Stage Lighting Annual Course: From Concept to Implementation

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We invite you to join a unique, in-depth online course by Mark Stavtsev, dedicated to the art and technology of modern stage lighting.
Over 12 monthly webinars, you'll explore the creative and technical foundations of lighting design — from visual dramaturgy and programming to real-time visualization and fixture application.

Light on stage. From concept to implementation
Once a month: 2 hours • Online
Author & Instructor: Mark Stavtsev
Tools: ETC EOS • Ayrton • Augment3D

Registration

This course is ideal for lighting designers and programmers, technical and production directors, theater and performance students, as well as anyone working with stage or show lighting.

Register now for the first three summer webinars:

Webinar 1 on June 27, 2025 - Lighting as Dramaturgy

Participants will explore the fundamentals of lighting dramaturgy — how a lighting composition is built and how it interacts with staging and movement. The practical segment includes working in ETC EOS and Augment3D: creating a basic lighting scene and reviewing Ayrton fixtures in action.

Webinar 2 on July 28, 2025 - Lighting Geometry

This session focuses on key lighting positions — front, back, top, and side — and their role in shaping stage architecture. In practice: Magic Sheet workflow in ETC EOS, and using Ayrton optics to construct precise and expressive lighting models.

Webinar 3 on August 26, 2025 - Color as a Language of Emotion

Dedicated to color as a narrative tool, this webinar covers color temperature, emotional contrast, and color dramaturgy — from theory to application in ETC EOS. Participants will create an expressive “Time of Day” scene using Ayrton’s color mixing capabilities and dynamic cue transitions.

Upcoming topics include:

Septmeber: Timing and rhythm in light transitions
October: Atmospheric effects and dynamic lighting
November: Architectural lighting concepts on stage
December: Visualization and lighting plots
January: Multi-layered lighting dramaturgy
February: Touring and fixed installations across genres
March: Timecode and media synchronization
April: Adaptive programming and real-time response
May: The future of light: tracking, AI, and augmented reality

The webinar will take place on our YouTube channel once a month.

Broadcast times by region:
10:00 – Moscow
11:00 – Dubai, Baku, Tbilisi, Yerevan
12:00 – Tashkent, Astana, Almaty
13:00 – Bishkek

Are you ready? We are! Join us and discover the full creative and technical potential of light with Mark Stavtsev. Register now