|
TACT050
|
Intro to Theatrical Stage Fighting
|
Open to Acting Program students only.
Introduction to Theatrical Stage Fighting 4-week
course that explores the basic techniques used to
safely and effectively work on scenes which
demand fight choreography.
|
|
TACT100
|
BFA 1 Acting Studio
|
Course open to BFA1 Acting Program students only.
The BFA 1 Acting Studio focuses on the work of
American playwrights. Through these texts
students begin to define their individual
processes by exploring fundamental acting
techniques. They are made a...
|
|
TACT101
|
BFA 1 Acting Studio
|
Course open to BFA1 Acting Program students only.
The BFA 1 Acting Studio focuses on the work of
American playwrights. Through these texts
students begin to define their individual
processes by exploring fundamental acting
techniques. They are made...
|
|
TACT105
|
Voice
|
Course open to BFA1 Acting Program students only.
Two-semester sequence. Liberation of the natural
voice from tension and defenses through various
exercises.
|
|
TACT106
|
Voice
|
Course open to BFA1 Acting Program students only.
Two-semester sequence. Liberation of the natural
voice from tension and defenses through various
exercises.
|
|
TACT110
|
Speech
|
Course open to BFA1 Acting Program students only.
The first year in Speech introduces students to
Edith Skinner-based Speech work, the
International Phonetic Alphabet and to the
practice of Speech for Acting. The work includes
the development of the...
|
|
TACT111
|
Speech
|
Course open to BFA1 Acting Program students only.
The first year in Speech introduces students to
Edith Skinner-based Speech work, the
International Phonetic Alphabet and to the
practice of Speech for Acting. The work includes
the development of the...
|
|
TACT115
|
Movement - Yoga
|
Course open to BFA1 Acting Program students only.
The primary goal is to cultivate awareness of
musculo-skeletal body, and explore working with
greater ease and freedom in movement. Focus is on
connection to breath. Students will be taught
basic yoga...
|
|
TACT116
|
Movement
|
Open to Acting Program students only.
The primary goal is to cultivate awareness of
musculo-skeletal body, and explore working with
greater ease and freedom in movement. Focus is on
connection to breath. Students will be taught
basic yoga postures t...
|
|
TACT120
|
Tai Chi
|
Beginning T'ai Chi Ch'uan is the first of four
methods in Qigong: a series of slow, graceful,
rhythmic exercises (utilizing the simple
breathing pattern of a newborn baby, also known
as the 'essential breath' or Yogic breath). This
increases the bloo...
|
|
TACT122
|
Tai Chi
|
Beginning T'ai Chi Ch'uan is the first of four
methods in Qigong: a series of slow, graceful,
rhythmic exercises (utilizing the simple
breathing pattern of a newborn baby, also known
as the 'essential breath' or Yogic breath). This
increases the bloo...
|
|
TACT125
|
Capoeira
|
This course will focus on the "moment to moment"
and improvisational aspects of Capoeira (an
Afro-Brazilian Martial Art). We will connect
physical movement and emotional expression through
the rich cultural heritage inherent to this unique
art form....
|
|
TACT130
|
Run Crew
|
Course open to BFA1 Acting Program and Stage
Management students only.Covers five areas of
study: props, costumes,scenery, electrics, sound.
Each semester the student will crew a show in one
of the areas.
A set of black clothes and shoes are require...
|
|
TACT131
|
Run Crew
|
Open to Acting Program students only. Covers five
areas of study: props, costumes, scenery,
electrics, sound. Each semester the student will
crew a show in one of the areas. A set of black
clothes and shoes is required for this course.
|
|
TACT200
|
BFA 2 Acting Studio
|
Course open to BFA2 Acting Program students only.
The mission of the BFA II Acting Studio is to
shift the actor's attention to the world of
language and heightened text. The intention is to
get the language into the mouth and body of the
actor using...
|
|
TACT201
|
BFA 2 Acting Studio
|
Course open to BFA2 Acting Program students only.
The mission of the BFA II Acting Studio is to
shift the actor's attention to the world of
language and heightened text. The intention is to
get the language into the mouth and body of the
actor using...
|
|
TACT205
|
Voice
|
Course open to BFA2 Acting Program students only.
This course introduces the fundamentals of
extended vocal range technique for the actor
developed by the Roy Hart Theater. Special
consideration will be given to the body as a
'producer of sound', int...
|
|
TACT206
|
Voice
|
Course open to BFA2 Acting Program students only.
This course introduces the fundamentals of
extended vocal range technique for the actor
developed by the Roy Hart Theater. Special
consideration will be given to the body as a
'producer of sound', int...
|
|
TACT210
|
Speech
|
Course open to BFA2 Acting Program students only.
The Fall semester of the BFA 2 Speech year
intensifies the study of the International
Phonetic Alphabet as well as the practice of
transcription, sound production and execution of
Good Speech, in the...
|
|
TACT211
|
Speech
|
Course open to BFA2 Acting Program students only.
The Spring semester furthers this work and
introduces students to The Challengers. In this
semester, special attention is paid to the
integration of students' Speech skills with the
rest of their Acti...
|
|
TACT215
|
Movement
|
Course open to BFA2 Acting Program students only.
One semester focuses on basic strengthening and
stretching using Pilates floor and machines
techniques. Performance of choreographic
sequences is introduced.
The other semester is a review of work fro...
|
|
TACT216
|
Movement
|
Course open to BFA2 Acting Program students only.
One semester focuses on basic strengthening and
stretching using Pilates floor and machines
techniques. Performance of choreographic
sequences is introduced.
The other semester is a review of work fro...
|
|
TACT240
|
Rehearsal & Performance Actors
|
Course open to BFA2 Acting Program students only.
Credit given to theater school actors for work in
their metier on theater school projects and
productions.
|
|
TACT241
|
Rehearsal & Performance Actors
|
Open to Acting Program students only.
Credit given to theater school actors for work in
their metier on theater school projects and
productions.
|
|
TACT250
|
Alexander Technique
|
Course open to BFA2 students only.
