Lighting design and supply
Cavalcade: Opera on Kurrawa Beach
Opera, a 24-piece orchestra and horses on the sand. Krank'd supplied the full lighting rig and design for Cavalcade, the beachfront finale of BLEACH* Festival 2025.
Explore the production- When
- August 2025
- Where
- Kurrawa Beach, Broadbeach, Gold Coast
The orchestra on its stage above the sand.
An equestrian opera at the edge of the ocean
Cavalcade brought opera, classical music and equestrian performance together on Kurrawa Beach for the closing weekend of BLEACH* Festival 2025. A 24-piece orchestra accompanied the singers and riders, with the open beach replacing the enclosure of a theatre.
The production explored the relationship between control and freedom through horse and human movement. Dressage and choreographed equestrian sequences shared the setting with the orchestra and vocal soloists. Presented by Experience Gold Coast and The Star Gold Coast, and produced by BLEACH* Festival and HOTA, it was a work shaped by its beachfront location.
One lighting design across three performance disciplines
Krank'd supplied the complete lighting rig and created the lighting design. The task was to connect several distinct areas: the orchestra's stage, the soloists and the wider equestrian performance space on the sand.
The lighting progression followed the production's Control to Freedom theme through changes in colour, movement and intensity. Broader coverage established the scale of the beach setting, while more tightly focused light drew attention to individual singers and riders.
Balancing those views was central to the design. The audience needed to read a single production across music and equestrian performance, even as the action moved between a fixed stage and a much larger open-air arena.
