Hiroaki Umeda: Accumulated Layout
By intricately designing the strength, the brightness, the speed and the refracting angle of lights, Umeda skillfully shifts the visual recognition of the audiences. In this piece, the texture of the dance movements change in accordance with the layout of lights, that shifts slightly from one temporal segment to the other. In one section, a violent oscillation of arms gain velocity in the serenely fading light; or, the kinetic movement of the dancer's body mechanically halts when suddenly exposed to a radiant light. 'The light and the move go hand in hand to compose various stimulation patterns,' says Umeda. With passage of time, these stimulation patterns gradually accumulate within the audiences' bodies: infusing in them ineffaceable residual images.
Choreography & Dance: Hiroaki Umeda
Sound & Lighting Design: S20
Production: S20 with La Chaufferie
Coproduction: Théâtre national de Chaillot