The Alexander Technique is a method of
self-discovery, which explores how we ''use
ourselves'' in ordinary activity - how we walk,
sit, stand, breathe, speak, react to stress.
Learning about our own habits allows us...
|
|
TACT300
|
BFA 3 Acting Studio
|
At this point in the training the actor in the BFA Acting program has increased skills in; character development, being present and listening on stage, and spent an entire year building language technique through heightened language material. In this...
|
|
TACT301
|
BFA 3 Acting Studio
|
Course open to BFA3 Acting Program students only.
This course focuses on performing the works of
the modern classics such as Chekhov, Ibsen and
Strindberg. We begin by analyzing the text in its
depth and finding inner motive forces behind the
words....
|
|
TACT305
|
Voice
|
Course open to BFA3 Acting Program students only.
The goal of this course is to apply basic
elements learned in 'Voice BFA2' and develop them
in the context of the physical training protocols
for the performer. Emphasis will be given to the:
developm...
|
|
TACT306
|
Voice
|
Course open to BFA3 Acting Program students only.
This course is a synthesis of the material
learned in 'Voice and Body Gesture BFA1 and 2'
and its application to composition and the
creation of work. Using the dynamic model of
Meyerhold's balagan fo...
|
|
TACT310
|
Speech
|
Course open to BFA3 Acting Program students only.
The Fall semester of the third year affords
students yet another opportunity to refine their
personal practice. The work in this course
focuses on the integration of Voice and Speech
skills in the spe...
|
|
TACT311
|
Speech
|
Course open to BFA3 Acting Program students only.
The Fall semester of the third year affords
students yet another opportunity to refine their
personal practice. The work in this course
focuses on the integration of Voice and Speech
skills in the spe...
|
|
TACT315
|
Movement
|
Course open to BFA3 Acting Program students only.
This course is taught by two instructors in order
to enhance the students' exposure to a broad
spectrum of movement practices. The course as a
whole is designed to enhance mind/body awareness
and the...
|
|
TACT316
|
Movement
|
Course open to BFA3 Acting Program students only.
This course is taught by two instructors in order
to enhance the students' exposure to a broad
spectrum of movement practices. The course as a
whole is designed to enhance mind/body awareness
and the...
|
|
TACT320
|
Advanced Tai Chi
|
The integration of movement, breath and voice
helps to balance body, mind and emotions. This
practice is very powerful when the maximum
interaction of self-healing mechanisms is
achieved. In this state, it is believed that the
human system is especia...
|
|
TACT321
|
Advanced Tai Chi
|
The integration of movement, breath and voice
helps to balance body, mind and emotions. This
practice is very powerful when the maximum
interaction of self-healing mechanisms is
achieved. In this state, it is believed that the
human system is especia...
|
|
TACT325
|
The Physical Body in Performance
|
The class cultivates a strong physical
responsiveness to other performers and develop
comfort with and sensitivity to the touch,
weight, and presence of others through exercises
drawn from Contact Improvisation and Contemporary
Dance. The goal is to...
|
|
TACT335
|
Special Topics in Performance
|
This course explores a rotating selection of
performance disciplines and projects that expand
and augment skills training.
|
|
TACT340
|
Rehearsal & Performance Actors
|
Course open to BFA3 Acting Program students only.
Credit given to theater school actors for work in
their metier on theater school projects and
productions.
|
|
TACT341
|
Rehearsal & Performance Actors
|
Open to Acting Program students only.
Credit given to theater school actors for work in
their metier on theater school projects and
productions.
|
|
TACT400
|
Graduating Acting Company
|
Course open to BFA4 Acting Program students only.
This final acting studio at the BFA levels is
focused on expanding the actors' appetite and
range by exploring a variety of specialized
training approaches.
|
|
TACT401
|
Graduating Improv Studio
|
This acting studio elective at both the BFA and
MFA levels focuses on expanding the actors'
appetite and range by exploring a variety of
specialized training approaches. Over the course
of 6 weeks, students will explore the building
blocks of improvi...
|
|
TACT402
|
Acting for the Camera
|
Course open to BFA4 Acting Program students only.
This course is focused on developing skills used
on camera in film and video work.
|
|
TACT405
|
Voice and Speech
|
This course will provide the actor with practical
voice and speech tools at the end of his/her
training in preparation for transition to a
professional career. This course seeks to empower
the actor to develop his/her own approach,
regimen, and proce...
|
|
TACT415
|
Movement
|
Course open to BFA4 Acting Program students only.
The integration of all of the previous years of
movement training with the addition of Dance
Theater, Grotowski, and other contemporary
movement forms. The fall semester is required and
the spring sem...
|
|
TACT416
|
Movement
|
Open to Acting Program students only.
An semester-long elective movement class taught
by various faculty, each of whom focuses on a
specific area of movement.
|
|
TACT440
|
Rehearsal & Performance Actors
|
Course open to BFA4 Acting Program students only.
Credit given to theater school actors for work in
their metier on theater school projects and
productions.
|
|
TACT441
|
Rehearsal & Performance Actors
|
Open to Acting Program students only.
Credit given to theater school actors for work in
their metier on theater school projects and
productions.
|
|
TACT450
|
Showcase
|
Course open to BFA4 Acting Program students only.
This course focuses on the development of
material to be used at the NY and LA Showcases
for industry professionals that occur mid to late
spring.
|
|
TACT455
|
Audition Practicum
|
Open to Acting Program students only.
This course introduces the actor in how to build
bridges into the professional world. Industry
professionals are guest speakers in this class
and guide the actors in the process of their
entry into the market....
|
|
TACT470
|
Voice-Over Elective
|
Open to Acting Program students only.
