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grandMA2 walks the “Path of Pearls”

With “Path of Pearls”, a musical production that wove Bahrain’s heritage with its modern underpinnings “Manama, Capital of Arab Culture 2012” was officially launched. The event was held at the sea front of the Bahrain National Museum. Lighting designer Luc Peumans from Painting with Light, Belgium, specified 1 x grandMA2 full-size, 1 x grandMA2 light along with 2 x MA NPU (Network Processing Unit) for the show.


For the musical a large orchestra, 100 dancers plus 9 aerial artists performed on a multilevel stage. The show used the largest low-res LED screen (300sqm) that was ever used in the region.


Eclipse Staging Services from Dubai supplied all the lighting and video equipment.

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