Robe Pointes Help Kick Off 2015 Copa AmericaFifty Robe Pointes added to the fun and excitement of the Opening Ceremony kicking off the 2015 Copa America international football tournament for South America's national teams which is being staged in Chile. The fixtures were part of a lighting design by Toni Amoros for the event staged at the Estadio Nacional de Chile in the Chilean capital, Santiago. The event was attended by 60,000 football fans packing the stadium and experiencing the carnivalesque atmosphere as well as seeing Chile getting off to a rocking start in the first game, defeating Ecuador 2-0. The Pointes were positioned around the field of play and used for beams and aerial effects. The company says they were chosen by Amoros for their power and brightness, for the precision of the beams, and the variety of possible effects. The event -- which featured a cast of 600 actors, musicians, and dancers plus some giant internally lit balls representing each of the 12 competing nations flying through the air -- was televised live on Chile Films, Canal 13 and TVN. The Pointes were supplied by leading Chilean rental company Orbita Producciones. Amoros worked closely with the Opening Ceremony show's creative director, Esteban Icardi from producers Icardi Producciones. Icardi commented, "It was wonderful to have fixtures like the Pointe available to bring high impact, brightness, color, and movement to the show." Amoros and his programming team of Felipe Serey and Juan Pablo Fernandez ran the light show on grandma control. 
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