Design for the Theater: Scenery
21M.734 · Music and Theater Arts · Undergraduate · Spring 2005
William Fregosi
This course will examine theory of scenic design as currently practiced, as well as historical traditions for use of performance space and audience/performer engagement. Four play scripts and one opera or dance theater piece will be designed after in-depth analysis; emphasis will be on the social, political and cultural milieu at the time of their creation, and now.
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