BLACK SABBATH - THE BALLET

BIRMINGHAM ROYAL BALLET

CHOREOGRAPHERS: PONTUS LIDBERG, RAUL REINOSO & CASSI ABRANCHES

COMPOSERS: CHRISTOPHER AUSTIN, ROCKEY SUN KETING, MARKO NYBERG

DRAMATURG: RICHARD THOMAS

PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOHANN PERSSON

LIGHTING DESIGNER, KJ, DOES STRUCTURAL MANIPULATIONS OF LASER-BEAM FRISSON ANY STADIUM BAND WOULD DIE FOR.
THE REVIEWS HUB

KJ'S LIGHTING ADDS A BROODING PRESENCE THAT ENCAPSULATES THE LIGHT AND DARK OF BOTH THE MUSIC AND THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE ENCAPSULATED IN IT.
WHATSONSTAGE

LIGHTING DESIGN BY KJ CREATES THE PERFECT AMBIENCE OF A ROCK CONCERT WITH THE ELEMENTS OF CLASSICAL PERFORMANCE AND INTRIGUE.
WEST END BEST FRIEND

ITS LIGHTING AND MUSICAL FUSION PROVIDE A SPECTACLE THAT IS WONDERFUL TO BEHOLD. EVERYTHING THEATRE

LIT HEAVY METAL EMBLEMS ARE DROPPED IN AND OUT, PAIRED WITH MOODY SPOTLIGHTING BY LIGHTING DESIGNER K.J, CREATING A FASCINATING OMINOUS ATMOSPHERE BEFORE ALTERNATING TO BRIGHTER CONCERT STYLE LIGHTS.
JADAR

IT’S THE LIGHTING (K.J) THAT REALLY ADDS TO THE DRAMA OF THE PIECE, BEAUTIFULLY SYNCHRONISED WITH THE CHOREOGRAPHY AND HELPING TO CREATE MOMENTS OF INTIMACY ON THE VAST STAGE.
THE REVIEWS HUB

LIGHTING DESIGNER K.J. ENHANCES THE ATMOSPHERE BY PLAYING WITH DARKNESS AND LIGHT. AT THE START, SPOTLIGHTS APPEAR ON THE DANCERS AS THEY EMERGE FROM THE BACK. AS OZZY SPEAKS OF HIS ENCOUNTER WITH WITCHES, RED LIGHTS SHINE IN THE BACK, CREATING AN INDISTINCT BUT FRIGHTENING SHAPE.
DC THEATER ARTS

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