Design in Performance - SDES2177

Theatricalisation and design theming of public occasions, community ceremonies, performance events and sporting events is an established design trend. Design in staging large-scale events, including theatre performance, will be the major focus of this subject. Through a series of lectures and workshops, students will be introduced to the design processes used in a variety of performances. Through close examination of the characteristics by which such occasions are represented and communicated to audiences, students will systematically investigate the crafts and contemporary theories of staging such events. A design brief will be set for students to design, draw and construct.