The new 3-chip 3LCD laser projectors officially made their public debut in November at Cirque du Soleil ALIZÉ in Berlin. The Cirque team designed a stage in a 3D environment that mirrored the real stage, allowing them to simulate realistic lighting and effects. For Cirque’s first-ever European residency, Félix Fradet-Faguy’s projection design blends so seamlessly into the performance that it feels like light is transforming the set, slowly building intensity and motion as projection touches every part of the theater – from the floor to the set pieces to the performers. Eight of the 20,000-lumen projectors, paired with a selection of lenses, were used to create the theater’s dynamic canvas. A major challenge in live entertainment is maintaining projection alignment; while static projectors can be calibrated in advance, the moving projectors in ALIZÉ require real-time calibration using tracking cameras and infrared trackers embedded in scenic elements, enabled by Epson’s hyperprecise realtime calibration.
