The dancer spins gracefully on to centre stage and strikes a pose. Gyandev Singh sits in a dark room overlooking the proscenium. He gently pushes two of the 60 switches on the lighting panel. A blue ...

It's no secret great dances are often inspired by great music. In the case of NobleMotion Dance's upcoming show, however, the choreography is provoked by great lighting. Lighting? That might seem ...

It’s easy to understand why lighting is essential to dance performance. Dancing in the dark is hard to see. But when Brandon Stirling Baker says he wants his lighting design to be essential, he means ...

Sara Linnie Slocum, a noted San Francisco theatrical lighting designer whose sense of color and form enriched scores of productions by local and national dance troupes, died Dec. 27 in San Francisco ...

Lollapalooza is about more than just music. The four-day festival is also a general cultural affair — love it or hate it — touching on everything from food to fashion to philanthropy. One of the ...

Many years ago, I was told photography is the art of light. I’ve never forgotten that and I preach this philosophy to student photojournalists. Recognizing the angle of light on a subject or scene can ...

There will be some pretty happy feet at Glen Ellyn's annual Holiday Walk. And they will not only belong to children running to line up and meet Santa Claus at the firehouse. Students from a downtown ...