-being familiar with the principles of stage space functioning, knowledge of the naming convention of stage technique elements,

-the ability to arrange the spatial composition correctly,

-the ability to draw scene plans (preparation of technical drawings with dimensions and full description),

-the ability to design with the use of a model

-the ability to define a character with the use of different elements of the costume.

-the ability to design the lighting of objects and surfaces correctly, to select the right materials, textures and colours, in order to achieve the desired artistic effect.

MA/Postgraduate students are offered to take part in a 4-semester program, which is based on the knowledge about scenography design within the theatre building, but expanded to include the ability to shape the architecture for the performance outside of it as well. The program also aims at expanding the costume design basics. Understanding the course of the design process and the production of the sets, e.g by visiting the backstages and the theatre workshops, will allow the students to realize the complexity of a theatrical production.

Expanding the scenography domain through performing actions in non-theatrical spaces, i.e. the installation of objects, projection of images or distribution of sound will help the students to examine the scope of the perception of the show. Using multimedia forms based on computer animation and film editing will further enrich the show's visual layer.

Stage Design course deals with the design principles of scenography in the traditionally understood theatrical space, divided into stage and auditorium. The course also aims at expanding the domain of scenography into performing arts in spaces outside the theatre.

A critical reflection, both on the traditional conventions and on the contemporary theatre practices, allows to find a common denominator for designing scenography – namely the visual narrative.

Stage design, understood as a visual narrative, uses a suggestive set of images creating the play / the performance, but also determines its perception.

Set designers determine what is seen and how it is seen. They are aided in their task by the existing theatrical space, divided into stage and auditorium, or they design their own architecture of the performance.

The spatial relationship between the stage and the audience is one of the means of expression, together with the precisely chosen material structure of the performance, or the colour and intensity of light. The costume completes the whole

Lectures, multimedia presentations, design classes, analysis and interpretation of source materials (the text of plays, opera librettos, etc.), educational excursions (visits to the theatres in Tricity).

-the principles of theatrical techniques, rules of stage design composition within the theatre building and outside

-the theatrical conventions resulting from the historical development of the theatre, and creative interpretation all of them

-knowledge of the norms that should be abided by in the theatre, the course of the design process and the production of the sets

-the of theatre costume design

-the of creating the space with the use of light,

-the techniques of a puppet theatre

"History of theater"   tytuł wyd. w j.polskim: "Historia teatru" pod.red. Johna Russella Browna, Warszawa 1999

 "20,000 Years of Fashion: The History of Costume and Personal Adornment"  tytuł wyd.w j.polskim:"Historia mody"  autor:Francois Boucher, Wyd.Arkady

 "Dictionary of the Theatre: Terms, Concepts, and Analysis" tytuł wyd. w j.polskim: "Słownik terminów teatralnych" autor:Patrice Pavis, Ossolineum, 1993

 pozycje dostępne tylko w języku polskim:

"Krótka historia teatru polskiego" autor: Zbigniew Raszewski, PIW, 1977

"Teatr na skrzyżowaniu, przełom XX - XXI wieku" autor: Andrzej Żurowski, Tower Press Gdańsk 2003

"Historia ubiorów" autor: Maria Gutkowska-Rychlewska Ossolineum, 1968

In addition to the course, the students are offered to take part in the Design Workshop, which enables them to participate and assist in the production of a performance in a selected institution, e.g. Wybrzeże Theatre, Baltic Opera or Gdańsk Shakespearean Theatre.

Completed two (5^th and 6^th) semesters Fundamentals of Stage Design at BA/Undergraduate level

Interest in theatre and the performing arts