Award Recipient Expresses Gratitude: "such accolade holds significant esteem for our team"
Berlin's iconic Friedrichstadt Palast is celebrating the success of its original production, THE ONE Grand Show, which has sold over 700,000 tickets since its debut and holds the title of the most successful production in the venue's history.
The significance of Prolight + Sound, Europe's leading trade fair for event technology, lies in its role as a gateway to the newest innovations in light, sound, projection, sensor technology, and digital interaction. For a major venue like Friedrichstadt Palast, which specializes in creating elaborate shows, attending Prolight + Sound offers opportunities to discover advanced, resource-efficient, and sustainable technologies to enhance their productions.
This year, Prolight + Sound emphasized immersive formats that merge environment, content, and emotion to captivate audiences with interactive, sensor-driven setups. This aligns with trends in location-based entertainment seeking to combine technical innovation with ecological and economic sustainability. The fair showcased cutting-edge technologies like LED virtual production screens, expanding creative possibilities for stagecraft.
By participating in this trade fair, the Friedrichstadt Palast team can network with technology providers and other event professionals, gaining insights into emerging trends such as blockchain applications for event management and smart automation, which could improve operational aspects of their shows.
The artistic idea for THE ONE Grand Show is developed through workshops with the technical team. One of the technical highlights of the show is a movable floe plateau stage floor that can separate and create illusions such as floating or disappearing ground. This unique feature, along with the 500 costumes designed by Jean Paul Gaultier without any difficulties, contributes to the show's immersive and memorable experience.
Franz-Josef Münzebrock, the Technical Director of Friedrichstadt-Palast, discussed the challenges posed by THE ONE Grand Show in a recent interview. In 2018, the show received the Opus Award for its technical realization, which is considered one of the most prestigious awards in the event technology industry.
THE ONE Grand Show at Friedrichstadt Palast in Berlin is a notable production that has received recognition in the event technology industry. The Opus Award for the category "Technical Realization - Permanent Installation" was given to THE ONE Grand Show in 2018, highlighting the show's commitment to innovation and sustainability.
In summary, Prolight + Sound is a vital platform for the Friedrichstadt Palast team, providing access to advanced technologies that help them create memorable, immersive, and sustainable entertainment experiences while keeping pace with the evolving demands of modern audiences and event management innovations.
- Recognizing the importance of event technology in enhancing their productions, the Friedrichstadt Palast team actively seeks advanced technologies at trade fairs like Prolight + Sound, to create immersive and sustainable entertainment experiences, such as LED virtual production screens.
- The Opus Award for the category "Technical Realization - Permanent Installation," bestowed upon THE ONE Grand Show in 2018, highlights the production's commitment to innovation and sustainability in the event technology industry, with technical highlights like the movable floe plateau stage floor and intricate Jean Paul Gaultier costumes.
