Evolution Drone Light Show
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Sat 26 Oct 2024
Using hundreds of drone lights, Evolution takes illuminated shows to new heights. With each drone being free-flying, together they can create different shapes and images moving in the night sky.
Taking place at Edgbaston Stadium, the one-night show was above the heads of the audience members while they could sit comfortably in outdoor seats.
The show tells the story of the evolution of the planet. It begins with a sky full of stars all milling around until the Big Bang leads to the gradual creation of solar systems and planets. We then zone in on planet Earth and how life here has evolved.
With a narrative and recorded music, the show takes the story forward with early life forms of funghi and plants into creatures such as ammonites followed by dinosaurs and sharks. From here we learn of the first human beings and see images of cave art and the human form.
There is a sequence of what humans have achieved including building homes, erecting the Eiffel Tower and blasting rockets into outer space and the show then ends with a reminder that the planet is still evolving and we all have a part to play in ensuring its safe future.
Each of the different elements of the story is illustrated with the drone lights. The creation of the solar system sees multicoloured lights exploding outwards to create new galaxies and planets. Then the drones reform to build creatures and creations.
The images are really effective, shifting shape and replicating movement so that we see a turtle which swims, the head of a T-rex roaring at the audience, a woolly mammoth which trumpets and a human body which moves.
It’s all very impressive as the images dominate the skies and move in front of us, each created from hundreds of individual drone lights.
Shown on 26 October at Edgbaston Stadium, the audience was fortunate with the weather which was dry and warm. Plus the facilities at the stadium and an additional food marketplace all help to ensure the experience is comfortable with food and drink easily on hand.
The show lasts just under half an hour so is pretty short but manages to tell its story in this time. When each of the animated images is so striking it would have been great to have seen more – there is no shortage of creatures or historical periods to choose from.
Celestial, who created and performed Evolution, has been going for four years and in some ways, these kinds of shows are still in their infancy. Hopefully, in the future, they are able to expand to tell other stories, create other images and provide a full evening of entertainment.
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