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Gärtnerplatztheater chooses new projector system

Izzy KingtonBy Izzy Kington31st October 20233 Mins Read
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Scene from The Magic Flute (Die Zauberflöte) at the Gärtnerplatztheater. Image: Markus Tordik

Digital Projection’s modular Satellite Modular Laser System (MLS) has found a new home in Munich’s Gärtnerplatztheater.

Specified by the Gärtnerplatztheater’s head of video, We Are Video’s Raphael Kurig, and provided by Digital Projection’s German partner ETHA, the new projector system is supplied in Titan Satellite MLS form, with three light-source modules per projector providing 30,000 ISO lumens’ illumination at WUXGA resolution.

With two Titan Satellite MLS projectors installed front and back in the theatre, the result is, Kurig said, “super bright” – but at the Gärtnerplatztheater, an even more important factor is Satellite MLS’s building-block design, which was needed for the challenging 19th-century space.

First opened in 1865 and remodelled extensively in 1945-1948 and 2012-2017, the Gärtnerplatztheater is today one of the most active theatres in Germany, with a programme that includes operettas, ballet, children’s theatre and more and some 550 full-time staff.

The Gärtnerplatztheater was formerly equipped with a previous-generation (non-Satellite MLS) quad-lamp Titan projector, which needed to be replaced after the venue’s lighting department opted to switch to LED lighting. “For video, we now needed at least 30,000 lumens, and while we did try out projectors by other brands, they were consistently too big, bulky and noisy for the dimensions of the theatre,” said Kurig.

Satellite MLS combines a compact projector ‘head’ with a separate, remotely installed light source. At the Gärtnerplatztheater, where the emphasis is on saving space, the light source is also located in the audience area, 5m from the projector head (with a VICOM Silent case to help keep noise down) – though in environments where silence is a must (for example, museum exhibitions) the projector components may be separated by up to 100m using a satellite link cable.

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A Titan Satellite MLS projector at the Gärtnerplatztheater. Image: Raphael Kurig

“Theatres are some of the most demanding applications for projection, where near-silent operation, and a requirement for ultra-bright projectors that take up the smallest amount of space, are prerequisites,” said Josef Saller, Digital Projection’s regional sales manager for the DACH region. “The Satellite ticks all these boxes and more, bringing beautifully saturated images from the RGB laser light source and the pinnacle of projection that only DLP technology can achieve.”

After some early software problems (solved with the assistance of the local ETHA and Digital Projection teams), the Titan Satellite MLS made its grand debut with a new, video-heavy production of Mozart’s The Magic Flute, premiered at the Gärtnerplatztheater on 22 October.

“Working in a heritage building like the Gärtnerplatztheater, space is always at a premium, but the demand for higher brightness often leads to bigger, heavier projectors unsuitable for venues such as ours,” said Kurig. “It was clear that when it came time for a projection upgrade, Satellite MLS, with its unique modular design, was the only solution on the market that fit our needs. We can’t wait to see what our audience thinks as we put the new system through its paces.”

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Izzy Kington

Izzy became editor of Auditoria magazine in 2018, having previously served as assistant editor on the title earlier in her career. She is also the editor of Business Jet Interiors International and Railway Interiors International. Over the course of a decade as a business-to-business magazine editor, Izzy has covered everything from airline catering to car safety technologies, autonomous vehicles and business aviation airports. Outside of work, Izzy loves watercolour painting, live music and travel.

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