Lucas Benjaminh Krech

Lighting Design

Mother GOOSE! premiered in March of 2005 at Florence Gould Hall in New York City. It was commissioned for and produced by The New York Theatre Ballet. An hour long ballet for children, the original music was performed on piano by two musicians.

One of the most delightful segments was the "Littles Section" where we meet Little Bo Peep, Little Miss Muffett and Little Boy Blue. Here the 'Little' aspect is taken literally and each of the characters is a puppett played by two dancers, one working the head and feet, while the other worked the arms.

The lighting was of a lyrical weekend day. A progression from cool lazy morning to a warm and soothing sunset. The colors were a wide range of pastels. The softness of light through trees was a major point of inspiration. We kept a feeling of sun dappled texture throughout the ballet.