Nexeras Shine at Broadway AIDS Benefit

"All is Full of Love," a one-night-only performance by New York's Walden Company, benefitted Dancers Responding to AIDS, a program of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. The event, presented by Eva Price, was held at The Theatre at St. Clements in New York's Broadway district and hosted by Tony Award winner Gary Beach.

Choreographed and directed by Josh Walden, "All is Full of Love" is a contemporary dance musical based on the narrative of "On the Town" set to the music of Björk. The story tells the journey of three women adjusting to life in New York City.

By combining traditional musical theatre with a distinct modern sound, All Is Full of Love presents a unique look at the dreams and expectations of life in the big city.

Lighting design was provided by Herrick Goldman and Susan Nicholson, with an equipment donation from Wybron, Inc. Wybron's Nexera CDM fixtures provided dramatic side and backlighting for the production.

Good choice for Goldman, who knows the challenges of lighting for a benefit.

"Time and money are tight. Conventional lighting isn't always possible. This makes CDM fixtures the obvious choice," Goldman explained. "The plug-and-play CDM Nexeras immediately flooded the space with color. Plus, the units saved us seven dimmers, and with 150W lamps, all the fixtures could fit on one circuit."

Goldman also found the Nexeras to be quite flexible.

"They are wonderfully quiet, and the color mixing is really great," Goldman said. "I was able to blend the Nexeras with saturated Rosco colors and even LED fixtures. The optics allowed us to cover a wide area with the excellent zoom feature."

The design team took full advantage of color, using it to create specific moods for each scene, so precise control was a priority.

Nicholson saod, "I really valued the ability to change colors rapidly without having to shift through other secondary colors."

Added Goldman, "We also discovered that with careful planning, we can use the Nexeras to shift through specific colors on their way to the desired looks, thus avoiding any unwanted colors and highlighting the subtler shifts that inform the mood."

According to Eva Price, "The audience was mesmerized thanks to the talented individuals that staged the production. Everyone from the stage crew to the designers to the companies that donated equipment played an important role in furthering a very good cause. Now that's success!"

Photos courtesy of Herrick Goldman