Contemporary Dance Lighting

Carol M. Press, EdD earned her doctorate from Columbia Teachers College in Dance Education and Clinical Psychology. Dr. Press is a choreographer, performer, scholar, writer, and teacher whose choreographies have been shown internationally. She is the author of The Dancing Self: Creativity, Modern Dance, Self Psychology and Transformative Education, and co-editor with Dr. Edward Warburton of Creating Dance: A Traveler’s Guide. Currently, Dr. Press teaches Dance History and Dance Education in the Department of Theater and Dance at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Vickie J. Scott earned graduate degrees in Lighting Design and Technical Direction at the School of Theater, Film and Television at the University of California, Los Angeles. She creates lighting and scenic designs for dance and theater throughout the US and abroad, and she is the resident lighting designer and production coordinator for the Ojai Playwrights Conference, the chairperson of the Advisory Board for The California Arts Project (TCAP), a member of the United Scenic Artists local 829, and the founding director of the Initiative for New and Reimagined Work in the Department of Theater and Dance at the University of California, Santa Barbara, where she currently teaches and works as a designer.

Part 1: Beginnings 1. Book Design 2. History Lights Our Way. Further Reflections by Vickie J. Scott Part 2: The Poetry 3. Visual Narrative. Further Reflections by Mark Stanley 4. Controllable Qualities and Functions. Further Reflections by Richard Dunham 5. Space. Further Reflections by Japhy Weideman 6. Color. Further Reflections by James E. Streeter 7. Time. Further Reflections by Jennifer Tipton 8. Collaboration. Further Reflections by Nancy Colahan 9. Technology. Further Reflections by Dr. Thomas F. DeFrantz Part 3: The Nitty-Gritty 10. Your Tools. Further Reflections by Todd Proffitt 11. Your Light Plot and Paperwork. Further Reflections by Beverly Emmons Appendix 1. USITT Recommended Practices for Theatrical Lighting Design Graphics Appendix 2. Endless Questions for You as a Collaborator Appendix 3. Sweet Summer Suite: Original Notes, Light Plot, and Paperwork Appendix 4. Stage Managing for Dance: A Guide for UCSB Dance Concerts Appendix 5. Suggested Further Reading