FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – (For Immediate Release) – After completing a $60
million renovation project that earned universally positive reviews, the
management team at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts might have
been forgiven for resting on their laurels. However, accepting anything less
than perfection has never quite been the way things are done at this
multi-venue theater and entertainment complex, which sits on 5.5 acres of
palm tree-lined riverfront property in downtown Fort Lauderdale.

Occupying a gracefully balanced modernistic building designed by American
Institute of Architecture Gold Medal winner Benjamin C. Thompson, the center
has become one of the most popular theater venues in the US by combining its
stunningly attractive setting with a richly diverse range of theatrical,
entertainment and event offerings. So when management felt that the lighting
in the center’s newly built ballroom needed to go beyond what a conventional
system could deliver, they didn’t hesitate to search for something more
impactful and flexible. This is exactly what they found in a collection of
Rogue R1 Spot LED moving fixtures from CHAUVET Professional.

“We had just completed the renovation project, which included the
construction of this new multi-purpose ballroom event space,” recalled Lucas
Bonewits, Production Supervisor at the Broward Center for the Performing
Arts. “Upon completion of the project, we began looking at our lighting
options in the ballroom. Conventional lighting worked well, but it was
missing that flair that so many weddings, parties, and media events desire -
and that this venue deserves.”

The center’s team contacted their vendor Miami Stagecraft to discuss their
wish for upgraded lighting. “After speaking with us, our vendor arranged a
demonstration of a variety of Chauvet moving head fixtures,” said Bonewits.
“After the demo, it became very evident that given our needs the Rogue R1s
were the direction to go. In fact we felt so certain about the Rogues that
we doubled our order so we could have them in our inventory for one of our
other ancillary spaces.”

Bonewits positioned 12 Rogue R1 Spot fixtures evenly spaced around the
center of the ballroom. “We felt that positioning the Rogues this way would
give us as much flexibility and coverage as possible,” he said. “We have
great variety of functions, events and shows in this space and each has
slightly different lighting needs. One of the good things about the Rogues
is that they have the flexibility to meet all the different demands we
encounter. We use them in several ways: as wall washes, stage washes and
lighting the crowd, among other things.”

The Rogue R1 Spot features a rotating 3-facet prism, seven interchangeable
gobos, 16.5° beam angle, and motorized iris and focus for beam shaping.
According to Bonewits, the Broward Center for the Performing Arts has drawn
on these and other features of the Chauvet moving fixture to create a
variety of looks for the ballroom’s diverse range of functions.

“We felt that a ballroom that’s a part of the Broward Center for the
Performing Arts should be able to deliver a certain flair to any function or
event,” said Bonewits. “People expect that from this institution, and the
Rogues help us deliver that kind of excitement.”