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  4. Stage Design

Stage Design

Master of Design and ProductionSpecialisation (formal)Year: 2024

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Overview

The Stage Design specialisation offers students an opportunity to build the skills, expertise and knowledge that are required to a career in design for live performance, including theatre, dance and opera.

The degree specialisation introduces students to the professional contexts of design for stage production, the history of the discipline and facilitates internships in industry settings, while also allowing the option of a minor research thesis.

Graduates develop design skills and understandings that equip them to engage and make meaningful contributions to the development and production of stage works, including realised productions within the Victorian College of the Arts.

Intended learning outcomes

On completion of this specialisation, students should be able to:

  • explore and communicate ideas through design for stage production;
  • use advanced technical and creative skills in the development of designs for stage;
  • present designs for stage production effectively, using a range of media;
  • evaluate and make informed choices between creative options, on both pragmatic and artistic grounds as a senior member of a collaborative stage production team;
  • collaborate with other members of the stage design and production team.

Last updated: 30 January 2024