Robe LEDWash 600s at Russian Orthodox Christmas Services in Moscow

Moscow-based lighting rental company, Light Logic supplied Robe LEDWash 600 and ColorWash 1200 moving lights for the Orthodox Christmas Ceremonial Service held at the Cathedral of Christ The Savior in Moscow on January 7. People queued all day for the chance to join the service, which was attended by President Dmitry Medvedev and broadcast live by leading TV station Channel One Russia to approximately 140 million people nationwide.

Lighting for this event was designed by Light Logic's Dmitry Velikanov, who took the opportunity to utilize some of their newly purchased ROBIN LEDWash 600 fixtures, along with the workhorse ColorWash 1200E ATs.

Just in time for their busy schedule, the company took delivery of 50 LEDWash 600s from Russian distributor Sofitlight.

The Robes were positioned all around the second level galleries of the cathedral; the most prominent in central Russia, rebuilt from the ground up in the 1990s after the original was destroyed in 1931. The lights were about 26' above the congregation and the action below.

The 36 LEDWash 600s and 40 x ColorWash 1200E ATs were used to illuminate the audience and enhance the light levels for the cameras, as well as to highlight the architecture, which includes some intricate gold pattern work.

The range of whites produced by the LEDWash 600 (from 2,700K - 8,000K) was suitable for the job.

Other LEDWash 600 features that were "ideal" for this project, explains Velikanov, included their small dimensions, which helped the units to be concealed around the Cathedral.

All the moving lights were controlled by Velikanov using a Barco/High End Systems Wholehog III console.

Light Logic has been investing in the Robe brand for some years, and already has a large stock of ColorSpot and Wash 1200E ATs, 575s, and 250s which are used constantly for numerous events and TV shows. The Christmas Ceremonial Service was conducted by The Patriarch of Moscow and all Russian Kirill, head of the Orthodox Church, and mirrored in thousands of other churches and cathedrals around the country. The Channel One Russia host was Aleksey Svetozarsky, professor of Moscow Spiritual Academy.