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son et lumière
[ saw ney ly-myer ]
son et lumière
/ sɔ̃n e lymjɛr; ˈsɒn eɪ ˈluːmɪˌɛə /
noun
- an entertainment staged at night at a famous building, historical site, etc, whereby the history of the location is presented by means of lighting effects, sound effects, and narration
Word History and Origins
Origin of son et lumière1
Word History and Origins
Origin of son et lumière1
Example Sentences
High volatility generates more excitement—especially in a casino, where machines hitting jackpots draw attention by erupting in a spine-tingling son et lumière.
Lighthouses create son et lumiere, sound and light; it’s their job.
The Parc De Princes is a great crumbling concrete lump of a stadium, but it creates a wonderful sense of son et lumiere on these big midweek nights.
But, for all its son et lumière overload, at the exhibition’s centre is a genuinely remarkable collection of objects that tells a story noticeably longer than the exhibition’s sub-title – “Kraftwerk to Daft Punk” – suggests.
The trend dates back centuries: to 18th-century “son et lumière” shows and fireworks spectacles with wall-like sets in Europe, according to Erkki Huhtamo, a professor in the department of design media arts at the University of California, Los Angeles.
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