Opening Ceremony at the Royal Inauguration of Diriyah

A judging panel of entertainment professionals shortlisted John Featherstone's design for the Opening Ceremony at the Royal Inauguration of Diriyah for the Event Lighting Design Award in the Concert Touring & Events category in Live Design's 2020 Design Achievement Awards. Vote for the most outstanding projects now!

With nearly a year of planning, John Featherstone of Lightswitch illuminated the scale and context of the ancient city of Diriyah, the birthplace of the Saudi Kingdom and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, on November 20, 2019. With lighting fixtures scattered throughout the city, roads and buildings were filled with light and vivid beams of color punched into the sky above during the Opening Ceremony, produced and directed by Executive Visions. Extensive projection mapping and lasers accompanied the show.

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