" "Contemporary Dance Lighting : The poetry and the Nitty-Gritty" dynamically guide studients toward aesthetically, creatively, and skillfully becoming lighting designers for dance in 21st century.

The book is organized in three parts, Covering everything from the aesthetic considerations of lighting for dance to the tools and technology designers use to create compelling artistry. Part 1 "Beginnings", establishes context, explaning the structure of the book and illuminating the history of contemporary dans and lighting. Part 2, "The poetry", alaborate on the key artistic ans aesthetic elements of contemporarydance lighting : visual narrative; controllable function and qualities of light; use space, color, and time; importance and intricacies of collaboration; and continual effects and evolution of technology. Part 3, "The Nitty-Gritty", steers studients through the technical knoledge and skills necessary to design lingthing, including understanding your tools and positioning intruments; creating layered light plots; organizing extensive paperwork; and archiving. The dance "Artifice", choreographed by Jerry Pearson, is sequentially explored throughout the book to Convey key concepts. "Futher Reflections" conclude each chapter, written by a diverse groupe of renowned professionals, inviting young designers directly into the world of lighting design.

This textbook is for use int Lighting Design ans Design for Dance Lighting courses at university level, along with professional training programs." 4e de couverture

Contient
Part I : Beginnings
1- Book Design
2- History Lights Our Way

Part II : The Poetry
3- Visual Narrative
4- Controllable Qualities and Functions
5- Space
6- Color
7- Time
8- Collaboration
9- Technology

Part III : The Nitty-Gritty
10- Your Tools
11- Your Light Plot and Paperwork

Comprend aussi un glossaire et des annexes[-]