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Fugue has the feeling of being suspended in time.
While it presented no literal narrative or temporal location there was a specificity that demanded itself to be represented
in the environment. The dance has a playfulness to it, the kind of play that comes from depth of experience.
I was interested in dealing with the space in such a way that there were physical objects that interacted with the light.
And intersected with the dance in a compelling way. I did not want anything that would obstruct the movement of the
dance, as all the floor patterns were quite lovely and there was no need to get anything in the way.
I finally settled on the use of three incandescent lighbulbs that hung suspended in space. These provided the degree
of specificity necessary for the piece while at the same time giving a motivation for the lighting. Theatrical lights
were then used to augment the illumination from these three sources.
For the final image, all the dancers cross downstage and did a sort of tableau. This was a very 'theatrical' moment
in the piece, where the performers break the conventions we had set up through the rest of the dance. For this moment
I crossfaded to a single floodlight on the floor. We were able to provide a look for this moment that was unique within
the vocabulary of the dance, but tied in thematically to the action on stage.
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