MTC Theatre and Melbourne Recital Centre
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If there was ever any doubt that Melbourne was Australia's Arts capital, it was erased totally when the Yarra Arts Precinct opened in early 2009. The Precinct, which contains two attached yet separate venues, set a new benchmark for arts facilities in this country.
Melbourne Theatre Company's (MTC) new theatre space, and the Melbourne Recital Centre (MRC), are technically two different venues. However, this does not mean that they are not related, with only a wall separating the two. The two venues were built together at the same time, incorporating two very different aesthetic designs.
MTC THEATRE
After spending much of its life in borrowed spaces, Melbourne Theatre Company finally gained a home of their own, with the construction of this new venue which incorporates the 500 seat
Lightmoves supplied a number of different Space Cannon fittings for this project, including customised Athena LED fixtures for the incredible colour-changing 'Word Wall' in the main auditorium, custom Maya 9 LED downlights in the main auditorium roof and Pictor 6 LED fixtures in the sound locks.
The supplied Dynalite system gives building-wide lighting control including Front Of House, house lighting in the auditorium and backstage lighting. Dynalite LED controllers are used to control the various LED fixtures in the venue.
Lightmoves also supplied Osram Step Lights for the main auditorium, ETC source 4 house lights, an Enttec E-Streamer to change the colour of the LED's and a series of Selecon Aureol Beamspots in the Foyer.
MRC
The Melbourne Recital Centre is a stunning venue that will play home to some of the country's top performances of classical music. The main auditorium, named the Elizabeth Murdoch Hall, is a stunning 1000 seat venue with astounding acoustics and an impressive 'timber' look to it. The Saloon is a smaller more intimate space that can be used for smaller events or as a rehearsal venue.
Lightmoves supplied Dynalite Lighting Control through out the entire venue, as well as Osram warm-white LED step lights, and Tridonic LED fixtures in the main FoyerPROJECT TEAM:
Builder: Bovis Lend Lease Below: Another shot of the LED Word Wall Below: MRC's Saloon Rehearsal Room
Architect: Ashton Raggatt McDougall
Consultants: Umow Lai, Electrolight
Electrical Contractor: Elecraft
Above: MTC's Sumner Theatre Auditorium
Above: MRC's Elizabeth Murdoch Hall
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