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.
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