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<p class="MsoNormal">Hi everyone<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">This will be a discussion in the new year for my administration and staff:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">What is the determined safe lighting level for the audience area, on a flat floor, where they may be either walking around or dancing?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">(I’m in Canada, so please share foot candle or lux or lumens, and not code sections).<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Background:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">In our main concert hall (fixed seating), our typical SOP is to add house lights once audience starts getting up to leave, even if curtain calls are still happening.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">If the band is still playing encores, I may cheat in the house lights, depending on how many audience are moving.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">In our secondary space, black box, flat floor:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">A recent in-house produced show, the PTB decided to have a standing audience. Some chairs in the seating towers around the outside, but the flat floor, where we normally put out 100+ rows of loose seating (secured to each other), had no
chairs, and audience was expected to stand for the 90 minutes.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">There was disagreement between PTB and the lighting tech, about suitable levels in the audience area.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">1 wanted the area darker, the other thought it was dim enough due to audience (being able to) walking around. AND the levels were already programmed into a cued show.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">So: for a dance floor / night club sort of area, what is the proscribed lighting levels, or average lighting levels?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks in advance.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Merry Christmas<o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Andrew M. Riter</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none"> <br>
</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Assistant Technical Director, Head Lighting Technician</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Chan Centre for the Performing Arts</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">The University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">6265 Crescent Road | Vancouver BC | V6T 1Z1 Canada</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Phone 604 822 2372</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none"><br>
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