Black light theatre
This "black cabinet" technique was used by Georges Méliès, and by theatre revolutionary Konstantin Stanislavski (especially in his production of Cain).
The technique, paired with the expressive artistry of dance, mime and acrobatics of the performers is able to create remarkable spectacles.
[5] Under the stage name ‘Black Art’, an 1897 American compendium of stage illusion techniques included a detailed description of an illusion which displays key elements of modern Czech ‘Black Light Theatre’ apart from, crucially, the use of ultraviolet lighting on fluorescent materials.
In an otherwise dark theatre, special low lights round the edges of the darkened stage serve to slightly dazzle the audience and thus hide black-clad stage assistants who make white objects suddenly appear by producing them from unseen black velvet bags.
The stage show was developed together with his students from the University of Regensburg and was the precursor to the educational sports theatre project Traumfabrik.
[16] In 1989 the Image Theatre was founded by dancer Eva Asterová (former member of Pavel Smok's famous Czech ballet company) and Alexander Čihař.
Under the hand of Eva Asterová, the theatre's artistic director, Image seeks to produce an individual look of at a scene's signature.
Prague scene has changed its face to the style of 20th century – modern dance was involved, costume designs have become more effective, black light theatre shows have become more musical.
Prague is still home of black light theatre – hundreds thousands of tourists visit their shows every month.
The most popular HILT's black light theatre musical show was "Juliet's Dream" premiered on 14 February 2012 in Prague.
Its founder and director Theodor Hoidekr was originally dancer who later started to work with black light theatre style.
2.6.2017 they start to present also their best of called Phantom (best of 2007–2017) that is the combination show of black light theatre, shadow theatre.and projections.
[11] In order to achieve this effect it is necessary to create an intense field of UV light throughout the entire playing space.
Such devices can include "flying" performers, dancers in LED-suits,[22] large video projections,[23] and even massive puppets.
