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    Overview

    The history, principles and practices of design for theatre and performance, and the development of production design concepts.

    This paper looks at lighting, sound and set design for theatre and performance, with an emphasis on the development of design concepts in contemporary theatre practice.

    About this paper

    Paper title Design for Theatre and Performance
    Subject Theatre Studies
    EFTS 0.15
    Points 18 points
    Teaching period Not offered in 2024 (On campus)
    Domestic Tuition Fees ( NZD ) $981.75
    International Tuition Fees Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website.
    Prerequisite
    18 200-level DESI, PERF or THEA points
    Restriction
    THEA 256
    Schedule C
    Arts and Music
    Notes
    Students who have not passed the normal prerequisite may be admitted with approval from the Programme Co-ordinator.
    Contact

    spa@otago.ac.nz

    Teaching staff

    Course Co-ordinators/Teaching Staff: Professor Stuart Young and Mr Martyn Roberts

    Paper Structure
    This paper is taught through a combination of lectures, demonstrations and practical work.
    Textbooks
    Your lecturer will give you a list of required readings at the commencement of the paper.
    Course outline

    Please contact the School of Performing Arts office (spa@otago.ac.nz) for a copy of the most recent paper profile.

    Graduate Attributes Emphasised
    Communication, Critical thinking, Information literacy, Research, Self-motivation, Teamwork.
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    Learning Outcomes

    Students who successfully complete the paper will:

    • Gain an overview of the history of design in theatre and performance
    • Identify some of the philosophies and theories that underpin and inform the field
    • Identify some of the key figures and practitioners within the field
    • Understand production design as a text in its own right
    • Gain a deeper appreciation of theatrical and performative genres, practices and conventions
    • Develop some fundamental tools of research, analysis and conceptual realisation in the field of theatre and performance design
    • Gain a broad understanding of the technical language, practices and terminology specific to the field

    Timetable

    Not offered in 2024

    Location
    Dunedin
    Teaching method
    This paper is taught On Campus
    Learning management system
    Blackboard
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