This course will help students focus on the
crucial areas of voice-over needed to be
competitive in the V-O industry. Students will
work on breath control, pacing, articulation,
consistency, acting, and listeni...
|
|
TACT471
|
Solo Performance Lab
|
Six week course open to graduating acting students
- BFA 4s and MFA 3s - only. The mission of the
Solo Performance Lab is to fuel students' creation
of multiple solo performance works that afford the
agency, fluency, and critical authorial skills
ess...
|
|
TACT472
|
Mysticism in Performance
|
Artists coming of age at the sharp, waning edge of
Western Industrial Capitalism, a time still very
much informed by centuries of Settler Colonial
erasure of heterogeneous ontologies, there is a
resurgence of inquiry into and exploration of the
mysti...
|
|
TACT500
|
MFA 1 Acting Studio
|
This acting studio focuses on using the mythic imagination approach to acting. The mythic is that which is tied to the collective human story, that which inspires and grounds us as individuals but also connects us to what is age old. Myths speak to o...
|
|
TACT501
|
MFA 1 Acting Studio
|
Course open to MFA1 Acting, Directing and Writing
Program students only. Work continues
from the fall semester, but in the second
semester of Acting Studio we also explore a play
or project. In the past these projects have
included 'The Three Sisters...
|
|
TACT505
|
Voice
|
Course open to MFA1 Acting Program students only.
Discussion of the approach to the voice work and
how it differs from other approaches. How the
voice work and why it does not work. Discussion
of habitual tensions, identification of them and
how they...
|
|
TACT506
|
Voice
|
Course open to MFA1 Acting Program students only.
Putting the above together into channel work'
expanded breathing capacity; mask resonance and
middle of the voice work leading to skull into
range. Articulation work into some text (if time
and level...
|
|
TACT510
|
Speech
|
Course open to MFA1 Acting Program students only.
The first semester of the first year consists of
a myriad of articulation exercises that lead the
actor to the dexterity needed to produce vowel,
diphthong and consonant sounds effectively.
Developing...
|
|
TACT511
|
Speech
|
Course open to MFA1 Acting Program students only.
Second semester of the first year further
solidifies students' knowledge and understanding
of the International Phonetic Alphabet as well as
their ability to transcribe and to consistently
produce cle...
|
|
TACT515
|
Movement
|
Course open to MFA1 Acting Program students only.
This course prepares the student for dynamic
presence and precision in advanced acting
contexts via alignment and core conditioning
(floor barre), somatic awareness, image work, and
physical acting/pe...
|
|
TACT516
|
Movement
|
Open to Acting Program students only.
This course prepares the student for dynamic
presence and precision in advanced acting
contexts via alignment and core conditioning
(floor barre), somatic awareness, image work, and
physical acting/performance...
|
|
TACT522
|
Tai Chi
|
Beginning T'ai Chi Ch'uan is the first of four
methods in Qigong: a series of slow, graceful,
rhythmic exercises (utilizing the simple
breathing pattern of a newborn baby, also known
as the 'essential breath' or Yogic breath). This
increases the bloo...
|
|
TACT525
|
Directing Lab
|
Course open to MFA1 Acting Program students only.
This class is the principal training forum for
the Directing program. It is a rigorous practicum
that identifies and hones the particular vision
of each director. Directing Lab can be taken
several ti...
|
|
TACT526
|
Directing Lab
|
Course open to MFA1 students only.
This class is the principal training forum for
the Directing program. It is a rigorous practicum
that identifies and hones the particular vision
of each director. Directing Lab can be taken
several times over an MFA...
|
|
TACT540
|
The Performer and the Object
|
This course will examine the essential
relationship between the performer and the object
in theater. The animation of objects by
performers is one of the most ancient of
theatrical relationships. Through in-class
projects, actors will have the opport...
|
|
TACT550
|
Alexander Technique
|
Course open to MFA1 Acting Program students only.
The Alexander Technique is a method of
self-discovery, which explores how we ''use
ourselves'' in ordinary activity - how we walk,
sit, stand, breathe, speak, react to stress.
Learning about our own...
|
|
TACT555
|
Intro to Theatrical Stage Fighting
|
Introduction to Theatrical Stage Fighting
Course open to MFA2 Acting Program students only.
A 4-week course that explores the basic
techniques used to safely and effectively work on
scenes which demand fight choreography.
|
|
TACT600
|
MFA 2 Acting Studio
|
Course open to MFA2 Acting Program students only.
A two-semester course focused on a classical
period drama. First semester is devoted to
Shakespeare and understanding of the language,
its importance and clarity in the performance.
Second part of the...
|
|
TACT601
|
MFA 2 Acting Studio
|
Course open to MFA2 Acting Program students only.
A two-semester course focused on a classical
period drama. First semester is devoted to
Shakespeare and understanding of the language,
its importance and clarity in the performance.
Second part of the...
|
|
TACT605
|
Voice
|
Course open to MFA2 Acting Program students only.
The goal of this course is to apply basic
elements learned in MFA 1 Voice and develop them
in the context of the physical training protocols
for the performer. Emphasis will be given to the:
developme...
|
|
TACT606
|
Voice
|
Course open to MFA2 Acting Program students only.
This course is a synthesis of the material
previously learned in and its application to
composition and the creation of work. Using the
dynamic model of Meyerhold's balagan form as well
as the Europea...
|
|
TACT610
|
Speech
|
Course open to MFA2 Acting Program students only.
The work in the Fall semester of this course
further solidifies students' execution of Good
Speech while introducing them to triphthongs,
traditional pronunciations in Elizabethan
language and to lang...
|
|
TACT611
|
Speech
|
Course open to MFA2 Acting Program students only.
The Spring semester is focused on the acquisition
of Accent-Dialect technique as well as the
integration of Voice and Speech skills with
Acting Technique.
|
|
TACT615
|
Movement
|
Course open to MFA2 Acting Program students only.
This class will explore movement techniques and
approaches from a variety of sources and will
expand the student's knowledge of the movement
world in general.
|
|
TACT616
|
Movement
|
Open to Acting Program students only.
