David Atkins Enterprises delivered the Opening Ceremony at the 2011 Arab Games in Doha, Qatar in December, 2011. The production included a number of firsts, including the integration of video projection with an LED audience net. Some 55,000 LEDs were installed in the seating, and the entire stadium seating bowl was used as a surface. We'll be covering the design in detail in the March 2012 issue of Lighting & Sound America. Read our feature articles on their work in Vancouver for the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Lighting & Sound America and Lighting & Sound International. Here's video footage of the Opening Ceremony.

 Khalifa Stadium during the Opening Ceremony of the 2011 Arab Games. The earth cracks open to reveal the fires of Hell. (photo: RobbieKlaesi)

A monster of evil arrives to seduce the tribes with deadly sins. Note the integration of projection on the field of play with the LED audience net. (Photo: Robbie Klaesi)

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