Andy Van Cauwenbergh
The Melodia mainstage at night

Neverland Themepark Projects

Tomorrowland

Scenic construction for the mainstage, at festival scale

Six months of production: translating concept drawings into buildable scenic elements, material sourcing, workshop construction and assembly on site, through to handover for the festival weekends.

RoleProject lead scenic
CompanyNeverland Themepark Projects, Aalst
Scale200,000 visitors per weekend · six months of production
DeliveryBoom · 2015

Role

Project lead scenic at Neverland Themepark Projects.

The result

The scenic build

A structure that has to read from the field, by day and by night. The silhouette and legibility at distance determine the build-up and the choice of material.

The mainstage at sunset
The finished frontage shortly before opening
The crowd in front of the mainstage
The finished mainstage with the field full in front of it

Responsibility

Behind the finish

The build

Scenic construction in the workshop
01 · Workshop

Scenic elements under construction, ready for transport to the site.

Detail finishing of the scenic build
02 · Detail

Detail finishing of the Melodia element.

The arch being lifted
03 · Assembly

The arch is set in place on site.

The mainstage under construction, with two cranes at work
04 · Site

The full mainstage under construction, with two cranes at work.

The site shortly before opening
05 · Finishing

The site before opening, with the final finishing and the rest of the festival going up around it.

Other work