September 15-17, 2026 | Timiryazev Centre, Moscow
All-Russian Basking Tournament
15 September | Tuesday
10.00 – 18.00
Conference room
We invite lighting technicians, lighting designers and anyone involved in or interested in lighting technology within the entertainment industry to take part in the All-Russian Basking* tournament. Any visitor to the Light + Audio Tec exhibition is welcome to take part.
Essential requirements for participants include creativity, originality, artistic expression, technical mastery of their instruments, and the ability to put on a brilliant show in real time within a short space of time.
*basking – ‘live’ lighting work carried out without prior preparation or knowledge of the material
Take part in the tournament
- RegistrationTo take part in the tournament, you simply need to register for the exhibition. Separate registration for the tournament will take place at the event itself, via a ‘live’ queue, where you will be given a ‘ticket’ for your chosen console.
- The participant’s taskThe task for participants in the real-time basking tournament is to create a dynamic lighting display for a randomly selected song from a list that will be published on the website a few days before the tournament begins.
- Terms and ConditionsParticipants will perform using a control console of their choice, provided by the organisers (MA2, MA3, Avolites), or they may bring their own console (the main requirement for a personal console is that it must output 8 Artnet streams).
- WeightsThe results of your performance at the console will be displayed in the 3D visualiser. The weighting of the visualiser is not known in advance and will only be revealed on the day of the tournament.
- The preparation processOnce a participant’s ‘ticket’ number has been announced, they are given 15 minutes to set up their workspace on their chosen console; they may use USB sticks containing any macros, plug-ins or show start-up files. Once the set-up time has elapsed, the organisers display the participant’s visualiser feed on the big screens and play a random song from the list.
- Voting and selection of finalists
- Instant feedback: comments from the presenter and the judges immediately after a contestant’s performance has finished;
- Open voting: an impartial vote by the audience to select the best participants;
- Valuable prizes from the tournament sponsor.
- David MisakyanChair of the Jury,
Tournament OrganiserA renowned concert
and a theatre lighting designer
Sponsor
Shadow — a manufacturer and distributor of stage equipment for theatre productions, circus shows, events and concerts. We offer a wide range of dynamic lighting fixtures, LED spotlights, theatre lighting fixtures, optical and lighting effects, switching and DMX distribution systems, as well as special effects. Our equipment is characterised by the highest quality components and workmanship.
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*2nd place*
Set in a case: SHADOW SPLIT-IT splitter and SHADOW MOSAIC 8-port Art-Net to DMX512/RDM converter -
*3rd place*
SHADOW 4NODE-CON network controller
PARTNER
YARILO Pro is a Russian manufacturer of lighting control devices for stage, theatre and club lighting. The company’s core business is the manufacture and sale of USB DMX controllers and ArtNet devices compatible with lighting control software popular worldwide. The main advantages of YARILO Pro’s products are their affordable price, high quality and expert support.
The YARILO Pro production facility and warehouse are located in Voronezh, in the Russian Federation, which offers excellent logistical opportunities for our customers in Russia and neighbouring countries.
The YARILO Pro production facility and warehouse are located in Voronezh, in the Russian Federation, which offers excellent logistical opportunities for our customers in Russia and neighbouring countries.
