2016 ADE Lighting Design Award
On Tuesday, February 14, 2017, the Stage Directors Association presented the “Rogelio de Egusquiza” Award for Lighting to Florencio Ortiz for Hamlet.
Photography Julio Bao
XXX edition of the ADE Awards, Asociación de Directores de Escena de España, aimed at rewarding professionals in stage direction, scenography, costumes, lighting, theatrical research, translation and theatre in general. These prizes are awarded annually by vote of the members of the ADE.
The “Rogelio de Egusquiza” Lighting Prize was awarded to:
Florencio Ortiz (AAI)
for Hamlet, by the Seville Classical Theatre Company
The award was presented by the President of the Authors of Illumination Association (AAI)
Juan Gómez-Cornejo
Photography Julio Bao
The finalists were:
Ion Hannibal (AAI)
by The Magic Labyrinth
Ignasi Camprodon (AAI)
by Professor Bernhardi
In the interview with Florencio Ortiz he tells us briefly about the conception of its design:
“The concept of light in Hamlet was very marked by the peculiarity of the scenography. A semicircular space of a little more than three meters radius surrounded by mirrors and a floor that begins as white, then shiny black, red, green, to end in a burnt cork. Any minimal punctual light always implies that the space opens up with the reflection of what is illuminated in the eight mirrors. In spite of this I have abused this lighting at times because it helped me in many scenes to support the dramatic value of it, such as Hamlet’s monologues in which we can only see him surrounded by his reflections”.
Photography Luis Castilla
“The first lighting proposal I offered to the management was that the grid of spotlights should be visible and that there should be smoke throughout the show”.
Photography Luis Castilla
“On the one hand it supported the global proposal of direction. I also use it as a scenographic tool, the beam appearing at times as an extension of the scenography. In some scenes it gives me a more expressionist image that at times I was interested in and finally it allowed me a series of licenses that were very useful throughout the process of creating the light”.
Photography Luis Castilla
From the Association of Lighting Authors (AAI) we want to congratulate all the finalists for their magnificent works and especially the winner, Florencio Ortiz.
We thank the Association of Stage Directors (ADE) for inviting us every year to participate in these awards that reward the immense work done by Lighting Designers.
You can download all the information of the Event in this link
PRESS RELEASE ADE 2016
Julio Bao (AAI)
