It's always possible there's a placebo effect at play here, but after trying both ways, the results were both immediate and strong: the lighting helps.

Highly theatrical lighting helped create drama and dynamic change.

Bright lighting with interesting fixtures helps a lot too, she said.

Bob Stamp's lighting helped, as did subtle changes in the way the dancers moved, collected and ranged into space.

Blu's lighting helped make the trio evocative of fleeting memory.

"To my mind, the camera placement and lighting can help to tell as much of the story as the script," he said.

David Herrigel's lighting helped create a sense of changing landscapes in the well-staged act.

But overhead lighting could help eliminate some of the dangers.

The standard fluorescent interior lighting helps increase sales by making sure your product is well-lit.

The lighting helped convey a sense of the otherworldly that to many people is probably inherent in new music in general.