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PRESS RELEASE
DISANO ILLUMINAZIONE IS
THE TECHNICAL SPONSOR OF
STAR WARS - THE SHOW
The exhibition was dedicated to the famous cinema saga and
organised at the Milan Triennial in its European preview
THE EXHIBITION
For any further information
UFFICIO STAMPA DISANO
Alessandro Visca, Anna Fabbri
Via Dezza 45 - 20144 Milano Tel. 02 4693838
Fax. 02 48022767
Email: [email protected]
[email protected]
The Milan Triennial, LucasFilm and ArteUtopia present the Star Wars - The
Show exhibition that coincides with the release of the last and longawaited episode of the Star Wars saga - The Revenge of the Sith. The
exhibition is open to the general public from 13th May to 28th August,
2005 in its European preview. The entire Star Wars universe, ranging from
the scenarios, the characters, the costumes, and the spacecraft will be
presented on a surface area covering 1,200 square metres, using
approximately two hundred and fifty various objects and original drawings
coming from the LucasFilm studios (Lucas Valley, San Francisco, USA).
Exhibits and evidence of the production of all six films - including
completely unreleased parts from the last episode - will be displayed on a
tour that is both spectacular and fantastic, and at the same time will
highlight the imaginative value they assume in cinema fiction and the high
technical skills of their creators and producers. The exhibition includes a
number of sections with special video and audio effects, in addition to
interactive areas where the visitor can compete with the strength of the
Jedi or witness a dual fought with laser swords. In addition, the exhibition
tries to create characters and scenarios, illustrating their development
from the conceptual drawings and rendering models and the computer
created images.
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PRESS RELEASE
THE LIGHTING PROJECT
DISANO ILLUMINAZIONE has offered a significant contribution to the
preparation of the event. The exhibition is illuminated using Vision
spotlights produced by Fosnova, (Disano illuminazione brand) selected by
the architect Alessandro Pedretti, the designer of the exhibition's staging
layout, as well as the designer of the spotlights in question.
The Vision spotlights are used in their highest performance version, with
the addition of profilers to ensure a perfect calibration of the light beam.
The variety of the materials on exhibition (scene costumes, objects, set
designs, etc.) required a complex lighting project, capable of ensuring the
maximum visibility of the items on display, but also to create stimulating
and exciting scenarios for the visitor.
The staging layout has the appearance of a show where the principal
players are on stage against a backdrop rich in evocative fascination and
atmosphere that take us on a fictitious adventure and to a galactic
landscape.
DISANO FOR ART AND CULTURE
The sponsorship of the Milanese exhibition is part of a long-term
commitment by Disano in the art and cultural heritage sector. Among the
more recent initiatives it is important to mention the sponsorship of the
major retrospective exhibition dedicated to GIOVANNI BOLDINI at Palazzo
Zabarella in Padua currently open until next 12th June. Disano is also the
technical sponsor of the ‘Appuntamenti a Ca’ Pesaro’ (Appointments at
Ca’ Pesaro), an innovative cultural tour, precisely structured using lights,
organised inside the International Gallery of Modern Art in Venice. The
Milanese company has also contributed to the implementation of EXPA,
the first gallery dedicated to contemporary architecture, graphic art and
design in South Italy, and recently inaugurated in Palermo in the ancient
stables of Palazzo Cefala. And again in the Sicilian provincial capital, the
Vision spotlights were also selected to illuminate a major exhibition at
‘Palazzo dei Normanni’ (Norman Palace): The Wurth collection.
Masterpieces of impressionism and expressionism.
Finally, it is important to remember that Disano has implemented lighting
systems for a number of the most important Italian artistic and
monumental sites, these include the ‘VALLE DEI TEMPLI’ (Valley of the
Temples) in Agrigento and the ‘CAPPELLA DEGLI SCROVEGNI’
(SCROVEGNI CHAPEL) in Padua, which represent outstanding examples.
Milan, 12th May, 2005
For any further information
UFFICIO STAMPA DISANO
Alessandro Visca, Anna Fabbri
Via Dezza 45 - 20144 Milano Tel. 02 4693838
Fax. 02 48022767
Email: [email protected]
[email protected]