MAC 2000 Wash at Summer Olympics Opening and Closing Ceremonies

On the evening of August 13, 2004, the eyes of the world were fixed on the Olympic Stadium in Athens where a total of 650 Martin MAC 2000 Wash were used as an integral element of a spectacular Opening Ceremony at the Summer Olympic Games. It was the largest event ever for a single MAC 2000 Series fixture.

The MAC 2000 Wash was the main washlight fixture used for the Opening Ceremony and was also an integral part of the closing festivities on August 29th.

The Martin fixtures were supplied through several key rental companies, part of a complete and comprehensive lighting package as required by American lighting designer Bob Dickinson and lighting designer Eleftheria Deko of Greece. Event producers were Jack Morton Worldwide.

Combined with other lighting effects, the Opening and Closing Ceremonies were a stunning spectacle, and admired by lighting and sports fans alike. Some four billion people watched the return of the Games to the land of its birth.