An actor/actress-performer on stage. For the theatrical/performative phenomenon to take place, someone must interact with him/her. Without light, it is certain, he will not be seen. An actor/actress-performer on stage. He/she is crossed by everything that surrounds him/her. To interact with what is around you, it is important, but not essential, that he/she sees. Without light he/she will not see. One might think that the first function of light in the scene is to make us see. These days, she is far from the only one. Light was constituted as a language and is one of the most powerful scenic narrative interferences. Whoever is on the scene can let this overwhelming torrent flow through. How does this crossing take place? How can lighting create spaces, modify the perception of time, modify sensory atmospheres, indicate paths for actors, directors and audiences? I don’t know if there are definitive answers to these questions, but at least we can think and talk about them!

This conversation will take place on the 12th of July, at 6 pm in room 5.2 of the School of Arts and Humanities of the University of Lisbon.