The University of London’s Central School of Speech & Drama is launching a ground-breaking master’s course in Scenography, a discipline that originates in theatre design.
Students of Scenography will develop skills in costume, set, lighting, sound, new media and the various directions of scenographic performance in sensorial theatre. They will be given access to the drama school’s unique theatre, studio spaces and black-box studios.
“A growing number of artistic disciplines are recognising Scenography training’s value beyond theatre practice,” says course leader Jo Parker.
“It suits those who want to apply their design skills to performance,” says Simon Donger, course tutor, “as well as those who want to put their theatre design skills to use in non-theatrical arts, such as installations, architecture, and curation.”
Graduates of MA Scenography at Central will be multi-faceted designers with a thorough understanding of the body in design and how Scenography relates to architecture, visual arts, and theatre.
Aldona Cunningham, course tutor, explains Central’s prominence within the field: “Central has close links to the industry and practitioners from a range of scenographic practices – these relationships are invaluable to the teaching staff and the students.”
MA Scenography begins in October 2010.
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