Surprise! It's by Florian Wieder! One starts to wonder if there's no one else really in Europe (or in the world for that matter) who can design stages. This is his seventh Eurovision stage since 2011 (2011, 2012, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020) so only Swedes and Danish have preferred local talent for their stages lately. He has also designed the stages of America's Got Talent since 2011, Britain's Got Talent since 2007, The X Factors both US and UK and many, many more.
Florian Wieder says: ““The design shows the connection between the sky, the sea and the land. The horizon links these elements and that horizon will work as a window to open up the world of Eurovision 2020. The floor plan of the stage is inspired by the canals and bridges that connect land and water in the Netherlands. With this design, we want to bring the artists as close as possible to the audience.I was inspired by the unique characteristics of Dutch Design. Based on that, I wanted to create an unconventional, minimalist and modern concept for next year's show. I am very happy that the Dutch public broadcaster has been so openminded and has enthusiastically embraced this design. As far as I'm concerned, this is a new chapter in stage design, a wish I have had for a long time."
According to Sietse Bakker, Executive Producer Event of the Eurovision Song Contest 2020, this design seamlessly fits the story the creators want to tell: “The design is innovative, modest and functionally smart. This way we can create a completely different look for each of the 41 participating acts, opening and interval acts and during the voting results.
Seeing the first images leaves me always a bit confused. I remember dearly when in Helsinki 2007 the stage was kept secret until the very last minute and I for example remember seeing it for the first time when going to the arena for the first rehearsals having the WOW effect when you reached the area and could see it from above through the curtains in Hartwall Arena..... This said, a lot has happened in these years and today's stages are rather complex compared to back then and will look so different from these images when in action with lights and through the tv-screen.
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