WEEK ONE - Morning Light

I left my apartment one morning, only to find the beautiful light of the morning sun, casting long shadows with its low angle. What caught my eye was not the vibrant color of the trees and the grass illuminated by the yellow light the sun, but rather the depth that the play of the light and shadows caused. The small field in front of my apartment looked huge (unfortunately not able to be captured by a picture as much). I loved that another apartment building cast a shadow that left a pool of darkness on the left side of the image. This field of darkness emphasized distance and detachment between the light pool on right, and the small spot of light on the stairs on the bottom left hand corner of the picture. The long shadows of the trees, in my mind, weren't necessarily present as static shadows (which could be created with the use of gobos), but I would be interested in dancers having long shadows. The warm yellow color of the sun created a light (opposite of heavy) feel, and the silence of the neighborhood before the preschool opened was as fresh as the morning air. Alongside this, the long shadows produced a very calming effect, fitting for the start of a new day (or metaphorically a new journey, or piece).

To create this morning sun, long shadows effect on the stage, I would use the Leko Pipe Ends on stage right in zone 3 with an amber color, with an amber or yellow color to create the stronger, sweeping effect the sun has. If this light is on full, hopefully it will be enough to create long shadows for the dancers. To supplement this, I would use Fresnels to give a warm yellow wash to create the sunlight feel in the areas that were out of the shadow in my picture. I would use the upstage (5 and 6) Down lights on stage left, and the Down (4) most stage right and downstage. This would hopefully create a bit of separation I was inspired by in real life. I can imagine a group of dancers upstage left, and one dancer downstage right. This to me would not be an isolation of a single person, but rather showing two events happening simultaneously in different locations. The use of the same color pallet in the lighting can perhaps even connect dancers that are separated on stage. I would use the

Like Cara, the use of a visual interpretation for the stage helped me speak about how the natural lighting inspired an idea for the stage (except I am not such an artist).