Blog #3 - Survival Project

First off Survival Project was amazing and I got the honor of being lighting board operator and working with Nita to help program and then carry out her designs and cues alongside the legendary Bradley Zipser. Now Nita did a lovely job with all of this show but this one particular scene I think at some point Every crew member commented on.

This sequence was called "Exchangeable Duet" on my cue list, I always referred to it as the fight scene and it always reminded me a lot of a harlequin and columbine dance sequence. The lighting of this scene was particularly striking and everyone loved it. The reason everyone remarked they loved it was that it was subtle but strong. It didn't need much to be super impactful. There were dance pieces in the show that had dozens of cues illuminating and accenting, this piece once it entered the cue for the actual dance it stayed there until the piece was over but it was amazing how one light cue could keep the energy of a space so alive. The simplicity and balance of the scene and its lighting was beautiful, it moved so well in and out of the sequence and held this little bubble of a dance perfectly.

So many people talked about it I felt nearly obligated to discuss it in more depth in a blog post, so here we are. I first of course asked Nita if I could talk about it and if I could take a picture which I have attached below. Since I was simultaneously trying to watch cues and it was taken on my iphone this picture does not do Nita justice but gives you a hint.