Lighting for the theatre can be repositioned as a performative component central to the production.
Digital technologies can help reposition theatre lighting as a performative component of the production.
A demonstration that theatre lighting design can be repositioned to be (more) performative.
Experimental control interfaces that support this repositioning.
An evaluation of those interfaces in terms of their impact of the theatrical performance.
Since the proposed investigation is a transfer, a substantial amount of work towards M.Phil. level has been completed. This document therefore covers both M.Phil. and PhD. The attached Timeplan gives further details.
The practical nature of some parts of the investigation will require that the thesis be submitted partly in written form and partly in the form of a research “artifact”.
The investigation may involve research material from manufacturers of lighting control systems that is commercially sensitive. The practical outcomes of the project may themselves be of commercial value. It may therefore be necessary to restrict access to the thesis for a period of time after completion.