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A LIGHTING AND SCENIC DESIGN FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDAÂÂ'SA SYMPHONY OF DANCE
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Title
A
LIGHTING
AND
SCENIC
DESIGN
FOR THE
UNIVERSITY
OF
CENTRAL
FLORIDAÂÂ'SA
SYMPHONY
OF
DANCE
Author
Baldwin, Terra
Keywords
lighting design
dance
Abstract
ABSTRACT
The
beginnings
of
modern
stage
lighting
emerged
during
the
late
1800s
when
Adolphe
Appia
and
Edward
Gordon
Craig
theorized
about
the
potential
use
of
lighting
to
create
plasticity
in a
theatrical
production.
Appia
and
Craig
conducted
experiments
,
only
to
find
that the
limitation
of the
instruments
available
at the
time
prevented
the
achievement
of their
theory.
The
next
documented
step
was
when
Stanley
McCandless
proposed
and
published
a
system
for
implementing
the
Appia
and
Craig
theory
of
plasticity.
Stanley
McCandlessÂ
lighting
textbook
, A
Syllabus
of
Stage
Lighting.
The
book
broke
down
the
elements
and
function
of
light;
ultimately
becoming
the
common
practice
of
academic
lighting
designers.
One
of his
students
,
Jean
Rosenthal
,
studied
the
theory
and
became
aware
of its
limitations.
Jean
Rosenthal
attempted
to
apply
the
McCandless
theory
to
dance
and
found
that
it
was not
useful
for
sculpting
the
body.
She then
developed
a
new
technique
that
better
served
dance
lighting
and
adhered
to the
ideas
of
Appia
and
Craig.
RosenthalÂ
s
theory
became
the
foundation
of
contemporary
dance
lighting
practice.
The
aim
of this
thesis
consists
of
four
parts.
First
is
to
research
the
evolution
of
dance
lighting
,
second
is
to
explore
and
apply
the
Rosenthal
Theory
of
Dance
Lighting
,
third
is
to
document
the
design
process
and the
fourth
part
is
the
personal
growth
and
development
throughout
this
entire
process.
As the
Lighting
and
Scenic
Designer
I
will have
extensive
documentation
of
both
the
process
of
design
and the
production.
I
will also have
documentation
on
my
growth
and
development
based
on this
thesis
project.
Adviser
Scott, Hubert
Publisher
University
of
Central
Florida
Degree
M.F.A.
Degree Discipline
Department of Theatre
Degree Grantor
Arts and Humanities
Degree Program
Theatre MFA
Graduation Date
2010-01-01
Type
Master's thesis
Access Level
Public - Allow Worldwide Access
Release Date
2010-08-18
Repository
University Archives
Repository Collection
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Identifier
CFE0003282
Access Link
http://purl.fcla.edu/fcla/etd/CFE0003282
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