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Design Concept & Execution
The lighting played a crucial role in defining the space, with a strong call-back structure in the opening and finale:

• Opening & Finale (Call-Back Structure) – A single white spotlight illuminated a naked body, standing isolated in the vast darkness. This stark image framed the entire performance, creating a cyclical structure—suggesting exposure, vulnerability, and repetition.

• Intimate Encounters – Low side lighting and deep shadows, isolating figures in fleeting moments of connection.

• Moments of Power & Conflict – Sharp, angular beams cutting through haze, making the space feel fractured and unstable.

• Group Sequences – Low-positioned warm floor lights, emphasizing movement, entanglement, and shifting dynamics.

Haze was an essential element, softening edges and allowing light to shape the space fluidly.
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Problem-Solving & Efficiency
With limited time, I pre-rendered cue sequences, allowing for fast programming. The tech process happened without actors/dancers. However, only minor adjustments were needed once they were present.
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Outcome & Reflection
The lighting design was intended to take the audience into a hypnotic, shifting world, exploring the tension between the conflicting human drives for connection and solitude. 

The directors and choreographers felt my sci-fi sex club concept became a defining element of the piece. The call-back in the single white spotlight seemed to successfully reinforced the cyclical nature of relationships and exposure explored in the performance.

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Process photos below.

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