What draws me to this image artistically is its asymmetry and abstract quality. It is very two-dimensional, and I think it would be an interesting challenge to create a three-dimensional version of this through light on stage...or, depending on the concept of the piece, find a way to make it intentionally two-dimensional within a three-dimensional space (the stage). I also like the blinding quality of the picture. Very little is seen beyond this flash of light. I once saw a piece that used a long row of lights at a very intense setting that spanned the width of the stage, shining right into the audience and moved from the floor to halfway up the wall. It was many seconds of needing to both look away and maintain focus on the stage because I was so enraptured with what the dancers were doing.
P.S. This is a picture of the sun, zoomed in as much as possible and then obviously changed to black and white.
Really intriguing post and picture - would love to see a piece created by a choreographer and an LD with something like this for inspiration
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I like that you mention needing to look away; that's immediately what I did after a second of looking at this photo. I imagine it might make the audience uncomfortable to be in that situation of wanting to protect their eyes from the harsh glare but at the same time wanting to see the movement on stage. Interesting!
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