Stage Design

The program focuses on the design process of shaping dramatic space for theatre, opera, and ballet. Design for film and television as well as non-traditional, or site-specifi c spaces, is also included in the program. Our aim is to guide students in the creative process of mastering stage design as an authorial component of theatre making. Students will also master the technical and technological requirements of designing the stage space – including projection, lighting and acoustics. Our focus is on the designer as co-author of the theatrical performance, and author of the visual experience. Designers will also engage in a professional and theoretical self-refl ection of their own work – a theorized practice. Designers may also work with an architect on designing theatres. There are mandatory seminars, courses, workshops and practical exercises. DAMU International also provides a wide range of Electives, Exploratory Courses, Non-credit Lectures, and Cultural Excursions, which comprise a vital aspect of each student’s educational experience.