Elation FUZE and KL highlight “The Twist Years” at Paris’ Eiffel Tower Theatre

“The Twist Years” at the Eiffel Tower Theatre in Paris follows a group of young people who traverse the moral and social revolutions of the tumultuous ‘60s through some of that decade’s formative music. Recounted via music classics of the era, from French and international artists, all songs are presented live beneath an Elation rig of FUZE PROFILE and KL PROFILE FC luminaires.

Boris Jacob, from Elation’s French distributor Best Audio & Lighting, handled lighting design on the project. He stated, “This show really gives pride of place to the Elation brand with the FUZE PROFILE and the KL PROFILE FC. The luminous flux and high CRI, the identical colorimetry between the FUZE and KL series, as well as the silence, make these fixtures the perfect choice!”

A flexible framing fixture for theatre and television, the FUZE PROFILE houses a 305W RGBMA LED engine with high CRI. Its 5-color homogenized LED array not only ensures accurate color reproduction with a beautiful mixed white, it also provides color manipulation features like virtual color temperature and Magenta/Green adjustment plus CMY emulation. Jacob used some of the FUZE PROFILES as keylighting to illuminate the artists’ faces using the built in framing blades and color temperature control with the remaining FUZE PROFILES set on stage to project gobos and cut out scenery elements.

Because the KL PROFILE FC ellipsoidal also houses an RGBMA LED engine, the designer was able to perfectly match color across the rig. Housing an integrated zoom that adjusts from 6 to 50 degrees, the KL PROFILE FC requires no additional lens tubes for fast beam angle changes. Its 93.5 CRI engine ensures accurate color reproduction, and full blackout manual framing eliminates any light spill. Both fixtures proved the ideal complements for “The Twist Years” production.

Atmospheric haze and mid-air projection canopy came courtesy of a THERMA TOUR 600 from Magmatic atmospheric effects. Producing an exceptionally fine, long-lasting haze, a water-based fluid was used to allow for total protection of the eight artists’ vocal chords, as well those of the accompanying musicians and technical crew. The 350W THERMA TOUR 600 creates a safe, clean and odorless haze effect that leaves no residue.

Stemming from the early 1900s, the Eiffel Tower Theatre was renovated in 2016 and reopened in 2017. Due to its exceptional historical heritage and a varied program of musical shows, comedy, and plays, it has managed to find a place among the pantheon of Parisian theaters. “The Twist Years” will be back at the Eiffel Tower Theatre in October and will be touring in 2025.

Production: Cabucho Production – Remy Caccia & Christelle Chollet.

Director: Lucy Harrison.

Choreography: Olivier Benard.

Musical Director: Gabriel Sarrou Vergnac.

Costumes: Claire Djemah.

Cast: Lou Nagy, Martin Heuzard, Marine Rouvrais, Quentin Aubert, Théophile Baquet, Victor Villafranca, Alexia Piovano, Pierre-Arthur.

Lemoine, Olivier Benard, Armonie Coiffard, Magali Bonfils, Thomas Boissy, Pierre-Alain Leleu.

Musicians: Gabriel Sarrou Vergnac, Frank Bessard, Maxence Naudet, Matthieu Durand Valerio, Edouard Dornier, Rodrigo Viana.

Photos:  Justine Lephay.