A Light Based Preliminal Rite for Aesthetic Performances
Author
Caspersen, Jacob Kriegbaum
Term
4. Term
Education
Publication year
2016
Submitted on
2016-06-10
Pages
71
Abstract
Dette speciale undersøger, hvordan lys kan understøtte samleritualet før en forestilling, som rammesætter æstetiske opførelser. Med afsæt i Richard Schechners performanceteori og beslægtet antropologi lyder forskningsspørgsmålet: Hvordan kan lys bruges til at understøtte samleritualet i æstetiske opførelser beskrevet af Schechner? Tilgangen er tværfaglig og kombinerer performance- og ritualstudier med arkitektonisk lysdesign og datalogi ud fra et konstruktivistisk ståsted, der søger at aktivere fælles kulturelle koder. Der udvikles et generisk koncept til mange typer opførelser, eksemplificeret i en tænkt, nutidig teaterfoyer for at isolere lysindgrebet fra historiske bindinger. Analysen trækker på Schechners begreber om processioner og udbrud samt Victor Turners overgangsriter, suppleret af Richard Kellys kvalitative lysprincipper, farveteori og grundlæggende arkitektoniske lysgreb. Med afsæt i fremskridt inden for LED og interaktive teknologier skitserer designet lyssekvenser, rumlige elementer og et styringssystem, der skal støtte publikums overgang fra hverdag til tilskuerrolle. Specialet omfatter analyse, konceptudvikling, en første fuld iteration, kvalitativ afprøvning, redesign og en endelig iteration. Konkrete resultater fremgår ikke af det viste uddrag.
This thesis investigates how lighting can support the pre-performance gathering ritual that frames aesthetic performances. Guided by Richard Schechner’s performance theory and related anthropology, the research question is: How can lighting be used to support the gathering ritual in aesthetic performances described by Schechner? The approach is cross-disciplinary, combining performance and ritual studies with architectural lighting design and computer science from a constructivist standpoint that seeks to tap shared cultural codes. A generic concept is developed for diverse performance contexts, exemplified in an imaginary contemporary theatre lobby to isolate the lighting intervention from historical constraints. The analysis draws on Schechner’s notions of processions and eruptions and Victor Turner’s rites of passage, together with Richard Kelly’s qualitative lighting principles, colour theory, and fundamentals of architectural lighting. Building on advances in LED and interactive technologies, the design outlines light sequences, spatial elements, and a control system intended to guide the audience’s transition from everyday life into the role of spectator. The thesis structure includes analysis, concept development, a first complete iteration, qualitative testing, redesign, and a final iteration. Specific findings are not presented in the provided excerpt.
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