Blog 4: Dance Visions

I spent eight days straight in the Irvine Barclay Theatre. As tired and stressed out as I was throughout the week, I wanted to take time to notice the work that went into the lighting design. This time, I was mindful that a lot of times we were called on stage, it was for lighting purposes. In this picture, you can see that there are lights everywhere and they all serve a specific purpose. During the first tech rehearsal, we were allowed to spectate the show from the audience. Every piece was very different. The first one took place in a Chinese village. The colors were vibrant to compliment the costumes and the lights faded in and out to lead viewers to the next scene in the story. The second piece was a classical ballet expert, I remember Tong Wang he wanted basic lighting so neutral tones were used to light the dancers. The third piece, was darker. The lights were lower than the previous pieces. Side lights cast shadows across the stage adding a demonic essence.