Above is a photo that I've been obsessed with this week. It was taken during tech for the Student Voices Project, as the projector was being set up. Although it was just Jayde's computer background and not a projection actually used in the show, it made me think so much about how projection and lighting can be used to light more than just the stage in a theater. I've recently been very drawn to more ideas of immersive theater. I think using lighting and projections on the audience space (similar to how Jimmy lit the walls pre-show in Cabaret) is a great way to introduce audience members to the world of a performance.
With this projection, the lighting mood reads very much like a forest at nighttime, which sets a scene for audience members. Throughout the quarter, we've discussed different ways lighting design evokes certain emotions and associations from people. To me, this setting reads isolated, yet serene. I'm designing a show next quarter (for sound, not lighting), and I think ideas like this type of immersivity are applicable across so many areas of design. I would love to ultimately lighting design for a show that uses immersive audience lighting to enhance the world we see onstage.
Very nice take on immersive lighting - a term in some way so very new and exciting to how we do live theatre/performance - it is not just for theme parks anymore. Nice post!
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