For the Handpan Festival 2024 in at NDSM Amsterdam, I was asked to design a stage. Since audience was going to be seated, some on chairs, some on the ground, there should be no barrier between musician and audience. This 4 meter high and 6 meter wide backdrop was the result
From sketch to reality
First a large circle is composed from wooden plates. Cut-outs that will let the lights through, are carefully removed with a sig-saw from each plate individually
Yes, the puzzle is complete! Next step is painting, my favorite part of a stage design process
Behind the circles below stage different colours recycled plexiglass are placed, to let nicely coloured light through from underneath the musicians on stage
The musicians were shining in front of the handpan stage that I designed for the Handpan festival on August 24, 2024. The day started seated and by the end everybody was dancing
