Our light and dance show is composed of three elements:
1. installation around the tree and in its crown so it can really be visited
2. performance of light which opens the way to a tree or a park
3. etude of dance in this illuminated space
The original idea
At summer season, a little quiet street not far from bus stop number 7., is full of green trees. During the evening it is very dark around there, the illumination of the street is hidden by the crown of the trees creating the feeling as if they were themselves lighting the street. When you take a walk on this street you have the sensation of being in a magical, enchanted forest.
I realised that this street creates this particular feeling in the evening because the trees embrace the lights of the street lanterns, and the light filters through the leaves creating a green scene and particular shadows everywhere.
I remained fascinated by this eagerness of the trees and the way they make themselves beautiful by night. I decided that I will place lights on the trees and will make magic on them using lights.
Photo: Sára Zagyvai
Photo: Árpád NAgy
Lighting, light performance - concept I work with lights in theatres, dance theatres as a lighting designer. I know it sounds strange but in this project we, with my colleagues and friends, have placed theatre lights on the trees.
Photo: Lilla Liszkay
Photo: Árpád Nagy
I would like to show the trees and parks as they have probably never been seen before, but as they are really like: beautiful. This magical beauty is their true selves. I would like to shine light on deep, mystical and unique beauty in a living environment.
The light helps us guide the attention of the visitor and creates a magical sensation and mood. As an enchanting moving play of lights and trees the environment constantly changes and becomes alive.
Duet with the tree-dance
We imagined a duet with a tree and a young female dancer in a white dress. This dance and play of light is an offering, a gesture of thanksgiving. A dance with the tree, for the tree, in a fabled world.
Photo: Sára Zagyvai
Miss Kata Kovács a dance artist, finished the Budapest Dance Academy in 2007. She participated in various Hungarian and foreign performances as dancer and creator. Actually she is a freelance professional, has also worked in various dance films.
We live together with the trees of our city but we don't even realise their existence. It's time we stop for a second and realize the beauty of the trees. The goal of our open air performance is to raise attention to our forgotten, parks, the importance of our beautiful environment.
Photo: Lilla Liszkay
Installation on the street
On my mystic walk on this street I was thinking about how interesting and touching it would be to go and visit a tree, enter the crown of the tree as a guest.
Készítette: Berg Krisztián és Vida Zoltán
I imagined a platform where everybody would be able walk up the stairs and get a rest on a sofa. For some minutes or a little bit longer, it doesn't matter. Can drink a glass of wine, can think about the important things of life or just about anything. Or you can enjoy the silence and empty your thoughts and feel the quiet, calm power and wisdom of the tree.
Photo: Árpád Nagy
Photo: Lilla Liszkay
The open-air installation can be visited and used 24 hours a day. The installation is made from recycled materials. The tree is surrounded by an environmentally friendly platform. It can be reached by stairs and on the top of the platform the visitor can relax on a sofa.
Photo: Sára Zagyvai
Proposal:
The object of world of trees is to create different social meeting points in known places in the cities. Our project is a moving project, can be moved easily. It is a series of mobile performances, an ideal event for festivals and for cultural programmes.
The elements of world of trees:
a 24 hour, open-air installation around the chosen tree, and its crown
a light performance from evening until dawn.
a 15 minute dance etude which can be performed at different times during the evening (at every hour, or whenever it is required according to the other demands.
For any references, individual offers please do not hesitate to contact me.
Rider:
Staff of 4:
1 dancer
1 lighting designer, director
2 technicians
Sound techniques:
The volume is regulated adjusted to the location, depending on local permissions. The performance doesn't need high volume.
Lighting techniques:
During the show we install the following lights in the garden/park on the selected tree:
PAR 64 1 KW CP 61/62 20 PIECES
LDR PC/FRESNEL 1 KW 12 PIECES
ETC JUNIOR 575 ZOOM 6 PIECES
FLOOD 500W 10 PIECES
The necessary current: 63A, 3 PHASE
We install and uninstall the needed technical equipments ourselves for the show taking special attention for protecting the natural values.
Planned timing and realisation:
Installing time: about 18 hours (depending on local circumstances)
Uninstalling time: about 10 hours (depending on local circumstances)
Creators:
It is a nice feeling to work with people who understand and love their jobs from the bottom of their hearts. Thank You.
Concept:
Zoltán Vida and Kata Kovács
Lightning project:
Zoltan Vida
Coreography, dance:
Kata Kovács
Technical execution:
Krisztián Berg, Áron Gál, Ben Glass, János Rembeczki
Films: Looming Concept of film, directing:
Sára Zagyvai
Camera: Tamás Fehérváry, Attila Németh
Music: Levente Lukács
Lighting design: Zoltán Vida Choreography, dance: Kata Kovács Technical execution: Krisztián Berg, Áron Gál, Ben Glass, János Rembeczki
Ode to a tree
Concept of film, directing:
Judit Vanda Tóth
Camera: Boldizsár Péter, Judit Vanda Tóth
Music: Gaspar Cassadó - János Rembeczki Lighting design: Zoltán Vida Choreography, dance: Kata Kovács Technical execution: Krisztián Berg, Áron Gál, Ben Glass, János Rembeczki
Special thanks to:
Anna Czékmány,
Szabolcs Király,
Viktória Kulcsár,
Krisztina Lippai,
Lilla Liszkay,
Árpád Nagy,
László Orbán,
Ferenc Payer,
Katalin Szekszárdi,
András Till,
László Vida
Queries regarding organizing and technical matters, individual offers:
Zoltán Vida
+36 70 249 4924 info@worldoftrees.eu
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