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3-25' three-cable bundles to connect the sides to the
board.
9-30' cables with females at far ends, at 23', and at 16'
for pipes; three to be bundled together for the ellipsoidal reflector floods.
1-25' cable with three-way spider box to connect front
lights.
One fuse box with 25' leads.
50' extra leads for fuse box.
Other material as specified in text.

The plot included here is the absolute minimum version. It
can be expanded by multiplying the instrumentation and
cable used for the side, front, and overhead lighting by three
for the coloration described above. If this small version still
needs to be cut the floor zone should go first, the 16" beam
projectors could be reduced to fresnels, and smaller wattages and lens sizes could be used in very small houses.
The small plot breaks down into the following:
2-Six-dimmer autotransformer boards-6KW dimmers.
3-8" ellipsoidal reflector spotlights with 8" x 9" lenses,
1000W tungsten halogen lamps, leads, color
frames, pattern holders, etc.
24-8" fresnels with 1000W tungsten halogen lamps,
clamps, leads, and color frames.
6-16" beam projectors with 1000W tungsten halogen
lamps, clamps, leads, and color frames.
9-14" focusing ellipsoidal reflector floods with 1000W
tungsten halogen lamps, clamps, leads, and color
frames.
Approximate cable requirements:
26-25' drop cables from ladders to floor/pipes to
board/front.
2-40' bundles of three cables each with females at the
end of each and at every 10' of two of the cables in
each bundle; the third cable to have a single female
at the far end of one bundle, at the opposite end of
the other bundle.

Further Notes from Mr. Wright
Lighting effects on drops, or special effects like smoke, fog,
and curtains should not be considered until the goal of lighting the dancer effectively has been achieved. Give as much
side and back lighting as possible, enough front light to
create desired visibility, and then light the drops, scenery,
etc. If the scenery is designed as part of the dance, it must be
given special attention, and lighted as a separate piece.
Beyond instrumentation, small companies must be aware
that touring means providing booms or stands for side lighting, cable for all positions, dimmer boards, hook-up cable,
etc....
WARNING to small companies: Never try anything, never
hang an instrument, unless you know why you want it there or
what you hope to achieve with it. A dance company is there to
dance. The barest minimum of equipment and cueing that will
allow the dance to be esthetically acceptable should be used,
and damn the lights unless they are either a part of the dance

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