LED step lighting projects Case studies from theatres, cinemas and auditoriums.
Explore completed step and aisle lighting installations in theatres, cinemas, lecture halls and retractable seating – with project photographs, system details and technical specifications.
Four step lighting projects, four installation challenges.
Theatre retrofits, IMAX cinemas, heritage venues and retractable seating each require different profiles, wiring and control arrangements. These four case studies show the equipment and installation details specified for each setting.
Metronom Theater Oberhausen
For musical theatre operation, we supplied SL2 step profiles with edge and tread illumination plus DMX control; in 2026, plug-in distribution was added for variable platforms and access steps.
Traumpalast Leonberg · IMAX
For the IMAX auditorium, we combined made-to-measure SL1 step profiles and illuminated seat row indicators with DMX scenes and coordinated mains and backup-power operation.
Stadthalle Heidelberg
For the upper balcony of the listed convention hall, we manufactured 157 custom recessed luminaires in six lengths together with ten control units and project-specific 24 V backup-power logic.
VILCO Bad Vilbel
For the movable grandstand, we engineered integrated LED step profiles with energy chains, 124 plug-in access steps and wireless DMX. In 2026, a follow-up expansion added 24 portable steps and 18 double steps.
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Filter by venue type or technology, including DMX, DALI, recessed POM luminaires and plug-in systems for movable seating. The language of each detailed case study is shown on its card.
UCI Luxe East Side Gallery Berlin
Berlin · 14 cinema auditoriums · approx. 1,800 m LED · existing infrastructure retained
Open case study (English) ↗
ArtLab · Max-Planck-Institut Frankfurt
Frankfurt · POM light lines · parquet · curved stage edge
Open case study (German) ↗
Schlosstheater Schwetzingen
Schwetzingen · historic existing building · POM 15 × 12 mm · decentralised wireless controls
Open case study (German) ↗
Digital Campus Bad Friedrichshall
Bad Friedrichshall · RGB · movable platforms · DMX · energy chains
Open case study (German) ↗
Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg
Würzburg · POM 15 × 12 mm · approx. 9 m curved run · 5-mm LED · wireless/touch
Open case study (German) ↗
Porsche Zentrum Hofheim
Hofheim · approx. 25 m SL1 · 2 presentation platforms · neutral white · DALI
Open case study (German) ↗
GOP Varieté Essen · Artistical Theater
Essen · 85 m RGB step lighting · 32 illuminated row numbers · DMX control
Stadthalle Heidelberg
Heidelberg · 157 custom luminaires · 10 control units · 24 V backup logic
Open case study (English) ↗
Metronom Theater Oberhausen
Oberhausen · 424 m profiles total · SL2 · DMX · plug-in extension
Open case study (English) ↗
Planken Lichtspiele Mannheim
Mannheim · 290 m SL1 · 125 seat-row indicators · 7 cinema auditoriums
Open case study (German) ↗
Humboldt-Universität Berlin
Berlin · approx. 96 m · POM recessed luminaires · stage edges · adapted to DALI in 2026
Open case study (English) ↗
Metropol Kino Stuttgart
Stuttgart · step profiles · fabrication and installation · 2024
Kurhaus Bad Vilbel
Bad Vilbel · stair-edge profiles · 3 × 20 m wide steps · 2024
Ostseekino Kühlungsborn
Kühlungsborn · step profiles · 2024
Theaterhaus Stuttgart
Stuttgart · grandstand aisles · 220 m linear luminaires · 2024
Traumpalast Esslingen
Esslingen · 7 auditoriums · step lighting · 2024
DEKRA Stuttgart
Stuttgart · circular platform · curved profile · 5-mm LED technology · 2023
Open case study (German) ↗
Nationaltheater Mannheim
Mannheim · approx. 100 m SL2 · DMX · battery system · automatic failure logic
Open case study (German) ↗Traumpalast Leonberg · IMAX
Leonberg · approx. 450 m SL1 · seat-row indicators · DMX · mains and backup operation
Open case study (English) ↗
VILCO Bad Vilbel
Approx. 660 m in the initial build · 3 movable modules · energy chains and plug-in connections · expanded in 2026 by 24 portable steps and 18 double steps.
