Ioannis Vafidis – for colleagues and friends simply ‘Ciuf’ – is
the lighting designer of ‘De André sings De André Tour 2017’ by Cristiano De
André.
“Cristiano gave sort of
a ‘dress’ to the songs of his father Fabrizio De André and consequently the
visual concept had to have a slight traditional flavour that would leave room
for the timeless poetry of Fabrizio.
The MAX moving heads (24 in total)
are arranged on two trusses in backlight dividing the three levels of the stage
(18 units), and on a front truss (6 units).
I used the excellent CMY of the MAX
to obtain a range of pastel shades and variations of white color temperature
that were the chromatic choice of this tour.
In addition, the flexibility and the
amount of features available have allowed me to program a varied and dynamic
show.
It goes from the ‘theatrical’
lighting of the more tender songs to the energetic and ‘rock’ look of ‘The
Fisherman’ and ‘What I Have’.
With the MAX I also created special
looks, a little more conceptual, in the most intimate and delicate moments of
the concert thanks to very concentrated beams and reflections on mirrors.
I find it difficult to think of
another projector that can give me such a range of possibilities in only 21kg
and 450 W consumption.
In this third edition of the
theatrical tour ‘De Andrè sings De Andrè’ the stage is conceptually divided
into three levels.
The central element of the stage is
the “Universal Embrace” backdrop by Violetta Carpino, which is matched by the
semicircle of the musicians behind the artist.”