This class will explore movement techniques and
approaches from a variety of sources and will
expand the student's knowledge of the movement
world in general.
|
|
TACT620
|
Advanced Tai Chi
|
The integration of movement, breath and voice
helps to balance body, mind and emotions. This
practice is very powerful when the maximum
interaction of self-healing mechanisms is
achieved. In this state, it is believed that the
human system is especia...
|
|
TACT621
|
Advanced Tai Chi
|
The integration of movement, breath and voice
helps to balance body, mind and emotions. This
practice is very powerful when the maximum
interaction of self-healing mechanisms is
achieved. In this state, it is believed that the
human system is especia...
|
|
TACT625
|
The Physical Body in Performance
|
The class cultivates a strong physical
responsiveness to other performers and develop
comfort with and sensitivity to the touch,
weight, and presence of others through exercises
drawn from Contact Improvisation and Contemporary
Dance. The goal is to...
|
|
TACT635
|
Special Topics in Performance
|
This course explores a rotating selection of
performance disciplines and projects that expand
and augment skills training.
|
|
TACT640
|
Rehearsal & Performance Actors
|
Course open to MFA2 Acting Program students only.
Credit given to theater school actors for work in
their metier on theater school projects and
productions.
|
|
TACT641
|
Rehearsal & Performance Actors
|
Course open to MFA2 Acting Program students only.
Credit given to theater school actors for work in
their metier on theater school projects and
productions.
|
|
TACT650
|
Teaching Speech
|
Open to Acting Program students only.
This course is highly specialized and enrollment
highly selective. Offered only at the graduate
level and in the Spring, it is specifically for
graduate acting students who have demonstrated
the aptitude and ski...
|
|
TACT700
|
Graduating Actigraduating Acting Company
|
Course open to MFA3 Acting Program students only.
This final acting studio at both the BFA and MFA
levels is focused on expanding the actors'
appetite and range by exploring a variety of
specialized training approaches.
|
|
TACT701
|
Graduating Improv Studio
|
This acting studio elective at both the BFA and
MFA levels focuses on expanding the actors'
appetite and range by exploring a variety of
specialized training approaches. Over the course
of 6 weeks, students will explore the building
blocks of improvi...
|
|
TACT702
|
Acting for the Camera
|
Course open to MFA3 Acting Program students only.
This course is focused on developing skills used
on camera in film and video work.
|
|
TACT705
|
Voice & Speech
|
This course will provide the actor with practical
voice and speech tools at the end of his/her
training in preparation for transition to a
professional career. This course seeks to empower
the actor to develop his/her own approach,
regimen, and proce...
|
|
TACT715
|
Movement
|
Course open to MFA3 Acting Program students only. This class will explore movement techniques and approaches from a variety of sources and will expand the student's knowledge of the movement world in general.
|
|
TACT716
|
Movement
|
Open to Acting Program students only. This class will explore movement techniques and approaches from a variety of sources and will expand the student's knowledge of the movement world in general.
|
|
TACT740
|
Rehearsal & Performance Actors
|
Course open to MFA3 Acting Program students only.
Credit given to theater school actors and
directors for work in their metier on theater
school projects and productions. Credit varies
based on expectations of the role the student
plays in the produc...
|
|
TACT741
|
Rehearsal & Performance Actors
|
Course open to MFA3 Acting Program students only.
Credit given to theater school actors and
directors for work in their metier on theater
school projects and productions. Credit varies
based on expectations of the role the student
plays in the produc...
|
|
TACT750
|
Showcase
|
Course open to MFA3 Acting Program students only.
This course focuses on the development of
material to be used at the NY and LA Showcases
for industry professionals that occur mid to late
spring.
|
|
TACT755
|
Audition Practicum
|
Open to Acting Program students only.
This course introduces the actor in how to build
bridges into the professional world. Industry
professionals are guest speakers in this class
and guide the actors in the process of their
entry into the market....
|
|
TACT770
|
Voice-Over Elective
|
Open to Acting Program students only.
This course will help students focus on the
crucial areas of voice-over needed to be
competitive in the V-O industry. Students will
work on breath control, pacing, articulation,
consistency, acting, and listeni...
|
|
TACT771
|
Solo Performance Lab
|
Six week course open to graduating acting students
- BFA 4s and MFA 3s - only. The mission of the
Solo Performance Lab is to fuel students' creation
of multiple solo performance works that afford the
agency, fluency, and critical authorial skills
ess...
|
|
TACT772
|
Mysticism in Performance
|
Artists coming of age at the sharp, waning edge of
Western Industrial Capitalism, a time still very
much informed by centuries of Settler Colonial
erasure of heterogeneous ontologies, there is a
resurgence of inquiry into and exploration of the
mysti...
|
|
TADP300
|
Scenic Painting I
|
Course open to D&P Programs and Specializations,
by Permission of Instructor only.
This is a one semester course addressing paint
and other scenic treatments utilized in the
production process. The differences between
theater, film and video are also...
|
|
TADP375
|
Basic Scenic Painting
|
Course available by Permission of Instructor
only.
A number of scene painting techniques will be
taught with specific projects weekly. They will
include: applied 3D textures, aging and
distressing, color glazes and washes, faux wood
grain, faux marb...
|
|
TADP400
|
Art Direction I
|
Course open to a limited number of BFA4 Design &
Production Programs students only by permission
of instructor.
Art Direction I will include the basic definition
this title encompasses in the larger
entertainment industry. How to serve as both the
d...
|
|
TADP410
|
Art Direction II
|
This course is open to a limited number of BFA4
Design & Production students.
Art Direction II will include a continuation of
art department practices used in the larger
entertainment industry. How to serve as both the
driving force of the artistic...
|
|
TADP450
|
Advanced Scenic Painting
|
Course available by Permission of Instructor
only.
A smaller, more advanced class that can be
repeated three times and will progressively
explore complex and challenging scene painting
techniques, materials and shop management models.
The incorporati...
|
|
TADP451
|
Advanced Scenic Painting
|
Course available by Permission of Instructor
only.
A smaller, more advanced class that can be
repeated three times and will progressively
explore complex and challenging scene painting
techniques, materials and shop management models.
The incorporati...
|
|
TADP500
|
Scenic Painting I
|
Course open to D&P Programs and Specializations,
by Permission of Instructor only.
