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Performance complex in Apeldoorn invests in Paintes, Cuetes, and LEDBeam 150s from Robe

“Gigant” is an arts and performance complex in Apeldoorn, the Netherlands, comprising two theatre spaces, a movie house, recording studios, a music venue (“Popzaal”) and a café. The 550-capacity Popzaal is a hang out for music fans and artists, and the venue also has a history with Robe moving lights.

The latest Robe products to be installed are Paintes, Cuetes and LEDBeam 150s which arrived at the end of 2023. Technical manager Simon Kemme has been working at Gigant for three and a half years. Before taking up the post here, he was a freelance sound and lighting technician who has worked with Robe products for a long time.

Gigant’s Popzaal - open Thursdays through Sunday each week - already had some Robe fixtures in the house when he arrived in 2021: Vivas and ColorSpot 250 ATs, the latter still working after many years of service. “It was time for new lights - it’s as simple as that”, says Kemme, adding that he was asked by superiors to propose a lighting upgrade. Searching for the best options, he hit on the Robe combination. Netherlands’ distributor Controllux’s Maikel Sakkers rocked up for a demo.

Even before seeing the Paintes for real, Kemme was convinced they were ideal for the venue. Then he saw how they worked with the LEDBeam 150s and picked these for the bulk of the overhead rig. The four Cuetes are part of the floor package. All these fixtures are well sized for their stage space which is compact, with 4.5 metres of headroom.

The sixteen LEDBeam 150s, twelve Paintes and the Cuetes are now in action and helping to create light shows for the venue’s busy live music programme which embraces a programme with anything from jazz to death metal. Kemme notes that should they upgrade again in the music venue, any of the Robe fixtures could also be transferred to one of the theatres and work in this environment as well, especially the Paintes with the shuttering system.

Pictured: Simon Kemme (Gigant technical manager), Wim Stephanus (intern), and Kuno van Velzen (Controllux). (Photos: Louise Stickland/Paul Clarke)

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