Overview

This topic guides directors, dramaturgs, and designers in harnessing their own creative and intellectual preoccupations as inspiration for conceiving original work. Through a combination of practical exercises, research, and critical reflection, students will learn how to use their own unique perspectives and interests to generate original concepts and content for … For more content click the Read More button below.

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Aims

This topic aims to:

  • Develop students’ understanding of the role of director/creative team/actor collaboration in the development of new ideas

  • Introduce students to an intellectual framework for generating creative inspiration for performance from recurring personal interests and instinctive response to external stimuli

  • Examine the role of design elements in shaping the creative vision, including set, lighting, sound, and costume

  • Create a practical plan for realising the creative vision in a production

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