{"id":17153,"date":"2023-05-08T22:00:10","date_gmt":"2023-05-08T22:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/08\/inside-the-challenges-of-bringing-the-coronation-concert-to-an-isolated-corner-of-windsor-castle\/"},"modified":"2023-05-08T22:00:10","modified_gmt":"2023-05-08T22:00:10","slug":"inside-the-challenges-of-bringing-the-coronation-concert-to-an-isolated-corner-of-windsor-castle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/08\/inside-the-challenges-of-bringing-the-coronation-concert-to-an-isolated-corner-of-windsor-castle\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside the Challenges of Bringing the Coronation Concert to an Isolated Corner of Windsor Castle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"has-dropcap\">If the Platinum Party at the Palace in June 2022 was about honoring Queen Elizabeth II and London, the city that became a cultural capital during her reign, Sunday\u2019s Coronation Concert at Windsor Castle was a moment for <strong>King Charles III<\/strong> to reintroduce himself to the world. It helped that two of the night\u2019s headliners, <strong>Lionel Richie<\/strong> and <strong>Katy Perry,<\/strong> were friends of the king\u2019s and only too happy to shout him out for his personality and charity work. But the stage was constructed on the castle\u2019s east terrace, where the public has rarely been allowed, turning the evening into an opportunity to invite the world\u2014and the local community\u2014into the royal family\u2019s backyard.<\/p>\n<p>For <strong>Alicia Tkacz,<\/strong> one of the partners at Stufish Entertainment Architects who helped design the concert stage, her first tour of the Windsor Castle site revealed a handful of challenges. \u201cIt\u2019s a big empty lawn paddock, so we\u2019ve taken over quite a large area of that,\u201d she said in a video call a few days before the big show. \u201cAlthough it looks kind of level, it\u2019s not, so we have to take into account all the different changes in the ground level and slopes to make sure the audience can see the stage.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"AssetEmbedWrapper-iJUDRx jzCma asset-embed\">\n<div class=\"AssetEmbedAssetContainer-fmVyIF fAvqua asset-embed__asset-container\"><span class=\"SpanWrapper-kFvfwm ezrazJ responsive-asset AssetEmbedResponsiveAsset-fBMxW gbuarq asset-embed__responsive-asset\"><picture class=\"ResponsiveImagePicture-jJVAmS laQysq AssetEmbedResponsiveAsset-fBMxW gbuarq asset-embed__responsive-asset responsive-image\"><noscript><\/noscript><\/picture><\/span><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"BaseWrap-sc-SJwXJ BaseText-fEohGt CaptionCredit-cUoKHu deUlYF vwOub hpsdWR caption__credit\">Courtesy of BBC Studios.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"paywall\">Stufish is best known for its work designing stages and sets for pop performers at the highest level, like <strong>Adele, Madonna,<\/strong> U2, and the Rolling Stones, and it\u2019s also the firm that designed the stages for last year\u2019s Party at the Palace. Though some of the light show elements of the night were similar, the design team tried to take advantage of the unusual look at one of the UK\u2019s most iconic structures.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">\u201cWe really wanted to embrace the castle and the architecture of the castle. Obviously, it\u2019s beautiful,\u201d Tkacz said. \u201cWithin the design, we\u2019ve incorporated parts of the parapet and the steps, which lead down to the lawn into the stage. So the stage kind of develops from the castle.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">For entertainment architects, the job is an opportunity to use all the various components of a concert to evoke an event\u2019s purpose, and those at Stufish were thinking about how to use the design to fit the needs of the night and make something memorable. \u201cEntertainment architecture provides the building blocks that can enhance an event and trigger the emotions that will be embedded in the memories of the collective consciousness,\u201d said Stufish\u2019s CEO, <strong>Ray Winkler.<\/strong> \u201cWe are honored to be working with BBC Studios to design this historic moment that will be remembered for many years to come.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">The design of the concert\u2019s stage subtly embedded two iconic motifs that highlighted the event\u2019s meaning. The various elements of the build formed a Union Jack that could be viewed from above, and the circular element over the center of the stage symbolized a crown.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"AssetEmbedWrapper-iJUDRx jzCma asset-embed\">\n<div class=\"AssetEmbedAssetContainer-fmVyIF fAvqua asset-embed__asset-container\"><span class=\"SpanWrapper-kFvfwm ezrazJ responsive-asset AssetEmbedResponsiveAsset-fBMxW gbuarq asset-embed__responsive-asset\"><picture class=\"ResponsiveImagePicture-jJVAmS laQysq AssetEmbedResponsiveAsset-fBMxW gbuarq asset-embed__responsive-asset responsive-image\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Inside the Challenges of Bringing the Coronation Concert to an Isolated Corner of Windsor Castle\" class=\"ResponsiveImageContainer-dkDswF jdxiQR responsive-image__image\" src=\"https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/64595d9d998b4df9334f5b29\/master\/w_1600%2Cc_limit\/coronation-concert-embed02.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/64595d9d998b4df9334f5b29\/master\/w_120,c_limit\/coronation-concert-embed02.jpg 120w, https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/64595d9d998b4df9334f5b29\/master\/w_240,c_limit\/coronation-concert-embed02.jpg 240w, https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/64595d9d998b4df9334f5b29\/master\/w_320,c_limit\/coronation-concert-embed02.jpg 320w, https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/64595d9d998b4df9334f5b29\/master\/w_640,c_limit\/coronation-concert-embed02.jpg 640w, https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/64595d9d998b4df9334f5b29\/master\/w_960,c_limit\/coronation-concert-embed02.jpg 960w, https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/64595d9d998b4df9334f5b29\/master\/w_1280,c_limit\/coronation-concert-embed02.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/64595d9d998b4df9334f5b29\/master\/w_1600,c_limit\/coronation-concert-embed02.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"100vw\"\/><\/noscript><\/picture><\/span><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"BaseWrap-sc-SJwXJ BaseText-fEohGt CaptionCredit-cUoKHu deUlYF vwOub hpsdWR caption__credit\">Courtesy of BBC Studios.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/style\/2023\/05\/coronation-concert-stage-design-interview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If the Platinum Party at the Palace in June 2022 was about honoring Queen Elizabeth II and London, the city that became a cultural capital during her reign, Sunday\u2019s Coronation Concert at Windsor Castle was a moment for King Charles III to reintroduce himself to the world. 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