This is a one semester course addressing paint
and other scenic treatments utilized in the
production process. The differences between
theater, film and video are also...
|
|
TADP550
|
Advanced Scenic Painting
|
A smaller, more advanced class that can be
repeated three times and will progressively
explore complex and challenging scene painting
techniques, materials and shop management models.
The incorporation of historical fine art methods
of rendering as w...
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|
TADP551
|
Advanced Scenic Painting
|
Open to MFA 1 students only.
A smaller, more advanced class that can be
repeated three times and will progressively
explore complex and challenging scene painting
techniques, materials and shop management models.
The incorporation of historical fine...
|
|
TADP560
|
Special Topics in Scene Painting
|
Open to MFA 1 students in the Applied Design
program.
This class will include field trips, art
direction training and exposure to fine art and
production techniques. Focus will include
pneumatic spray gun techniques, UV painting, foam
sculpting, silk...
|
|
TADP600
|
Art Direction I
|
Course open to D&P Programs and Specializations
students only.
Art Direction I will include the basic definition
this title encompasses in the larger
entertainment industry. How to serve as both the
driving force of the artistic vision from sketch
to...
|
|
TADP610
|
Art Direction II
|
Open to Design & Production Programs &
Specializations students only.
Art Direction II will include a continuation of
art deapartment practices used in the larger
entertainment industry. How to serve as both the
driving force of the artistic vision...
|
|
TADP650
|
Advanced Scenic Painting
|
Course open to MFA2 D&P Programs and
Specializations students only.
A smaller, more advanced class that can be
repeated three times and will progressively
explore complex and challenging scene painting
techniques, materials and shop management models...
|
|
TADP651
|
Advanced Scenic Painting
|
Open to MFA 2 students only.
A smaller, more advanced class that can be
repeated three times and will progressively
explore complex and challenging scene painting
techniques, materials and shop management models.
The incorporation of historical fine...
|
|
TADP660
|
Special Topics in Scene Painting
|
Open to MFA 2 students only, with completion of
prerequisite.
This class will include field trips, art
direction training and exposure to fine art and
production techniques. Focus will include
pneumatic spray gun techniques, UV painting, foam
sculpti...
|
|
TAIC100
|
Conversations in Contemporary Theater
|
This one-semester course will focus on the
exploration and articulation of a personal
artistic practice while also contextualizing that
practice within our shared theatrical communities.
Students will engage with theoretical readings,
personal writte...
|
|
TAIC101
|
Architectural Styles
|
A two-semester sequence covering the history of
architectural styles through the ages, focusing
on the process of research for the theatrical
designer. The exploration of architectural design
as it was influenced by social, philosophical and
politica...
|
|
TAIC102
|
Architectural Styles
|
A two-semester sequence covering the history of
architectural styles through the ages, focusing
on the process of research for the theatrical
designer. The exploration of architectural design
as it was influenced by social, philosophical and
politica...
|
|
TAIC201
|
Architectural Styles
|
This course explores the relationship between the
history and evolution of architectural styles and
coinciding artistic movements and the design
disciplines of film, stage, furniture,
architecture, industrial, interior, and fashion
however, primarily...
|
|
TAIC300
|
Survey of World Theater - Text
|
Course not available to BFA1 students. Survey of
World Theater - Text is designed to provide a
survey of twentieth and twenty-first century
theater history with an emphasis on world theater
by studying the work of select playwrights. We
will explore...
|
|
TAIC305
|
Survey of World Theater - Perf Tactics
|
Survey of World Theater - Performance Tactics
Course not available to BFA1 students.
This course considers significant performance
techniques within their political contexts.
Histories of theater, performance art, spectacle,
and the performance of e...
|
|
TAIC310
|
Survey of World Theater - Arts Activism
|
This survey course (open to BFA3-4s) will explore
the work of radical collectives, community
artists, guerrilla performers, and other modern
and contemporary troublemakers and active agents
whose artistic practices are fundamentally
committed to soci...
|
|
TAIC315
|
Art & Community Engagement
|
Our class will broaden our perspective and deepen
our understanding of the intersection between art,
collaboration, and social change in community
building and engagement. Drawing inspiration and
learning from a wide range of community-based arts
pro...
|
|
TAIC355
|
Radical & Diverse Fashion History
|
This new course will examine inclusive practices
in fashion, costume, and dress history studies,
both historical and contemporary. We will look at
not only "his" story and "her" story, but "their"
story and "our" story through art, photography,
paint...
|
|
TAIC416
|
Film Noir
|
Open to students in the Theater School only. Not
open to BFA1 students.
A semester long exploration of the classic
Hollywood films that most consistently interest
contemporary audiences. A chance for deeper
immersion in Film Noir's nightscape of pri...
|
|
TAIC450
|
Shakespeare on Stage and Screen
|
Shakespeare on Stage and Screen: An exploration
the major tragedies asplays, productions and
films.
This course offers an in-depth study of William
Shakespeare's greatest tragedies on stage and
screen. The seminar will closely examine "Hamlet,"
"Oth...
|
|
TAIC750
|
Shakespeare on Stage and Screen
|
Shakespeare on Stage and Screen: An exploration
the major tragedies as
plays, productions and films.
This course offers an in-depth study of William
Shakespeare's greatest tragedies on stage and
screen. The seminar will closely examine "Hamlet,"
"Ot...
|
|
TCOS050
|
Wkshp in Spc Skills: Tailoring
|
An introduction to tailoring techniques,
including pad stitching, welt pockets, etc. There
is a course fee to cover the cost of materials,
shop supplies and copies.
|
|
TCOS100
|
Costume Techniques I
|
Course open to Design Program students only.
This a basic sewing class designed for students
with little to no experience in garment
construction. Students will begin the class with a
shop orientation which will include the safe
operation of home...
|
|
TCOS101
|
Costume Techniques II
|
Course open to BFA students only.
This course is designed for students who have
basic sewing skills and are familiar with how to
use a sewing machine. This course explores
creative solutions for costume modifications.
