Visual illusion in Paradise lost

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dc.contributor.authorDu, Luxi
dc.contributor.authorUniversity of Lethbridge. Faculty of Fine Arts
dc.contributor.supervisorWasilewski, Julia
dc.date.accessioned2025-08-26T18:01:28Z
dc.date.available2025-08-26T18:01:28Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.degree.levelMasters
dc.description.abstractThis paper reports the staging process of Paradise Lost, Erin Shields’s adaptation of John Milton’s work, performed at the Theatre of the University of Lethbridge in 2025. Beyond set design, this project was an exploration of space—how space interacts with text, and how scenography can integrate into the play rather than stand apart from it. Given Shields’s bold narrative structure and the subversive choice to portray Satan as a female character, I wanted my design to feel as if it came from the devil’s own hands. I enjoyed the idea of being the “villain,” breaking the rules, and creating an unsettling experience for the audience. This paper outlines my thought process, from conceptual development to execution. It examines how I interpreted M.C. Escher’s artistic principles and how I used geometric compositions, lighting effects, and projections to create a constantly shifting theatrical space. By combining historical stage aesthetics with visual art, and using illusion and spatial fluidity as storytelling tools, I explored new ways of engaging with Shields’s vision and reimagining Paradise Lost through scenography transformation.
dc.embargoNo
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10133/7111
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherLethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Dept. of Drama
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Drama
dc.publisher.facultyFine Arts
dc.relation.ispartofseriesThesis (University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Fine Arts)
dc.subjectstage design
dc.subjectvisual illusion and space
dc.subjectstaging process
dc.subjectscenography transformation
dc.subjectrepeated elements
dc.subject.lcshDissertations, Academic
dc.subject.lcshTheaters--Stage setting and scenery--Research
dc.subject.lcshIllusion in the theater--Research
dc.subject.lcshOptical illusions--Research
dc.subject.lcshParadise lost--Adaptations
dc.subject.lcshParadise lost--Dramatic production
dc.titleVisual illusion in Paradise lost
dc.typeThesis
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