Icarus and Orpheus lighting experimentation

The groups that played with lighting during our visit were 'Orpheus' and 'Icarus'.

The 'Orpheus' interpretation takes place in a divided world of both a burlesque club and a prison, what era is still to be decided. The original idea was to have prison bars as pieces of built set, but through light experimentation and cutting out cardboard to form 'stripes' we were able to create bars more effectively, (right hand image). This was so the 'bars' can also be removed from the stage with the flick of a switch, and for a production that alternates between worlds frequently and quickly, this is a more efficient option.

The 'Icarus' performance consisted of two partitions creating three walled spaces. Each 'room' had its own backlit colour to provide a different mood.
From right to left: Red lighting to provide a romantic mood for a jazz club scene. White light for the center setting of a chefs kitchen, with a very hectic and cluttered feel, (top image). Finally yellow lighting for an outside smoking alley, where the mood is chaotic, (bottom image).
This worked very effectively as it drew the audiences eye where it was required whilst setting the moods successfully. The partitions, whilst minimal and a simple way of dividing spaces also worked really well teamed with the lighting, as entirely different rooms where represented and created.