Diana Kesselschmidt Makes Magic at Bryant Park Winter Ice Rink with CHAUVET Professional

	There are six different colorized looks at the venue based on the night of the week.

Diana Kesselschmidt created a captivating setting at the Winter Village at Bryant Park in New York City this season, with a richly colored lighting design at the popular attraction's 17,000 sq. ft. ice skating rink.

PRG supplied over 100 CHAUVET Professional fixtures, including 95 COLORado 2 Quad Zoom LED wash lights, and eight Ovation E-260WW ellipsoidal units for this transformative display.

"In addition to performance, weather resistance was key to selecting fixtures," says Kesselschmidt, of Diana K studio. "The fixtures are out for an extended time in New York City. Also, all the cabling to the towers gets loaded in about a month ahead of time, before the deck is put in, so there is no access to those cables once the deck is in place. Some years we focus outdoors during a hurricane. Many years I have focused on full weather gear with laminated magic sheets.

"This year, things went smoothly, not only because of the weather and lighting fixtures, but also thanks to our great team, including Dan Fishman, of Bryant Park; Keith Romaine, of PRG; and David Favorita, the production electrician, as well as our electricians Yuriy Nayer and Brendan Quigley."

Kesselschmidt used her Ovation ellipsoidal fixtures for projecting the snowflake gobos that decorated the ice rink around its perimeter enhancing its seasonal image. The 2 quad zoom fixtures were used to colorize the ice rink and an area called "The Overlook," where public and private events are held.

There are six different colorized looks at the venue based on the night of the week. In addition, there some override buttons to change things up for special occasions. "I particularly love this year's Wednesday night color, and when we override and use '80s night look," says Kesselschmidt.