Interdisciplinary Arts 0114 - Where Are the Dressing Rooms?

Designers, choreographers, and performers frequently face a traditional performance space or, as is often the case, face a nontraditional space and then question how to "fill" or design within it. What elements help create the functionality and appropriateness of a performance space? We will explore a variety of spaces, traditional and non-traditional, and the "performers" who use or have used them. We will then focus on design elements such as scenery, lighting, sound, costumes, or projections and examine the many ways these elements serve the text and/or vision of a performance piece within an array of spaces.

Arts, Design, and Media Independent Work In this course, students are expected to spend at least six to eight hours a week of preparation and work outside of class time. This time includes reading, writing, research, designing, and presentation preparations.