#124 Fading Lights - The Transition From Candle To Led with Chris Van Goethem (LIVE: 2019-05-06)

FADING LIGHTS - THE TRANSITION FROM CANDLE TO LED With Chris Van Goethem Powerpoint: https://www.dropbox.com/s/hsb8ba6etjozedu/Fading%20lights%20Kulturakademin%20v1_51.pdf?dl=0 Organizer: Kulturakademin in collaburation with YRGO, Folkteatern & Svensk Teaterteknisk Förening ”Lighting has always been an important part of theatre performance and changes in light sources have influenced the way performance, costume, sets and staging have developed. The joint research project of RITCS - School of Arts, Brussels and SADA - Stockholm, focusses on these changes and how practitioners dealt with them. The practice based approach, research by doing, is derived from the day to day research that is done in every theatre company when developing new techniques or effects. The goal is to develop useful insights for the contemporary practice. In this lecture we give an overview of the most important changes in lighting technology and the way they were implemented in theatre practice. The focus on the change processes and the issues and failures that came with them will throw a different light on contemporary and future challenges in changing technology. It will show the importance of understanding our heritage and history for the new innovative practice. Fundamentally, the history of lighting is about taking control over light as a physical phenomenon. It is the path from “turning on the light” towards “designing light”. It is about making magic with an untouchable element.” Chris Van Goethem Lecturer: Chris Van Goethem teaches at the stage management and technical theatre department of RITCS (EHB), Sabbattini Antwerp en Marotech Oujda (Marokko). He is a guest lecturer at Pianofabriek, Arteveldehogeschool, SFP, Accademia Teatro alla Scala, YRGO (Goteborg) and Frans Schartaus Handelsinstitut/Business Institute in Stockholm. He teaches History of Technical Theatre, Research skills, production management and Special Effects. He is responsible for the expertise centre for technical theatre of RITS, school of arts, Erasmus University College Brussels and is involved in research on education, competence management, history and technical theatre. (https://www.podiumtechnieken.be/en ) He researches the history of technical theatre and was part of the “Changement a vue” research project. At the moment he is part of the Fading lights project. Both projects are conducted in cooperation with SADA, Uniarts, Stockholm. Chris Van Goethem is member of the board of STEPP, the Belgian professional organization of technicians. PRODUCED FOR K-PLAY BY KULTURAKADEMIN IN COLLABORATION WITH YRGO, FOLKTEATERN & SVENSK TEATERTEKNISK FÖRENING.