Kyle Evans has joined Robe’s creative team which is led by Nathan Wan and known for ensuring style is at the forefront of all Robe’s exhibition stands and live show spectaculars in addition to producing a host of other multimedia, video and live performance assets, promotional activities and training.
Evans will be working as a Junior Lighting and Media Programmer alongside Wan and the current team of Jordan Tinniswood and Andy Webb. He will generally be assisting wherever needed, including console configuration, assisting with programming, creating Capture previsualisation models and many other tasks including as in-house AI wrangler.
Evans will also be working worldwide with Robe’s Theatre Workshop as a systems tech, as well as sharing support duties at Robe HQ’s showroom in the Czech Republic.
In the immediate future, the team is working furtively on Robe’s new live show trilogy which will be premiered at the PLASA London expo in September. This will also play LDI 2024 in Las Vegas and Prolight 2025 in Frankfurt.
Growing up in Wrexham, North Wales, Evans was first attracted to the world of lighting and production after his first concert – The 1975 at Manchester Arena. He saw all the amazing lights, designed by Tobias Rylander and was transfixed by how creative and dramatic good lighting could be, and how exciting a job working with light in some form might be.
His first live events experience was at Coleg Cambria’s Yale site where he studied backstage theatre production, after which he went to university at The Academy of Live Technology in Production Park, Wakefield, studying live event production, and specialising in lighting design and practice. During this time, he joined Robe’s NRG (Next Robe generation) educational initiative, which Wan explained is a great introduction to young creatives that also enables opportunities for him to work with them and assess their abilities in real-life show and event scenarios.
Wan commented, “We are delighted to welcome Kyle onboard. His energy and enthusiasm is fantastic, he’s keen to learn and has a real appetite for knowledge. He will be a great asset to the team as we take on more demanding projects worldwide.”
Wan first worked with Evans when the latter was one of the NRG crew at the 2023 TPi Awards at the Battersea Evolution venue, and it was here that his personality and attitude stood out to Wan. Evans noted this event as a “fantastic opportunity” where he was able to programme the outdoor architectural lighting which comprised 10 iFORTE luminaires, highlighting the exterior. He again supported Wan and the team this year at Prolight+Sound in Frankfurt, where he worked as a system tech for the grand finale of Robe’s “Power of Imagination” live show.
“I was made to feel so welcome as a student by Robe, coupled with being offered invaluable knowledge-expanding opportunities like RoboSpot training before I actually joined the Team for real,” he explained.
As a creative person, he loves being involved with “all aspects of stage lighting” and has a zest for everything related to gaining more experience and knowledge in the field. “I am incredibly lucky to now be working with this amazing team,” he concluded.
