–Is the piece a series of moments or one long thought? Are there movements repeated or accumulated? –Where are the transitions in the work? Should they be accented or blended?
But if you have specific ideas about the lighting then sharing them is a good idea regardless of the existing relationship. If you have an LD you know well, you may not need to share any of this information. Most often, time with your LD will be at a premium so the more information you can give about the work the more useful your time together. It is important to break down the piece the way you see it. –How important is the music to the feel of the work? –Is it warm? Cool? Sharp and barren? Soft and fuzzy? Ask other choreographers for recommendations when choosing a LD to help find one that fulfills the needs of the production.Ī good LD will have questions to help the lighting process. Professional designers will adapt to the choreographer’s style of communication and offer ideas based on discussion about the piece. This person will help create the visuals for your show by coming to rehearsals and dialoging with you about your concepts. If possible, hiring a LD for the production is always a good choice.
The first choice is whether to hire an outside designer or use the tech person provided by the theatre. Because lighting interacts with all the visuals of a stage design it is crucial to have clear communication between the lighting designer, choreographer, and other collaborators.īefore a choreographer or dance company talks with a lighting designer (LD) they have to decide who they will hire. As Rosenthal so eloquently points out, there is no lighting design without other artists. No one can say the light in a play ‘gave a good performance.’” - The Magic of Light by Jean RosenthalĪlthough there are many important aspects of lighting design, collaboration is the most important. In the theatre the lighting designer’s collaboration is with all these at once. “Lighting design is a collaborative profession in which the lighting designer collaborates with backgrounds, things, purposes and people.
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