
<P><BR><B>Light entertainment</B><BR>By Kelly Apter in The Scotsman <P><BR>In its natural form, it can be one of the most breathtaking sights on earth. Man-made, it plays a pivotal role in everyday life. And yet most of us don’t give it a second thought. From the awesome splendour of the Aurora Borealis to the simple functionality of a 60-watt bulb, light has many guises. Which is why it has been a source of inspiration to artists for centuries, influencing painters, musicians, poets and, as we’ll soon see, choreographers. <P>The opening show of this year’s International Festival dance programme, Luminous, is a celebration of light and movement created by Japanese choreographer Saburo Teshigawara. For a little under two hours, he’ll turn the Edinburgh Playhouse into a phosphorescent world of illuminated bodies, playing with our perceptions. "My starting point for Luminous was to study many different things concerning light, and the structure of the performance came from that analysis," explains Teshigawara. "It’s not a narrative story, but is made up of changing types of light - the shadow, reflection, absorption and radiation of light." <P><A HREF="http://news.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=313852002&rware=PWTAMMXLUDKV&CQ_CUR_DOCUMENT=1" TARGET=_blank><B>click for more</B></A><P><B>Stuart adds</B>: I saw the performance mentioned with Stuart Jackson two years ago and it was something special.<BR>