieve the desired impact.
Stageco was first engaged in September 2011, when CEO Hedwig De Meyer discussed the concept for the new system. Stageco’s project director Dirk De Decker explains:
“No existing stage-roofs on the market served the set-designers requirements with regards to weight loadings across wide spans and I think this new system looks fantastic, offering designers a different canvas for their ideas. The flown pa and video area’s are all incorporated within the single stage roof, which spans 57 metres and is 27m deep at the widest central point, removing the need for pa and video wings. In addition to design and engineering factors, we have created this XL system being mindful of economic and environmental considerations, so after the tour finishes we will be able to assimilate the XL Stage into our rental stock in 2013.
“We’ve advanced our understanding of larger scale demountable structures since working with U2 on their 360° Tour and developing our XL Towers for the Abu Dhabi show last December. It is this heavy duty truss which forms the central spine of the roof, a continuous beam across the entire width of the roof, which gives the roof additional strength over traditional systems. There is over 60 tonnes suspended in the roof for this MDNA tour.”
The curvature of the XL stage design also featured an ingenious flat roof, which minimises wind loading pressures applied to the stage through reducing its horizontal surface areas. Pressurized air cushion roof panels create an angled roof for water to run off into gulleys, gutters and then hoses, moving water away from the stage. The cluster tower support infrastructure is another unique element of the XL stage, which uses the company’s hydraulic lifting system to enable an efficient build and de-rig.
Stageco manufactured four MDNA tour roofing systems, each being transported in 20 trucks, with three specialist crews, managed by Patrick Martens, Hendrik Verdeyen and Patrik Vonckx. They began in May in the challenging locations of Tel Aviv, Abu Dhabi and Istanbul, then crossed into Europe before moving on to North America.
And here says the same:
http://www.eventindustrynews.co.uk/2....PQONMVVL.dpbs