Theatre 153 - Play with Light: An Introduction to the Culture of Light
Intro to the Culture of Light
Spring
2024
01
4.00
Nan Zhang
TU TH 10:50 AM - 12:05 PM
Smith College
THE-153-01-202403
Theatre 114
nzhang@smith.edu
This course explores the culture of light as an illuminating, form-giving and artistic medium. Students study the physics of light and the history of lighting. The course examines the leap from representation of light in paintings where light is portrayed through imitation, to reality of light as an agent giving meaning in contemporary light art. The course approaches some of the theatre designers who transformed the look of the modern stage and goes beyond theatre to investigate ways in which light continues to capture and spur human imagination in creative fields such as cinematography, architecture and digital graphics. Enrollment limited to 18.