Stage Design 2
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| Code | Completion | Credits | Range | Language Instruction | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 204PASD2 | credit | 4 | 2 seminar hours (45 min) of instruction per week, 79 to 99 hours of self-study | English | summer |
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Department
The subject provides Department of Alternative and Puppet Theatre
Contents
The course focuses on composing a stage in such a way that it acquires the characteristics of an orderly space, aesthetically homogeneous, with a clear atmosphere and internal dramaturgy. Learning about the technical aspects of the stage, various types of stage equipment, lighting (technology) used to develop the artistic setting of a theatre performance.
Reading the text of a play from the perspective of a set designer and searching for the appropriate stage space for the content of the play and the concept of the performance. History of set design, exercises introducing visual art (colour, values, contrast, texture, symmetry, asymmetry, calm and restless spaces). Lighting in the theatre. Shadow theatre. Work on installations or on an independent script.
The classes can support the implementation of the subject Theatre of Animated Form.
Learning outcomes
In the area of knowledge (K), the student:
- is aware of the interrelationships and dependencies between the theoretical and practical aspects of the study and uses this knowledge in further artistic development
In the area of skills (S), the student
- can make independent decisions in the area of projects and the implementation of their own script
- can listen to colleagues and use their comments in the implementation of the common goal, which is a theatrical play
In the area of social competences (SC), the student:
- can effectively use the ability to think and work creatively in various situations
- has the ability to self-assess
- can constructively and critically express themselves on the activities of others
Prerequisites and other requirements
Literature
Brockett, Oscar G., Mitchell, Margaret. Making the Scene: A History of Stage Design and Technology in Europe and the United States, Tobin Theatre Arts Fund, 2010.
Racinet, Auguste. The complete costume history, Taschen, 2003.
Jurkowski, Henryk. A History of European Puppetry. Volumes 1-2., Edwin Mellen Press, 1996-1998.
Evaluation methods and criteria
Credits are awarded based on completion of the long-term assignment and its review.
Attendance in classes (min 80%)
Further information
No schedule has been prepared for this course