Sweden: SVT releases images of the Melodifestivalen 2021 stage design

Sweden: SVT releases images of the Melodifestivalen 2021 stage design
Thursday, 21 January 2021

  • The Swedish national broadcaster, SVT, has unveiled the design of the Melodifestivalen 2021 stage. 

    While the upcoming Melodifestivalen will take place at the Annexet in Stockholm, without audience due to the covid-19 restrictions, the stage has been designed adjusted to these circumstances. 

    This year's stage is a work of Viktor Brattström. Stage is 10.7 m wide while the  Scene's depth is 20 m. The  Reflective black roof is approx. 140 m2 and the scenery includes 3 LED walls: 4x4m  a LED floor (20 m x 3.6 m) while the LED waist is of  66 m LED stripes in the ceiling & flanked floor are approx. 200 m.

    There are 318 lamps, of which 283 are movable lamps. The light rig weighs about 22 tons. The lamps hang in approx 600 meters aluminum truss. The light rig draws just under 400 Amps. The stage is made of several different materials. Floor surfaces are of laminate and glass. The roof (the black surfaces) is made of a kind of foiled cardboard to be as light as possible. There are also surfaces of sheet metal and construction of aluminum and steel. 

    Melfest stage

    Far back on the stage there are three centered LED walls. They have a high resolution and are a very useful background where moving material will be displayed. The walls are separated in depth where different light effects may come to the fore. The narrow and deep stage is flanked by several rows of different light sources and reflecting surfaces in floors. It creates a stage space where the production can be varied and hopefully the audience is not missed too much.

    The stage designer,  Viktor Brattstrom says: 

    "It gives us a very broad scene and creates new image solutions to say the least."

     

    A total of 28 acts will battle for the trophy over six shows that are set to all take place in Stockholm, marking a break from the Melfest Tour where the six shows took place across the country's cities and towns. This edition will see only one venue, Annexet in Stockholm, the place which hosted the press center during Eurovision 2016. 

    Melodifestivalen live shows will kick of on March 6 while the grand final is set for March 13, 2020. 

    • 06/02/2021- Semifinal 1
    • 13/02/2021- Semifinal 2
    • 20/02/2021- Semifinal 3
    • 27/02/2021- Semifinal 4
    • 06/03/2021-  Second Chance  (Andra Chansen)
    • 13/03/2021-  Grand Final

     

    News Source/Images: SVT twitter