Architect John Pawson has sent us images of his minimalist set design for the world premiere of Chroma, a one-act ballet presented at the Royal Opera House, London, in November.
The ballet was choreographed by new Royal Ballet resident choreographer Wayne McGregor and featured music by the White Stripes, orchestrated by John Talbot.
Pawson’s stage design consisted of a simple, articulated white backdrop with an illuminated rectangular void set into it.
Pawson describes the project as “a design for the stage which uses the architectural motifs of inside and outside, entrance and exit, light and shadow, void and plenitude to create a spatially charged environment, which is explored through the medium of the dancers’ bodies.”
The photos shown here are copyright © photographer Richard Davies and used with his permission.
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January 4th, 2007 at 7:25 pm
Delicious, great, surprise, absolutely beautiful!!!
January 8th, 2007 at 6:35 am
Very very good. Video?
April 7th, 2007 at 11:05 am
great work…simple n so much impressive at same time, u know well what u r doing i think..i’m really satisfied by the design and how as well it presented the dancers successfully..keep going;)
August 3rd, 2007 at 9:08 pm
eU ADOREI A EDÉIA DE VC´S…EXTREMAMENTE CRIATIVA…
eU SÓ QUERIA DEIXAR UM RECADO: jESUS AMA VC´S..ELE DEU A SUA PROPRIA POR VC´S E TUDO ISSO POR AMOR…DÊ VALOR A ISSO!
eU FAÇO BALLET A CINCO ANOS…EU ESPERO EM dEUS EM UM DIA ABRIR UMA CADEMIA E TER TODA ESSA INPIRAÇÃO VINDA DE dEUS É CLARO!
September 19th, 2007 at 7:29 pm
I love the play of volume and light. The void appears to have a different volume in the various tones of light while it appears and dissappears like the dancers.
Also the relationship between the dancers figure and the scale and tone of the space can both blend tohether or be contrasted accordingly.
In a few words.. its simply perfect!