Venues and dates
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Lyon
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Fromto19h00 – 17h00
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Prices
The registration cost includes tuition fee and tickets to attend the performances.
350€ for participants benefiting from financial assistance
800€ for participants who are not eligible for reimbursement.
for choreographers, dancers, lighting designers & visual artists
The aim of this training course is to familiarise the participants with light as a choreographic tool for the creation of [dance-] performances. To be able to use light creatively, to formulate or to communicate ideas related to light to other collaborators. Light as a medium is no stranger to the creation of dance performances. On one side light is necessary to render anything visible on stage, on the other hand its potential is greatly used by artists to add an additional layer of discourse to performances. By controlling how the audience sees or experiences the performance, artists achieve through light another level of poetic depth and steer the emotions of the audience.
Especially in dance the abstract qualities of light often add to the visual quality and sensorial experience of the performance on stage. This increasing awareness of thepotential of light in performances can be seen in many contemporary performances, while technical developments have made light much more available to a wide array of artists.
In order to not get lost in the spectacular attributes of light on stage we approach the use of light in this training course from an explicitly artistic point of view, that leaves the technology at the side. The focus is on researching tools that help imagining light as a creative layer in the process of creation of performances. The central question is what do you do with light, how do you use it artistically.
The modus operandi is based around a variety of exercises that are aimed to feed creative processes. Most of the exchange will happen in discussion, conversations and physical exercises, centred around the examination of performances and other visual input.
Aina Alegre and Jan Martens, frequent collaborators of Jan Fedinger, will share their views on the subject.
Prerequisites:
- A desire to create live shows,
- Basic knowledge of lighting technology is an advantage but not necessary.
📍 CN D Lyon 2
📍 Célestins, Théâtre de Lyon (Lyon2)
📍 Théâtre de la Croix Rousse (Lyon 4)
Duration
20:00
Credits
Jan Fedinger [EU 1983]
is a visual artist that uses light as his primal medium of expression. His works have been described as transmedia art, hybrid theatre or enhanced / augment scenography. With a background in theatre, especially dance they are however deeply influenced by live and alive art on stage. Jan Fedinger’s work comprises performative installations an installatief performances, light art and lighting design, performing, photography, drawings and furniture design.
His work has been shown across Europe and beyond in the context of theatre and visual art. He is seeking to create environments that have not yet been perceived but that have only been dreamed of. In the performances Jan is proposing this manifests itself in the attempt of a theatre of presences where light, sound and spacial features take the role of human performers, questioning the role and importance of the human actor within the global environment.
Next to his autonome work he has collaborated with artists such as Aina Alegre, Jan Martens, Jefta van Dinther, Daniel Linehan, Mélanie Perrier, Thiago Granato and Alban Richard. Jan Fedinger has been a founding member of “reflecting light”, a research group of international lighting designers that seeks to map and formulate the increasing performative role of light in performing arts contexts. Since 2021 this research has been embedded into KASK - Royal Conservatory for the Arts in Gent, Belgium and publishes infrequently the reflecting light fanzine that often feature contributions of Jan Fedinger.
From 2025 to 2026 the Centre Choréographique National de Grenoble (France) supports Jan Fedinger’s work as « Artist Associé » for more information please consult.
Associated projects(s)
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19 & 20 sept. 2025
Théâtre de la Croix-Rousse
An uplifting tribute to Carmen Amaya, scintillating flamenco artist and women’s heritage icon. Her energy resonates in FUGACES, where seven performers capture her earthy intensity through a hybrid language.
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17, 18 & 19 sept. 2025
Les Célestins, Théâtre de Lyon
In 2014, Jan Martens made waves on the international scene with THE DOG DAYS ARE OVER. In 2025, the choreographer brings this piece back to life with a new generation of dancers.