Contemporary Dance Lighting
eBook - ePub

Contemporary Dance Lighting

The Poetry and the Nitty-Gritty

  1. 248 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Contemporary Dance Lighting

The Poetry and the Nitty-Gritty

About this book

Contemporary Dance Lighting: The Poetry and the Nitty-Gritty dynamically guides students toward aesthetically, creatively, and skillfully becoming lighting designers for dance in the 21st century.

The book is organized in three parts, covering everything from the aesthetic considerations of lighting for dance to the tools and technology designers use to create compelling artistry. Part I, "Beginnings" establishes context, explaining the structure of the book and illuminating the history of contemporary dance and lighting. Part II, "The Poetry" elaborates on the key artistic and aesthetic elements of contemporary dance lighting: visual narrative; controllable functions and qualities of light; use of space, color, and time; importance and intricacies of collaboration; and continual effects and evolution of technology. Part III, "The Nitty-Gritty" steers students through the technical knowledge and skills necessary to design lighting, including understanding your tools and positioning instruments; creating layered light plots; organizing extensive paperwork; and archiving. The dance Artifice, choreographed by Jerry Pearson, is sequentially explored throughout the book to convey key concepts. "Further Reflections" conclude each chapter, written by a diverse group of renowned professionals, inviting young designers directly into the world of lighting design.

This textbook is for use in Lighting Design and Design for Dance Lighting courses at the university level, along with professional training programs.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Dedication
  6. Table of Contents
  7. About the Authors
  8. About the Contributors
  9. Acknowledgements
  10. Foreword
  11. Part I Beginnings
  12. Part II The Poetry
  13. Part III The Nitty-Gritty
  14. Appendix 1 USITT Recommended Practices for Theatrical Lighting Design Graphics
  15. Appendix 2 Endless Questions for You as a Collaborator
  16. Appendix 3 Sweet Summer Suite: Original Notes, Light Plot, and Paperwork
  17. Appendix 4 Stage Managing for Dance: A Guide for UCSB Dance Concerts
  18. Appendix 5 Suggested Further Reading
  19. Glossary
  20. Index