Courses – Fakultet tehničkih nauka u Novom Sadu

Subject: Directing and Performing Space (17.ASMI7D)

Type of studies	Title
Master Academic Studies	Scene Architecture and Design (Year: 1, Semester: Summer)

General information:

Category	Artistic
Scientific or art field	Scenska arhitektura, tehnika i dizajn-scenski dizajn Dramske i audiovizuelne umetnosti u umetnosti u arhitekturi, tehnici i dizajnu
ECTS	4

Acquiring comprehensive knowledge of the concept of directing and directing the definition and interpretation of performing space. Acquiring ability to apply those knowledges in individual and team artwork.

Knowing the elements and the whole of the process of the directorial interpretation of the work and practical work. Developing abilities and mastering the skill of directorial interpretation of the drama/template and expressing the essence of the work by choosing, defining and designing the performing space.

The term and concept of stage direction. Performing space as an element of scenic language. The relationship between the space defined by the drama/template and performance space as a segment of the stage language of the performance. Director’s approach to design of performing space as an element of performance meta-text.

Critical workshops, practical exercises, individual consultations. Workshops include lectures, discussions, and critical evaluation student’s artwork, as well as artwork from professional practices. During the semester students work on creation and realisation of individual artistic work - theatre performance, based on original drama text. Students work on scene design, directing and realisation in of Scene Laboratory “Borislav Gvojić“.

Authors	Title	Year	Publisher	Language
Leach, R.	Makers of modern theatre: an introduction	2004	Routledge, London	English
Fielding, E., McKinnon, P. (ed.)	World Scenography 1990-2005.	2014	Nick Hern Books Ltd, London	English
Aronson, A., Collins, J.	Theatre and Performance Design	2010	Routledge, London	English
Hannah, D., Harslof, O.	Performance Design	2008	Museum Tusculanum Press, Kopenhagen	English
Burnet, K.	Collaborators: UK Design for Performance 2003-2007	2007	Society of British Theatre Designers, London	English
Joseph, S.	Actor and Architect	1964	Manchester University Press, Oxford	English