Lighting Dance: A Study of Technical, Philosophical, and Psychological Shadows

Lighting Dance pioneers the discussion of the ability of lighting design to foreground shadow in dance performances.

Through a series of experiments integrating light, shadow, and improvised dance movement, it highlights and analyses what it advances as an innovative expression of shadow in dance as an alternative to more conventional approaches to lighting design. Different art forms, such as painting, film, and dance pieces from Loie Fuller, the Russell Maliphant Dance Company, Elevenplay,...