STAGING & PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT
IFSC CLIMBING WORLD CUP was held in Moscow from June 17 to 20, 2010. Specifically for the competitions, JSA set the impressive complex of climbing walls under one big roof (32m span) in the area between pavilion N1 and the “Druzhba narodov” (Friendship of Peoples) fountain in the All-Russia Exhibition Centre (VDNH).
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In the autumn of 2009, a large pavilion structure was established in Moscow on Mira Avenue (Avenue of Peace). It was used for a few months for the restoration works of the famous monument of the Soviet time – Worker and Kolkhoz Woman (sculptor Vera Mukhina). This construction consisted of three systems – Layher Allround Scaffolding, Layher Cassette Roof, and Layher Protect. The beautiful modern “building” had: a width of 25m, a length of about 50m, wall height: one part 21m, the second part 27m. A crane could work inside the pavilion under the roof, lifting the multi-ton parts of the monument.
A block of four shows by the legend of world rave music The Prodigy was held in the fall of 2009: in Riga, Latvia (Skonto Sport Halle) 03.10.2009, in Kyiv, Ukraine (International Exhibition Center) 07.10.2009, in Russia, Moscow (Crocus Expo Hall – 09.10.2009) and St. Petersburg (Ice Arena – 11.10.2009). It was a separate block within the band’s big world tour in support of the album – Invaders Must Die.
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From May 12 to 16, 2009, the Eurovision Song Contest was held in Moscow. There had been 54 competitions before that, and it was the first time in Russia. All preliminary and final shows were held in the Sports Complex Olimpiyskiy. This event had a large-scale production with various designs. A lot of Layher scaffolding, Prolyte structures, and other trussing and rigging systems were used.
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Three major international outdoor competitions under the auspices of the International Ski Federation (FIS) were held in Moscow on Vorobyovy Gory in early 2009:
On January 2, 2009, immediately after the New Year celebration, the first parallel slalom competition in this format took place on the World Cup stage.
– On February 14, 2009, on Valentine’s Day, the final stage of the Freestyle / Ski Acrobatics World Cup was held.
– On March 07, 2009, on the eve of International Women’s Day, the World Cup final in snowboarding was held in the most popular discipline – Big Air.
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