Following the release of her surprise second studio album, Problématique, German singer-songwriter – and the first openly transgender woman to win a GRAMMY Award – Kim Petras, and her touring team hit the road on 27 September in Austin, Texas to showcase the Feed the Beast World Tour campaign in all its glory. Split into five acts based on the story of Dante’s Inferno overseen by Show Director William Baker, Creative Director Eli Sheppard, and choreographers, Brian, and Scott Nicholson. The show spotlighted Petras’ discography with theatrical, bold, and immersive lighting devised by Ricardo Rojas. Technical suppliers came in the shape of Solotech providing audio, lighting, and video alongside All Access Staging and Productions and Image SFX.
“The creative brief was bold to say the least,” Rojas recalled. “William Baker had a clear vision for the live show, and he did a great job of communicating that. I knew what I wanted the lighting to feel like: theatrical, bold, intentional, and immersive.” According to Rojas, each act has its own “mood” and “energy”.
Words: Jacob Waite
Photos: Shaun Llewellyn
