MAKING IT MOVE The team from J. R. Clancy designed, manufactured, and in-


          elements such as the house curtain. One aspect of the rigging sys-  which have a capacity of 20,000 pounds each. They - tical storage position into the play position with min-  required. “These are large,


unique, entirely automat- ed components that we’re able to customize, test, and install for venues like the National Arts Centre that have a variety of perfor- mance needs,” explains Mike Murphy, general manager of performing arts at Wenger Corporation. “Our focus is always on safety, and the rigging systems for NAC are designed to safely accommodate the requirements of the orchestra shell and easily transition the shell into storage position when not in use.”


INSTALL, LISTEN AND LEARN


Acousticians are now testing the shell with a live audience in order to tune it for the best possible sound.





              - 


    their techniques depending on what they hear from the shell and how they hear each other.” “The connection that the orchestra will feel with the audience and vice versa will be taken to a new level,” says Robin Glosemeyer Petrone, Prin- cipal at Threshold Acous- tics. “By adding sidewalls downstage of the prosce-     surface, we’re moving the orchestra into the room literally and acoustically. These enhancements will make this an extraordinary experience that neither the orchestra nor the audience has had before.” NAC Orchestra Music Director Alexander Shelley


  


achievements made in other parts of the building thus far, creating a radically improved environment while complementing the founding vision, bringing our audiences world class performances in a world class setting,” Shelley says. FM


          .


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