STAGING & PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT SINCE 1996
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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In Moscow, from October 31 until November 2, the Climbing World Cup 2008 (Bouldering and Speed competitions) took place in Gostiny Dvor, which is located about 100 meters from Red Square, within the most attended Russian sports exhibition “Ski & Board Salon.” JSA installed climbing walls (heights ranging from 4.5 to 14 meters) in the amphitheater area of Gostiny Dvor, specifically for these competitions.
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On September 20-21, 2008, the central street of Kyiv, Khreshchatyk, once again became the Formula 1 race track. For the first time, such a remarkable event took place on June 16, 2001, when the West McLaren Mercedes team unveiled their show called the West Adrenalin Show in Kyiv.
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On August 31, 2008, in Kazan (Republic of Tatarstan, Russia), the first festival – the Creation of the World (“Sotvoreniye Mira” in Russian) – took place. The entrance was free, and more than 150 thousand spectators visited the event throughout the day. Around thirty musical bands from different countries performed on two stages.
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On July 18, 2008, Metallica performed in St. Petersburg as part of their World Magnetic Tour. That was the first and long-awaited visit of the famous metal rockers to the big city on the Neva River. About 20,000 spectators attended the show of their favorite band. The concert was at the Sports and Concert Complex – Peterburgsky. This unique building doesn’t exist today (it was closed and dismantled in 2019-20).
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