DeLaMar Theatre 

Market: Theatre

After a complete renovation, the DeLaMar Theatre, formerly called Nieuwe de la Mar, opens on November 28 with 2 new spectacular performances.

The programming of the DeLaMar will focus on high-quality theatre productions, a continuation as well as a tribute to the theatres former legacy.

In order to facilitate these productions, the DeLaMar will have two fully equipped theatres, summing up to a total of 1500 seats. The main theatre (939 seats) will premiere with the musical La Cage aux Folles; the smaller theatre will start with the play Infidelity, based on Ingmar Bergman’s movie Faithless.

The DeLaMar theatre will feature no less then 12 premieres this season.

The VandenEnde foundation, owned by Joop en Janine van den Ende, funded the renovation, an investment of over 65 million euro. The building, lobby and lounges were restored in a unique way, making a tribute to the theatres old luster. Furthermore the theatre is outfitted with high-end technical equipment.

Jo Coenen and Arno Meijs designed the new building, which partly rises behind the old façade.

Prolyte Theatre Products alliance partner STS, a regular supplier for the VandenEnde Musicals, was asked to design and supply the complete stage automation system. The fact that STS could supply the complete installation, from winches, to software to steel works, gave them a vanguard position.

By using very compact winches for the fly wall automation there was no need to invest in an expensive fleet angle correction mechanism. The specifications on the fly wall system are (per fly bar):

• 5 cables
• Loading capacity 500 kg
• Point load       250 kg
• Lifting height 14,6 m.
• Lifting speed 1,8 m/sec
• Max. Acceleration 3,33 m/s2

Based on their huge experience with touring and temporary installations, STS designed a new control desk, the Composer desk to control all stage automation. Safety, user friendliness and easy of operation lay at the base of this desks development.

The narrow accuracy of +/- 1 mm on the drum, combined with automation of other elements, like stairs, tracks and stage wagons, creates optimum synchronisation and thereby safety.
The whole installed system complies with BGVC1, DIN 56950 and IEC61508 SIL3 regulations and requirements.

Installed equipment Main Theatre:

Front curtain installation; Greek and Wagner, 
Scrim Drop, Moving lighting bridge, 2 sliding vertical tormentors, 40 power fly winches of 500 kg and 0-1,8 m/s, 6 line shaft winches, 2 side line shaft winches, 1 grid iron and winch foundations, 6 Point hoist winches 250 kg 0-2 m/s, 4 stage chain hoists, 6 chain hoists for the proscenium, 6 auditorium chain hoist including rail tracks and traverses, 2 proscenium light lifts, 1 proscenium bridge, 2 auditorium bridges, Fall security system on all bridges.

The installation in the DeLaMar theatre is a good showcase of the capabilities of Prolyte and STS. Prolyte Theatre Products and STS have engaged in an alliance to promote and distribute a complete range of winches and theatre equipment, controls and desks. Using their combined experience and expertise and adding the Prolyte Group distribution network, they are able to support consultants and offer service and backup on a global scale.