The stage was designed by New York-based set designer John Casey , and was based around the theme of contemporary Russian avant-garde . Casey , who had previously designed the stage for the Eurovision Song Contest 1997 in Dublin , was also involved in design teams for the 1994 and 1995 contests . He explained that " even before he worked with the Russians on the TEFI Awards in Moscow in 1998 , he was inspired by and drawn to art from the Russian Avant Garde period , especially the constructivists ... He tried to come up with a theatrical design for the contest that incorporates Russian avant-garde art into a contemporary setting , almost entirely made up of different types of LED screens . " Casey explained that together , the various LED shapes form the finished product . Furthermore , large sections of the stage can move , including the circular central portion of curved LED screens , which can be moved to effect and allow each song to have a different feel
Eurovision Song Contest 1997
Eurovision Song Contest 1997
Eurovision Song Contest 2009