Learning the art of complex al...
|
|
TCOS150
|
Costume Techniques III
|
This course is an intensive workshop in pattern
drafting and draping, and serves as a prerequisite
for students interested in learning advanced
costume construction techniques. Prior to
enrolling, students must have demonstrated skill
in hand and mac...
|
|
TCOS151
|
Costume Techniques IV
|
This course will cover advanced costume
construction skills. Class content will rotate
from year to year, and students may take the class
more than once. Topics covered may include Stretch
Fabrics, Body Padding, Mask Making, Advanced
Pattern Manipula...
|
|
TCOS210
|
Costume Design Methodology
|
Using theoretical projects, we work through the
initial steps of creative brainstorming, design
dramaturgy and research, to the
sketching and pre- visualization of ideas to the
final steps of presentation of a design process.
Understading how costume...
|
|
TCOS210A
|
Costume Laboratory
|
The Costume Lab is linked to TCOS 210 /211
Costume Design with a specific focus on examining
historical silhouettes, patterns and construction
techniques in the development of clothing designs
covering a range of cultures and epochs. This
class is n...
|
|
TCOS211
|
Costume Design Methodology
|
Using theoretical projects, we work through the
initial steps of creative brainstorming, design
dramaturgy and research, to the
sketching and pre- visualization of ideas to the
final steps of presentation of a design process.
Understading how costume...
|
|
TCOS211A
|
Costume Laboratory
|
The Costume Lab is linked to TCOS 210 /211
Costume Design with a specific focus on examining
historical silhouettes, patterns and construction
techniques in the development of clothing designs
covering a range of cultures and epochs. This
class is n...
|
|
TCOS250
|
Twentieth Century Fashion
|
Course open to Design & Production Programs
students only.
From the styles of the early 1900's to those
ushering in the new millennium, we chart the
development of women's and men's clothing
fashions in form, function and cultural
consciousness. Wide...
|
|
TCOS275
|
Basic Sewing/Costume Shop Orientation
|
In this class students will learn costume shop
orientation, shop safety and how to safely operate
tools and equipment that are common practices,
such as home and industrial sewing machines, steam
irons, and specialty
tools of the trade. Students will...
|
|
TCOS305
|
3-D Techniques for Costume Construction
|
This course focuses on creative and technical
skills used in the exploration of alternative
patterning and construction techniques with an
emphasis on 3-D patterning for volume and form.
Students will explore textiles, and fabric
manipulation, textil...
|
|
TCOS362
|
ST: Costume Design in Animation
|
Specific topics for this course will vary widely
per semester but the core focus is on costume
design as an expanded practice
exploring the relationship between dress, the body
and human existence. Projects will center around
the role of the designer...
|
|
TCOS363
|
ST: Costume Design in Animation
|
Specific topics for this course will vary widely
per semester but the core focus is on costume
design as an expanded practice
exploring the relationship between dress, the body
and human existence. Projects will center around
the role of the designer...
|
|
TCOS440
|
Historical Patterning
|
A course in patternmaking linked with the Costume
Design Seminar. Topics will rotate, based on the
work in the design class. The primary focus is
re-creating the shapes and silhouettes of each
period into 1/2 scale garments.
|
|
TCOS441
|
Historical Patterning
|
A course in patternmaking linked with the Costume
Design Seminar. Topics will rotate, based on the
work in the design class. The primary focus is
re-creating the shapes and silhouettes of each
period into 1/2 scale garments.
|
|
TCOS441A
|
Historical Patterning
|
A workshop in patternmaking linked with the
Costume Design Seminar. Topics will rotate, based
on the work in the design class. The primary focus
is re-creating the shapes and silhouettes of each
period into 1/2 scale garments.
|
|
TCOS462
|
Open Dress: EXTREME FASHION
|
What this course is about:
1.A fluid and hybrid form produced by interplay
between other fields; art, science, graphic and
product design, architecture, music, politics and
mass media.
2.Clothing that lays down a challenge to accepted
norms.
3.Clothi...
|
|
TCOS463
|
Open Dress: World of Wearableart
|
the World of WearableArt, WOW, is an annual wearable art competition held in New Zealand in late September. This special topics class is dedicated to the conceptual development and hands-on fabrication of wearable art based on specific themes for the...
|
|
TCOS505
|
3-D Techniques for Costume Construction
|
This course focuses on creative and technical
skills used in the exploration of alternative
patterning and construction techniques with an
emphasis on 3-D patterning for volume and form.
Students will explore textiles, and fabric
manipulation, textil...
|
|
TCOS510
|
MFA 1 Costume Design
|
Course open to MFA1 Costume, Scene, Lighting
Design students only.
This is the foundation course for MFA 1 Costume
Designers. It is an intensive exploration of the
design process and the history of western
dress/costume from the ancients up to the 19...
|
|
TCOS510A
|
Costume Laboratory
|
The Costume Lab is linked to TCOS 510 /511 MFA 1
Costume Design with a specific focus on examining
historical silhouettes, patterns and construction
techniques in the development of clothing designs
covering a range of cultures and epochs. This
c...
|
|
TCOS511
|
MFA 1 Costume Design
|
Course is open to MFA 1 Costume Design, Scenic
Design, and Lighting Design Program students
only.
This is the foundation course for MFA 1 Costume
Designers. It is an intensive exploration of the
design process and the history of western
dress/costum...
|
|
TCOS511A
|
Costume Laboratory
|
The Costume Lab is linked to TCOS 510 /511 MFA 1
Costume Design with a specific focus on examining
historical silhouettes, patterns and construction
techniques in the development of clothing designs
covering a range of cultures and epochs. This
c...
|
|
TCOS540
|
Historical Patterning
|
Course open to MFA1 Costume Design Program
students only. Must also take TCOS-510.
A course in patternmaking linked with the Costume
Design Seminar. Topics will rotate, based on the
work in the design class. The primary focus is
re-creating the shape...
|
|
TCOS541
|
Historical Patterning
|
Course open to Costume Design Program students
only.
