Workshop Gestures of Light at the Biennale de la danse de Lyon

Jan Fedinger is proposing a workshop for the Biennale de la danse de Lyon 2025
dates are 19 - 22 september 2025

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Light as a medium is no stranger to the creation of dance performances. On one side light is necessary to render anything visible on stage, on the other hand its potential is greatly used by artists to add an additional layer of discourse to per- formances. By controlling how the audience sees / experiences the performance, artists achieve through light another level of poetic depth and steer the emotions of the audience.

Especially in dance the abstract qualities of light often add to the visual quality and sensorial experience of the performance on stage. This increasing awareness of the potential of light in performances can be seen in many contemporary performances, while technical developments have made light much more available to a wide array of artists.

In order to not get lost in the spectacular attributes of light on stage we approach the use of light in this workshop from an explicitly artistic point of view, that leaves the technology at the side. The focus is on researching tools that help imagining light as a creative layer in the process of creation of performances. The central question is what do you do with light, how do you use it artistically and how do you communi- cate your vision.

The modus operandi is based around a variety of exercises that are aimed to feed creative processes. Most of the exchange will happen in discussion, conversations and physical exercises, centred around the examination of performances and other visual input. There will be interventions by Jans frequent collaborators Aina Alegre and Jan Martens who will share their vision on the subject.