One of the manageable properties of light on my list of four was angle, which I also referred to, almost interchangeably, as distribution. While the first word is more specific to the discussion, I think the second is key to an understanding of how we need to think about light and dimensionality. It is through the use of multiple angles of light that we create a design for a specific piece of choreography. It is rare to rely on a single angle, we almost always think in terms of complementary angles, so at the very least each singular angle will demand a second one to be added. This is why “distribution” is a better term in a design, while “angle” is an easier way to understand what a lighting position can ...
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