Unusual Rigging & Engineering gets in the saddle for Spanish Riding School performance

1st April 2019

The world famous Spanish Riding School performed in the Middle East for the first time in March 2019 at the Emirates Palace in Abu Dhabi.

Presented by Flash Entertainment, the high profile event was attended by His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, and Austrian Chancellor, Sebastian Kurz, so required staging of the highest quality.

Flash Entertainment asked Unusual Rigging &Engineering to design, supply and construct the 60m x 18m ground support structure from which two LED screens andthe event’s lighting were suspended.
"I would like to thank the Unusual team for going the extra mile in ensuring the event was delivered with precision and the highest quality service which I am used to receiving from Unusual," said Robert Eatock, operations manager at Flash Entertainment. "The event was met with a resounding, positive response. The client was extremely happy with how things turned out despite the weather challenges we faced over the period we were on site, including setting up in the rain. The entire team on site was extremely helpful and I would like to express my gratitude once again. I look forward to our next events together."