Moonlight Reflector for the Full Moon Theatre Project

Francesco Anselmo has developed something truly extraordinary: a moonlight reflector capable of capturing and concentrating the light of the full moon. Using one of our PMMA mirror panels here at PlasticSheetsShop, he built the Hypatia reflector – an integral part of the Full Moon Theatre project. This ambitious initiative aims to enable open-air theatre performances illuminated solely by moonlight – entirely without electricity.

Francesco is contributing to the Full Moon Theatre project, a dream that began over 30 years ago. Its goal? To create an open air theatre illuminated solely by the light of the moon. In March 2023, the original international team of physicists, engineers, and artists reignited this incredible vision.

At the heart of the project are parabolic reflectors designed to collect and concentrate moonlight directly onto the stage. Francesco successfully built a working prototype of the Hypatia reflector, named in honour of Hypatia, the renowned 4th century astronomer and mathematician. This inventive reflector focuses the faint glow of the moon and can even make colours visible in the dark.