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Zusatztext Light – that immaterial material with the power to dematerialize – performs as an agential force in our daily lives. But within the shadowy realms of theatres, galleries, ‘found’ spaces and nocturnal outdoor sites, it is employed as a transformational aesthetic medium by artists of technical alchemy attentive to the subtleties and intensities of its ‘appearing’.This timely anthology critically celebrates light as a performative medium and an event in itself. Meditating on processes, practices and projects its contributors confront the politics of perception and constructions of visuality to challenge conventional hierarchies and assumptions not only in the world of theatre but within the world as theatre. Chapters explore its relevance to the performing, visual and spatial arts — including architecture and urban design — to reveal how lighting design integrates effects and affects to orchestrate, enliven and shape our individual and communal experiences. Informationen zum Autor Dr Katherine Graham is a lecturer in theatre at the University of York in the Department of Theatre, Film, Television, and Interactive Media. She is currently co-convenor of the Theatre and Performance Research Association's Scenography Working Group and has published work about light in Theatre and Performance Design and Contemporary Theatre Review . She has also worked extensively as a lighting designer for theatre and dance. Scott Palmer is Associate Professor in Performance Design and Director of Student Education in the School of Performance & Cultural Industries, University of Leeds, UK. He is the co-editor with Joslin McKinney of Scenography Expanded: An Introduction to Contemporary Performance Design and with Katherine Graham and Kelli Zezulka of Contemporary Performance Lighting: Experience, Creativity and Meaning. Dr Kelli Zezulka is a lecturer in technical theatre (production and design) at University of Salford, UK. She has published in the journals Theatre, Dance and Performance Training and Behind the Scenes as well as in applied linguistics. Her research interests include lighting design and scenography processes, theatre design pedagogy, interpersonal pragmatics and creative collaboration. A practising lighting designer, she is also a non-executive director of the Association of Lighting Designers and editor of its bi-monthly magazine, Focus . Scott Palmer is Associate Professor in Performance Design and Director of Student Education in the School of Performance & Cultural Industries, University of Leeds, UK. He is the co-editor with Joslin McKinney of Scenography Expanded: An Introduction to Contemporary Performance Design and with Katherine Graham and Kelli Zezulka of Contemporary Performance Lighting: Experience, Creativity and Meaning. Joslin McKinney is Associate Professor in Scenography, Deputy Head of School and Programme Manager for the postgraduate course in Performance Design in the School of Performance & Cultural Industries at the University of Leeds, UK. Stephen A. Di Benedetto is Professor and Chair of the Department of Theatre Michigan State University, USA. He is Associate Editor (Drama) for ASAP/ Journal and Associate Editor for Scene . His books include The Provocation of the Senses in Contemporary Theatre (2010) and An Introduction to Theatre Design (2012). Klappentext This is the first major collection of critical responses to performance lighting and includes contributions from award-winning lighting designers, researchers and artists. Showcasing recent examples of work - with case studies of lighting practices in Britain, Europe, the US and China - combined with theoretical and analytical approaches to practice, this will enrich your understanding of the role and potential of light in performance and related creative practices. This volume explores three co...