Open case study (English) ↗
Württembergische Landesbühne Esslingen
Esslingen · approx. 100 m SL2 · existing wiring · decentralised technology · wireless dimming
Open case study (German) ↗
ÖVB Arena Bremen · Halle 7
Bremen · 184 m step lighting · movable grandstand · energy chains · plug-in controls
Open case study (English) ↗
Bettenkino Leonberg
Leonberg · LED step lighting · DMX control · 2023
Theater für Niedersachsen Hildesheim
Hildesheim · LED step-lighting retrofit · DALI · 2023
Corso Kino Radevormwald
Radevormwald · stair steps · installation · 2023
Cineworld Mainfrankenpark Dettelbach
Dettelbach · all auditoriums · step lighting · 2022
KINOPOLIS Landshut
Complete refurbishment across 11 screens: 473 m SL1, 120 m FL floor profile and 190 seat-row indicators. New A/B wiring in conduits replacing the obsolete EL-foil system.
Open refurbishment case study (German) ↗
Paradiso Tanzbar München
Munich · nightclub · gold-coloured stair-edge profiles · 2022
Kleines Theater Schillerstraße Geesthacht
Geesthacht · step profiles · LED · 2022
Forum Freies Theater Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf · platform · step lighting · 2022
Kammerlichtspiele Sonneberg
Sonneberg · LED stair-step lighting · 2022
Podest Dortmund
Dortmund · custom front-face platform lighting · aluminium light trough · PLEXIGLAS® · DALI
Open case study (German) ↗
Cineplex Bad Kreuznach
Bad Kreuznach · all auditoriums · stair steps · 2021
Hörsaal München
Munich · LED step lighting · RGB · DMX · 2021
Kino Center Schwelm
Schwelm · LED stair-edge profiles · 2021
Kino Lichtspiele Wemding
Wemding · Tubelight → LED · 24 V DC · 2 × SL2 blue/white · approx. 10 m light line
Open case study (German) ↗
Diskothek Hole44 Berlin
Berlin · 12 m-long step edges · LED profiles · 2021
Stadthalle Lohr am Main
Lohr am Main · 42 steps · flush POM light lines · DMX · 24 V
Open case study (German) ↗
Nibelungenfestspiele Worms
Worms · 185 plug-in SL2 profiles · outdoor · annual reassembly since 2019
Open case study (German) ↗
Orchesterzentrum NRW Dortmund
Dortmund · RGB step lighting · 2019
Arthaus Kino Stuttgart
Stuttgart · stair-edge profiles with dual light effect · 2019
CineStar Augsburg
Augsburg · 12 auditoriums · 580 m stair-step lighting · 2019
Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg
Ludwigsburg · stair-step lighting · refurbishment · 2019
Stadthalle Esslingen
Esslingen · platforms · light lines · 2019
Theater und Orchester Heidelberg
Heidelberg · approx. 280 m · parquet refurbishment · serviceable LED solution
Open case study (English) ↗
Hörsaal Uniklinik Essen
Essen · 94 m LED step profile · silver · DALI · 2018
Hochschule für Musik Karlsruhe
Karlsruhe · grandstand · LED step-lighting conversion · 2018
Theater Berlin
Berlin · illuminated stage edge · 2018
Casino Bad Homburg
Bad Homburg · curved step profiles · LED · 2017
Camera Zwo Saarbrücken
Saarbrücken · floor marking · LED lighting · 2017
Bühnen Köln
Cologne · stair-edge profiles · EL foils · 2017
UT Kino Saarbrücken
Saarbrücken · cinema auditoriums · LED step lighting · 2017
A system has to convince at handover. In daily operation, it has to work.
The light line is only the part you see.
What matters is how the entire system works behind it: installation detail, cable routes, power supplies, dimming, backup operation, service access and coordination across trades.
A strong footprint in Germany. Proven projects across Europe.
Germany remains our densest project market. The European map adds documented project and delivery locations in Austria, Switzerland, France, Luxembourg and Ireland.
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