Y DANCE
All About Dance
LIGHTING
As well as helping the dancers to be seen, lighting can also indicate the time of day, a season or a place, and can focus audience attention on a character or mood.
Spot - has a hard-edged effect, used to light dancers or elements on the stage. Coloured filters can be used with this lamp.
Fresnel - used for a softer edged effect, with a diffusing lens in front of the lamp. It's useful for good overall light, when used with others. Coloured filters can be used with this lamp.
Flood - produces a clear wide-angled light, but there is little control over the spread of the light. Coloured filters can be used with this lamp.
Strobe - a flashing light, used for special effects. Often used to give the effect of old movies. Produces a jerky effect on the movements of dancers when used on its own.
Lighting can also be used to highlight key moments or climax in dance.
It may be used to define a dancer when they are performing- such as highlighting body parts or casting shadows. The placing of the light can affect the outcome.
PROJECTION: Nowadays many productions use projected video or visuals in their design. This can be projected onto a cyclorama in place of a back drop or onto a gauze or onto the floor or onto anything really. You can even have holograms on stage! Projection can be used in place of or as well as lighting, with interesting results.