A course in patternmaking linked with the Costume
Design Seminar. Topics will rotate, based on the
work in the design class. The primary focus is
re-creating the shapes and silhouettes of each
peri...
|
|
TCOS541A
|
Historical Patterning
|
Workshop open to Costume Design Program students
only.
A workshop in patternmaking linked with the
Costume Design Seminar. Topics will rotate, based
on the work in the design class. The primary focus
is re-creating the shapes and silhouettes of each...
|
|
TCOS551
|
Wkshp in Spc Skills: Tailoring
|
An introduction to tailoring techniques,
including pad stitching, welt pockets, etc. There
is a course fee to cover the cost of materials,
shop supplies and copies.
|
|
TCOS555
|
Radical & Diverse Fashion History
|
This new course will examine inclusive practices
in fashion, costume, and dress history studies,
both historical and contemporary. We will look at
not only "his" story and "her" story, but "their"
story and "our" story through art, photography,
paint...
|
|
TCOS575
|
Basic Sewing/Costume Shop Orientation
|
In this class students will learn costume shop
orientation, shop safety and how to safely operate
tools and equipment that are common practices,
such as home and industrial sewing machines, steam
irons, and specialty
tools of the trade. Students will...
|
|
TCOS650
|
Costume Techniques III
|
This course is an intensive workshop in pattern
drafting and draping, and serves as a prerequisite
for students interested in learning advanced
costume construction techniques. Prior to
enrolling, students must have demonstrated skill
in hand and mac...
|
|
TCOS651
|
Costume Techniques IV
|
This course will cover advanced costume
construction skills. Class content will rotate
from year to year, and students may take the class
more than once. Topics covered may include Stretch
Fabrics, Body Padding, Mask Making, Advanced
Pattern Manipula...
|
|
TCOS660
|
Open Dress
|
Concentration on 20th C. 'art'isms ' which
influenced clothing, fashion and performance. We
look at specific artists whose concentration is
on the body as an instrument of expression,
blurring the boundaries between art and theater.
Students concentr...
|
|
TCOS661
|
Open Dress
|
Concentration on 20th C. 'art'isms ' which
influenced clothing, fashion and performance. We
look at specific artists whose concentration is
on the body as an instrument of expression,
blurring the boundaries between art and theater.
Students concentr...
|
|
TCOS662
|
Open Dress: EXTREME FASHION
|
What this course is about:
1.A fluid and hybrid form produced by interplay
between other fields; art, science, graphic and
product design, architecture, music, politics and
mass media.
2.Clothing that lays down a challenge to accepted
norms.
3.Clothi...
|
|
TCOS663
|
Open Dress: World of Wearableart
|
the World of WearableArt, WOW, is an annual wearable art competition held in New Zealand in late September. This special topics class is dedicated to the conceptual development and hands-on fabrication of wearable art based on specific themes for the...
|
|
TCOS710
|
Open Studio
|
Course open to MFA3 Costume Design Program
students only.
A master class in design. Assignments will focus
on a series of both individual and group advanced
theoretical design projects which are designed to
challenge each student intellectually and
v...
|
|
TCOS730
|
Closure
|
Course open to MFA 3 Costume Design Program
students only.
Design students in their final semester of
graduate studies complete projects from
throughout their entire tenure at the school. It
provides an opportunity to return to projects
that were in...
|
|
TDAP320
|
Design and Production Seminar
|
Course required by BFA Design and Production
Students
This course is composed of metier based sections
covering all the programs in the school of
theater with content geared toward the particular
issues facing students working on productions at
Calar...
|
|
TDAP395
|
Design & Production Production
|
Open to BFA Design Program students only.
Every learning goal of the Design program is
experienced in production. Live performance
experiences expose the student to a variety of
aesthetic and practical approaches that challenge
and expand awareness o...
|
|
TDAP450
|
BFA Colsure
|
Closure is a class for graduating BFA Design and
Production students.
Through a combination of individual exercises,
professional materials and portfolio review,
students will orient themselves toward the fields
they aim to enter. Multiple faculty wi...
|
|
TDAP620
|
Design and Production Seminar
|
Course required by MFA Design and Production
Students
This course is composed of metier based sections
covering all the programs in the school of
theater with content geared toward the particular
issues facing students working on productions at
Calar...
|
|
TDAP695
|
Design & Production Production
|
Open to MFA students only
Every learning goal of the Design program is
experienced in production. This is where the
actual application of theory to practice, and the
first hand discoveries are made- which have a
deep and lasting effect.
This course i...
|
|
TDIR415
|
Collage for the Theater Artist
|
A one semester course open for Theater School and
Institute students, in which we explore the
challenges and pleasures of creating collage
based work. During class students will create
collage through a series of assignments that are
done individuall...
|
|
TDIR503
|
Transforming Text
|
This course is open to the Institute by Permission of Instructor on Course Advising Day. This class considers the conceptual and practical aspects of adapting existing texts (whether from drama or literature) when using puppets or performing objects...
|
|
TDIR504
|
Material Performance
|
Limited to 12 students
This class considers the aesthetic, conceptual and
practical aspects found at the intersection of
text (whether from drama, literature, web,
journalism, original texts, or other sources) when
using material elements such as pup...
|
|
TDIR505
|
Directing Seminar - Mfa1
|
Course open to MFA1 students only.
Study and discussion of major directing topics
and theories.
There may be additional fees associated with this
course for supplies, books, or other materials.
For more specific costs please view the syllabus
or sp...
|
|
TDIR506
|
Directing Seminar - MFA 1
|
Open to MFA 1 Directing Program students only.
Study and discussion of major directing topics
and theories.
There may be additional fees associated with this
course for supplies, books, or other materials.
For more specific costs please view the sy...
|
|
TDIR515
|
Collage for the Theater Artist
|
A one semester course open for Theater School and
Institute students, in which we explore the
challenges and pleasures of creating collage
based work. During class students will create
collage through a series of assignments that are
done individuall...
|
|
TDIR516
|
Film Noir
|
Open to students in the Theater School only.
