Anton Montaut

Experience

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  Auckland Live

  Oct 2000 - Apr 2004

  Senior Lighting Technician

  Setup and operated and maintained lighting equipment for all aspects of a multi venue events theatre

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  The Assembly Rooms

  Jun 2004 - Sept 2008

  Venue Manager

  West Drawing Room- Lighting, Sound and Venue Technician

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  Royal Albert Hall

  Oct 2005 - Dec 2005

  Stage Manager & Lighting Technician

  -Stage Manager -Lighting Technician

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  Hampstead Theatre

  Dec 2005 - Jun 2006

  Studio Technician

  Studio Technician, in charge operating lighting, sound, video, recording, sound design, and set construction. Working with all age groups and skill levels, from professional actors to after school classes for up and coming performers.

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  Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring: Live to Projection

  Jan 2008 - Jan 2009

  Lighting & Video Operator & Technician

  Drury Lane Theatre, - Lighting and Video Operator Grand MA,- Floor Electrician.

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  Carnival UK (P&O Cruises & Cunard)

  Jan 2009 - Sept 2014

  As Production Manager I supervised all aspects of the on-board entertainment including;- Production Shows, Featured Entertainers, Singers, Dancers, Musicians and Bands, Any presentation including dance sets, Cabaret entertainment, Production Shows, Featured Artists and Variety Shows. - Managed a Production team of 16 Technicians and a entertainment team of 45 including, dancers, vocalists, entertainment hosts, musicians, and guest entertainers. - Responsible for all Technical aspects including Lighting, Projection, Sound, Pyrotechnics, Automation, and Performer Flying. - Responsible for all documentation and health and safety procedures across the Entertainment department. - Oversaw all on-board presentations, particularly the Production Shows- Responsible for maintaining the artistic standards and intentions of the Producer/s, Director/s, Designer/s- Responsible for budgets up to $30,000- Working with MS Office software including, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Access. Show less

  • Production Manager

    Nov 2006 - Sept 2014

  • Head of Lighting

    Jan 2007 - Jan 2012

  • Head of Sound

    Jan 2009 - Jan 2010
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  Dragone

  Nov 2014 - Mar 2016

  Head of Lighting and Video

  - Responsible for upkeep and maintenance of all Lighting, Video and projection equipment across a 2000 seat venue. - Managed a team of 18 Technicians.- Managing budgets up to $300,000+ - Assisting the Deputy General Manager and Technical Director in their daily operations. - Responsible for all departmaental Health and Safety Directed by the world's greatest show mastermind Mr. Franco Dragone, the Han Show is a creative masterpiece blending world leading technologies and performance that challenges physical boundaries. This state-of-the-art theater is purpose-built in the shape of a red lantern for the Han Show featuring moving seats and a huge stage pool. It brings the audience a splendid sensory experience with 3 levels of performance: aerial, aquatic and immersive stage. Show less

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  Dragone

  May 2016 - Mar 2021

  Laperle is the dawn of a new era of entertainment in Dubai, a show produced and created by Franco Dragone one of the world’s most revered cultural artistic directors. Located in the heart of Al Habtoor City, La Perle is the region’s first permanent show boasting 450 performances per year in a tailor-made state of the art aqua-theatre.Produced by cultural creative company Dragone, directed by the legendary artistic director Franco Dragone and brought to Dubai by the Al Habtoor Group, the production has been created in Dubai and embodies the spirit of Arabia.La Perle features a cast of 65 world-class artists performing breath-taking aqua and aerial feats with the assistance of 70 specialised technicians in a tailor-made, state of the art, intimate 1,300 seat theatre. The theatre itself features an ‘aqua-stage’ filled with 2.5 million litres of water,powered by hydraulic pumps and fountains that enable the stage to change from a dry platform to aquatic stage and vice versa. Daredevil performers dive into the water-filled stage from a height of 35 metres and fly around the auditorium on high-powered winches at a speed of four metres per second.With this cutting edge stagecraft and state of the art technology fused together La Perle will be a visually stunning spectacle in, on and above water. Show less

  • Assistant Technical Director

    May 2018 - Mar 2021

  • Head of Lighting & Video

    May 2016 - May 2018
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  La Perle by Dragone

  Mar 2021 - Dec 2022

  Technical Director
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  Sun World Group

  Dec 2022 - Dec 2023

  Signature Show Technical Director
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  Auckland Live

  Apr 2024 - now

  Head of Technical Lighting & Stage