[03] History of Stage Light related to Energy Consumption

Is there future energy solution in stage light?

Green design, also referred to as “sustainable design” or “Eco design,” is a popular issue in Industrial design. When I think about this subject, one of the aims of green design is to relate people with natural environment. When people allow themselves to connect with nature, they feel good. By observing and researching the history of bath culture, I found that the amount of connectivity between human and nature have decreased. In the past, people could experience the beauty of nature during bath by looking at the patterns of nature, being totally exposed to nature. However, as the demand of hygiene has grown and the industrial civilization has developed, the bath culture came into indoor and the amount of connectivity between human and nature have decreased. For example, the contemporary bath that has multimedia functions keep us staying in indoor, and takes away from outdoor activity : people these days lack pleasant interaction with natural environment.

1. Candle Stage Light
1580-1618 Italy

Scenery lighting was carried out by the use of candle. The auditorium of the Teatro Farnese Theare in Italy was lit by candle in wall bracket. These candles would remain during the entire performance.

2. Gas-lighting System
1817 England

Gas-lighting system was installed in London's two legitimate houses; Drury Lane and Covent Garden. Drury Lane theatre is the first one that used a gas in England.

3. Electric Light
1903 New York City, USA

The Kliegl Brothers installed an electrical lighting system with 96 resistance dimmers (and 20 additional dimmers for house lights) at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York City.

4. Expensive laser show
2008

The laser show includes everything from background projectors, lasers, colored lights, strobe lights and reflectors. 


5. Solar Stage
2008