The Spanish theater company La Fura Dels Baus recurred to ReD for consultancy for the design of a reconfigurable pyramid, for the show “IMPERIUM” starting the world tour in May’07, in Beijing.
The composition of the object as a pyramid (to be climbed) would have to be achieved in the final part of the show, symbolizing a struggle for power.
On the other hand, the purpose along the show was to dissimulate it, being separated in parts with different shapes, performing along with the actors, supporting and participating as different sets in the development of the narrative.
This formal dissimulation was also reachable through the pyramid outer shell. The possibility of creating a non-regular skin, parallel to the reconfiguration of the rough geometrical shape led to the creation of a exterior membrane that, despite being variable and non-regular, provided steps in order to be climbed and allowed rebating numerous parts of it, achieving multiple reconfigurations.
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FINAL CONFIGURATION
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PYRAMID STUDIES
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