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London experts to design Eurovision 2009 stage in Moscow

06 April 2009 13:33 (UTC +04:00)

Baku. Ulkar Gasimovaâ€“APA. Preparations at Moscow’s Olympiyski Indoor Arena, the Eurovision 2009 Song Contestâ€™s home, are in full swing already, APA reports quoting the contestâ€™s web-site. Over the next week or so, hundreds of tons of material, truss, lights, sound equipment, stage elements are being brought into the massive arena. The first big hurdle to take was the creation of the so-called mother grid, a construction made of four kilometers of steel to carry the main lights and sound equipment in the ceiling of the arena. As soon as the mother grid is up, it can be rigged will the necessary equipment and stage construction can proceed. Outside the arena, power generators providing over 8 megawatt are placed to ensure plenty of power (and a back-up!) for the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest. While the heavy lifting proceeds as planned at the arena in Moscow, graphics designers in London seek for their creative boundaries as they are producing light design and graphics for the 42 entries. The setting for this year’s Eurovision Song Contest is a creation of US-based set designer John Casey.
Semifinals of the 54th Eurovision Contest will take place on May 12 and 14. The final will be held on May 16. Azerbaijani representatives Ayesl Teymourzadeh and Arash will perform â€œAlwaysâ€ under number 12 in the second semifinal.