The Black Sea Arena in Georgia, has officially opened its doors on 10 July 2016,
with a special opening show. A broad array of Prolyte products was used to install
this modern event facility.
Lithuanian based system integrator, Scenos Techninis Servisas, was asked to
provide the turn-key installation of light, LED screens, sound and stage structures,
comprising of over 30 tonne of equipment in total. For this installation, Prolyte, L-
Acoustics and ROBE were selected as main suppliers. After an intensive installation
and testing period, the first demo was organised on 17 June17.
The event stage floor, spanning over 930 square metre, is created from Prolyte
StageDex, using a combination of standard TopLine decks and the EasyFrame C
support structure. The main stage of 26 x 24 metres is complemented with a
catwalk of 2 x 22 metres, both supported with the EasyFrame C. A circular stage of
6 m. diameter on telescopic legs completes the staging.
The easy and flexibility of this system is highlighted by its building time, the crew
of Scenos Techninis Servisas build the floor in under 8 hours. The universal
structure can be built in several set-ups, as stage floor, platform or as grandstand,
thereby creating maximum flexibility for the venue.
Above the stage a couple of 30 metre spans of S66 truss, suspended on 32 2 tonne
ProLyft hoists, act as main grid. This main grid is pre-installed with all cabling for
the show systems, like power and signal cables. The main grid can be lowered to
the stage floor to provide easy access to set up or change the show elements.
Several other truss types, like the H30V, H40V, S36V and S52SV trusses can be
used to make several stage set-ups. Two circular trusses and two special triangles
will give various options to create stunning stage designs. Using a box corner
system will give the arena technicians the freedom to create several truss designs
without the need for extra corner types.
To support the trusses, nearly 100 ProLyft Aetos hoists were installed, with either
1000kg or 2000kg loading capacity. To complete the rigging system, a special
interface was built to be able to control all 99 channels in one go. Linking to the 8
units 12-way Aetos Pro controllers, a ProLyft Aetos Piccolo touch screen control
offers full control of all the hoists in the Arena. Simple control set-up and built in
safety features make it easy to understand and use for the technicians.
Completing the installation is a complete crowd control system, based on the
Prolyte Barriers, which offer different set-up possibilities.
With the Black Sea Arena fully up and running it can open its doors for a row of
events and concerts this summer. Artists like Christina Aguilera and the Scorpions
will be the first perform there on 30 July 30.
