A few days before the rehearsals start to take place, we have the opportunity to take a look at Eurovision 2023 stage.
His Majesty The King and Her Majesty The Queen Consort visited the Liverpool Arena today. They have had the honor to light up the arena and reveal the beautiful stage.
Around the stage itself, we can see the green room, where all the delegations will sit down, waiting for the results and cheering up the other artists.
Each delegation will have a table of a Eurovision-heart shaped.
Tim Davie, BBC Director-General, joined the royal visit and commented:
It is an honour that His Majesty The King and Her Majesty The Queen Consort have come here today to reveal the fantastic staging for our Eurovision Song Contest programming. This set will be the focal point for all of the celebrations and we cannot wait to see it lighting up Liverpool and TV screens across the world.
Technical details:
- 450+ square metres of staging
- 220+ square metres of independently moving and turning video screens
- 1500+ metres of LED lights
- 700+ video tiles integrated into the floor
Julio Himede, the Set Designer for Liverpool 2023 has explanied the cocept
The architecture takes inspiration from a wide hug, opening its arms to Ukraine, the show’s performers and guests from across the world. I focused on the cultural aspects and similarities between Ukraine, the UK and specifically Liverpool. From music, dance and art to architecture and poetry.
It is our duty as designers to enhance performances through a compelling visual landscape, while capturing the heart and soul of the Eurovision Song Contest.
It’s so important to us that the delegations have the greatest possible space to work with. We wanted to give them a set that has lots of options for staging
Set Designer: Julio Himede
Julio has rich experience in set designing. He created designs for productions like:
- Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration
- MTV Video Music Awards (2018-2021)
- American Song Contest
- Grammy Awards
