Henk-Jan van Beek, founder of Light H-Art, spoke with Live Design from the Ahoy Arena during the Eurovision Song Contest 2021. Watch as he shares his thoughts on his favorite part of designing for the show, which is viewed by an audience of more than 180 million every year. Lighting gear specified in the light plot was supplied by Ampco Flashlight. Scroll to see some of the key lighting personnel and videos of some of the acts he discusses.
Eurovision Song Contest 2021 Lighting Plot
Check out the Eurovision entries van Beek mentions:
The Black Mamba, Love Is On My Side from Portugal began in black and white and gradually introduced color and video.
The French entry, Voila from Barbara Pravi, was lit mostly with five fixtures.
Zitti E Buoni by Maneskin from Italy, this year's winner, incorporated multiple elements into the design.
Finland's entry, Dark Side by Blind Channel, had the crew head banging.
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Partial Crew List
Henk-Jan van Beek Head Lighting Designer
Martin Beekhuizen Associate design/Delegations liaison/Followspots
Bas de Vries Associate designer
Bart van Stiphout Gaffer light
Joost Wijgers Operator key-light/followspots/LD-assistant
Micky Dordregter Operator showlights/LD-assistant
Robbert Jan Vernooij Operator showlight/audience/set & prop lights
Andre Beekmans Operator showlight/audience/set & prop lights
Erik Jan Berendsen Operator showlight/audience/set & prop lights
Bas Geersema Nightshift Operator showlight/audience/set & prop lights