With ongoing relationships with Gomez's production management team and set designers, Robert 'Hydro' Mullin, Tamlyn Wright, Baz Halpin, and Chris Nyfield, TAIT executed stage designs and artistic set elements. To meet the production teams design, TAIT constructed a 49ft. rolling stage with band risers on both sides and a scissor lift behind the stage. TAIT provided a painted 32 ft. thrust performance deck which is painted to give the illusion of three runways immersing into the audience.
The thrust performance deck includes nine traps that drop into the underworld and house nine medicine ball trampolines for the dancers to perform on. Additionally, TAIT manufactured five LED 4ft. in diameter inflatable nylon orbs that move above the stage as Gomez performs.
Lastly, TAIT built two triangular projection screens which accent both sides of PRG's centre stage video screens. "TAIT is excited to support Selena Gomez on her upcoming Revival Tour. In working with Hydro, Tamlyn and the entire production team, we were able to offer a combination of solutions to achieve the show's artistic vision," Aaron Siebert, project manager of TAIT explained.
After releasing her new album, Gomez announced her Revival Tour to the public via Instagram on 1 October, 2015. Shortly after her announcement, TAIT began stage production and integration. Rehearsals began in April and continued through 5 May, 2016. Opening night was last Friday at the Mandalay Bay Events Centre in Las Vegas. The Revival Tour will travel through North America, Asia, and Europe.
(Jim Evans)