Beyond the Stage: EnjoyGalaxy Lights Up WorldSkills Shanghai 2026

13,000+ Pixel Cubes Extend the Stage into the Stands

EnjoyGalaxy returned to WorldSkills for the Shanghai 2026 Opening Ceremony, with more than 13,000 wireless LED pixel cubes turning the audience stands into a giant screen. Following our involvement in Kazan 2019, this was another opportunity to help bring a WorldSkills opening ceremony to life through audience lighting.

A Bigger Canvas for the Opening Ceremony

In Shanghai, the visual design reached beyond the performance floor. Colour and imagery continued across the seating areas, giving the stage a much wider canvas. The pixel cubes filled the stands with light, creating the dreamlike atmosphere that made the audience area part of the scenery.

For spectators, that changed their place in the show: the image was not only in front of them, but around them. Each light contributed to a picture that could be seen across the venue.

Connecting Audience Lighting with Floor Screens

The audience display was designed to work alongside the floor screens and stage lighting. Coordinated colours and visual sequences linked these different surfaces, allowing the composition to stretch from the floor into the stands.

This relationship gave the performance its depth. The floor screens carried the imagery at stage level, while the audience pixels extended its presence around the venue. Together with the lighting, they created a multidimensional setting for the live performance.

Trusted Again: From Kazan 2019 to Shanghai 2026

Our previous WorldSkills opening ceremony project took us to Kazan, Russia, in 2019. Returning in Shanghai seven years later was a meaningful moment for the Enjoy Tech team. We are grateful for the renewed trust in EnjoyGalaxy and proud to have contributed to both ceremonies.