An education in rigging solutions

Nov. 29, 2011 - PRLog -- Gateacre School in the Belle Vale area of Liverpool, UK, is one of the best-equipped specialist colleges for Humanities and the Arts in the city, boasting a 300-seat purpose built theatre showcasing music, drama and dance performances. J&C Joel was commissioned to provide theatre curtains and stage machinery to complement any performance within the wide remit of the school’s drama department.

Two truss units manufactured from 300mm box truss were installed at height; one to the front of the stage and one directly above it. The units can be raised and lowered via a series of electrical chain hoists and have folding flip-flop cable trays attached to house the wires from the AV and lighting systems. J&C Joel’s flip-flop cable trays are fabricated in-house and have been installed in a range of venues such as the Gulbenkian Centre, Hull University’s drama and performing arts complex.

A manually operated T60 track was installed to the rear of the stage from which a full stage drape was mounted, while a dead-hung bar was fitted to the front of the stage on which a pelmet manufactured from J&C Joel’s plum Coloured Wool Serge (WS006), made with a fullness of 50% was hung.

Front-of house-curtains manufactured from the same plum Coloured Wool Serge, made with 50% fullness and chain weights in the base, were hung from a motorised Unitrack system which can be operated via a wall mounted control box or a hand-held unit.

To complete the stage dressing six black Premier Wool Serge (WS090) legs headed to two metres and with a drop of 6.7 metres were hung from side swivel legs consisting of 2 metre steel bars attached to a rotating swivel action arms.

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J&C Joel is one of the world’s foremost manufacturers and suppliers of theatrical drapes and supplies a range of materials and equipment for use in all aspects of the entertainment and events industries.

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