Level 1
You experiment with the different effects of materials and spaces, incorporating your experiences into your own artistic project. You are introduced to the theory of light and colour, and create your own initial light installations. By attending numerous performances, you broaden your understanding of theatre. In addition, you are given insights into art- and cultural history in relation to contemporary discourses.
Level 2
This level fosters collaboration through project-based teamwork including students from other disciplines at ZHdK. In the process, you also gain stage experience and learn different research methods, translate staging approaches into spatial settings and develop projects in theatres or external locations. Furthermore, you explore work methods for the design process, focusing on the creation of atmospheric and aesthetic spaces. The development of your craft skills helps to consolidate your own artistic profile as well. The theoretical work focuses on examining current staging practices, spatial theory as well as text analysis.
Level 3
You design and realize a stage space at ZHdK, starting with a model and ending with a live performance. While working in interdisciplinary teams, you develop a concept based on a pre-defined text or topic, and incorporate your own artistic vision into your team. In the process, you will collaborate with the university’s technical and workshop staff, who will plan and manage the implementation including the development of a light concept that corresponds with your design.
Graduation project
The graduation project offers you space to realize your own visions: you develop and implement a project of your own either in a theatre space, an installative or a model-like space. Your physical work is based on the research and analyses described in your thesis, which you have written in advance.