Theatre, Performance & Event Design: Cert HE/DipHE/BA (Hons) (3 years) - BA (Hons) Degree
Birmingham City University
Birmingham Institute of Art & Design, BCU Birmingham, Corporation Street, Birmingham, B4 7DX
Tel: 0121 331 5800
Fax: 0121 331 6706
Email: webmaster@bcu.ac.uk
Course Director: Paul Barrett
Course Description:
The course is concerned with designing for the theatre, and exploring set, costume and visual direction as a means of creating visual statements for a wide range of performance contexts including text, opera and dance. The course has excellent professional links with a range of companies involved in theatre and performance, providing a variety of opportunities for student placements. The course includes a range of exciting and challenging opportunities through which to explore the role of the designer for performance.
Based on established theatre design principles and conceptual rigour it offers a wide variety of training, incorporating traditional design skills whilst embracing applications of new media as part of the visual communication framework.
Throughout the course students are encouraged to explore areas that are of specific interest to them such as: designs for plays, dance, puppetry, themed environments, opera, award shows, pop/rock concerts, installations, carnivals, exhibitions, product launches, film, TV, festivals, animation and large scale events.
The structure and ethos of the course reflects the multi disciplinary nature of the contemporary Performance Designer. Employment opportunities include theatre design, film, television, design for music, animation, event, interior design and a wide range of performance related contexts.
Level 4 (year 1) provides an introduction to the fundamental skills and methodologies of the designer, working primarily on studio-based projects as well as team-based designs. Modules include - The Figure, The Space, The Performance, Mark Making & Drawing Strategies and Digital Media providing an overall perception and basic experience of the designer's role.
Level 5 (year 2) broadens your experience of the designer's role, combining theory and experiment, work placement and live project initiatives within a broad spectrum of performance areas. This provides you with an opportunity to develop a personal sense of direction.
Level 6 (year 3) consolidates personal direction, giving the opportunity to prepare and present a personal profile of creative design for degree assessment. This is assessed against professional standards of experimental and disciplined practice whilst retaining a vocational relevance throughout.
Each level consists of approximately 80% studio based study and 20% theoretical and historical studies.
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