Italian Flair for Robe MMXs at Meraviglioso Modugno ShowRobe ROBIN MMX Spots, LEDWash 300s, and ColorWash 575 AT Zooms were the core lighting elements for lighting designer Paolo Firulli's design for the recent Meraviglioso Modugno, a tribute show to Domenico Modugno, one of Italy's best known actors and singer/songwriters from the 1950s. The show was staged in the new Teatro Petruzzelli in Bari and starred 13 different contemporary artists all of whom performed one of Modugno's most popular songs. There were 20 each of Robe's new MMX Spots and LEDWash 300s, plus 20 ColorWash 575 AT Zooms, all supplied by Conversano-based rental company International Sound, the largest such operation in southern Italy, and is owned by the Firulli brothers -- Franco, Paolo, and Gianni. The fixtures were positioned on three over-stage trusses, together with some conventionals. The LEDWashes were used to illuminate an upstage backdrop, and the MMXs and ColorWash Zooms did all the main beam-work and effects. Paolo Firulli is impressed with the MMX -- Robe's next generation of 1200 series. He especially likes the colors and dual graphics wheel of the MMX. The near silent movement of the lights Is particularly important for theatre shows, and this was also the first time he had used them in a theatre venue. Commenting on the LEDWash 300s, Firulli likes the brightness, the 15 -- 60 degree zoom and the smooth, homogenized light source, which has always been a feature and a strong point of Robe's LED ranges. Firulli programmed and ran the show using a Jands Vista T4 console. 
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