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"Using the Pride flag colors exclusively in both lighting and video content, our results are a little loud....but loud was the whole point!", says Perron.
Internationally acclaimed French architect Roger Taillibert wasn't thinking about colorful entertainment lighting when he was commissioned to design the main stadium for the 1976 Summer Olympics. But the towering edifice that he created provides an ideal backdrop for a lighting designer looking to unleash powerful imagery in color. Gil Perron demonstrated that this year at the Montreal Pride Festival.
Color always plays a key role in this iconic festival, but Perron wanted to take things a step further in 2026. "This year, I really wanted to play the color theory at its most obvious," he says. "Using the Pride flag colors exclusively in both lighting and video content, our results are a little loud....but loud was the whole point!"
Perron created colorful panoramas throughout the festival site. At the Olympic Park Stadium, which backed the main stage, Taillibert's architectural design allowed him to create long, clean streaks of reds, greens, and blues to complement the hues onstage.
"The building provided a perfect canvas ...