A semester long exploration of the classic
Hollywood films that most consistently interest
contemporary audiences. A chance for deeper
immersion in Film Noir's nightscape of private
eyes, femme fatales, ir...
|
|
TDIR520
|
Cinematic Elixirs - MFA 1
|
Course open to MFA1 students only.
For those who seek in film viewing the deeply
altered state, a weekly experiment in ecstasy,
terror and the ten thousand emotional gradients
between. An eclectic hopscotch through the length
and breadth of film hist...
|
|
TDIR521
|
Cinematic Elixirs - MFA 1
|
For those who seek in film viewing an altered
state, a weekly exploration of the ten thousand
emotional gradients between ecstasy and horror. An
eclectic, associational hopscotch through the
length and breadth of film history in which we
sample the i...
|
|
TDIR525
|
Directing Lab
|
Course open to MFA1 students only.
This class is the principal training forum for
the Directing program. It is a rigorous practicum
that identifies and hones the particular vision
of each director. Directing Lab can be taken
several times over an MFA...
|
|
TDIR526
|
Directing Lab
|
Open to MFA 1 Directing Program students only.
This class is the principal training forum for
the Directing program. It is a rigorous practicum
that identifies and hones the particular vision
of each director. Directing Lab can be taken
several time...
|
|
TDIR605
|
Directing Seminar - MFA2
|
Course open to MFA2 students only.
Study and discussion of major directing topics
and theories.
There may be additional fees associated with this
course for supplies, books, or other materials.
For more specific costs please view the syllabus
or sp...
|
|
TDIR606
|
Directing Seminar - MFA2
|
Open to MFA 2 Directing Program students only.
Study and discussion of major directing topics
and theories.
There may be additional fees associated with this
course for supplies, books, or other materials.
For more specific costs please view the sy...
|
|
TDIR620
|
Cinematic Elixirs - MFA 2
|
Course open to MFA2 students only.
For those who seek in film viewing the deeply
altered state, a weekly experiment in ecstasy,
terror and the ten thousand emotional gradients
between. An eclectic hopscotch through the length
and breadth of film hist...
|
|
TDIR621
|
Cinematic Elixirs - MFA 2
|
For those who seek in film viewing an altered
state, a weekly exploration of the ten thousand
emotional gradients between ecstasy and horror. An
eclectic, associational hopscotch through the
length and breadth of film history in which we
sample the i...
|
|
TDIR640
|
MFA 2 Directing Project
|
Student will direct a full length play during 2nd
year of residency, collaborating with a full
production team.
|
|
TDIR705
|
Directing Seminar - MFA3
|
Course open to Directing MFA3 students only.
Study and discussion of major directing topics
and theories.
There may be additional fees associated with this
course for supplies, books, or other materials.
For more specific costs please view the syll...
|
|
TDIR706
|
Directing Seminar - MFA3
|
Open to MFA 3 Directing Program students only.
Study and discussion of major directing topics
and theories.
There may be additional fees associated with this
course for supplies, books, or other materials.
For more specific costs please view the sy...
|
|
TDIR720
|
Cinematic Elixirs - MFA 3
|
Course open to MFA3 students only.
For those who seek in film viewing the deeply
altered state, a weekly experiment in ecstasy,
terror and the ten thousand emotional gradients
between. An eclectic hopscotch through the length
and breadth of film hist...
|
|
TDIR721
|
Cinematic Elixirs - MFA 3
|
For those who seek in film viewing an altered
state, a weekly exploration of the ten thousand
emotional gradients between ecstasy and horror. An
eclectic, associational hopscotch through the
length and breadth of film history in which we
sample the i...
|
|
TDIR740
|
MFA 3 Directing Project
|
Open to Directing Program students only.
Student will direct a full length play during the
final year of residency. This is the final
directing project and includes extensive
pre-production planning as well as rehearsals,
conferences, and performanc...
|
|
TFND110D
|
Language of Design: Light Lab
|
The objective of Light Lab is to explore the
phenomena of light in a practical workshop
setting. Through individual and group projects,
students will exercise the control of lighting's
properties (color, intensity, angle, and
composition) to solve pr...
|
|
TFND110G
|
Language of Design: Sound Underscoring
|
An exploration of what makes good underscoring
for theater. It will involve some music history
and analysis as well as discussions of the
associations that occur - both intentional and
unintentional - when a piece of music is played
during a dramati...
|
|
TFND110H
|
Light Lab: Theatrical Conventions
|
Open to Design & Production Programs students
only. The objective of Light Lab is to explore
the phenomena of light in a practical workshop
setting. Through individual and group projects,
students will exercise the control of lighting's
properties (c...
|
|
TFND110J
|
Fusion 360 Adv Basics - Obj Dsgn & Fab
|
Fusion 360 Advanced Basics for Object Design and
Fabrication
This class is a fast paced intro and application
class in how to use and manipulate the free
parametric drafting program from Autodesk named
Fusion 360. This class will have an emphasis of...
|
|
TFND110K
|
Costume Techniques: Torso Sloper
|
A beginning course, which explores the
intersection of fabric and the geometry of the
body. We will use a combination of draping and
flat patterning techniques, with an emphasis on
understanding how pattern pieces combine to create
3-dimensional geo...
|
|
TFND110L
|
Costume Tech: Body Padding & Rigging
|
Costume Techniques: Body Padding and Rigging for
3-Dimensional Costume Design
Using the torso sloper created in Costume
Techniques: Torso Sloper, we will explore the
process used in padding for the body. First we
will identify the changes in the n...
|
|
TFND110N
|
Their*Story
|
Discovering Equity, Diversity, Inclusivity in
Dress History
This Studio Lab explores how a color-conscious
approach to dress history can inspire costume
designers to think differently about casting, mood
boards and renderings. Students will learn ke...
|
|
TFND110O
|
Extreme Contrast
|
Explorations of Tone, Shadow & Shade in Lighting
and Costume Design
The class will explore shape, silhouette and
composition through the use of textiles and light.
Students will utilize research and historical
resources to launch hands-on projects w...
|
|
TFND110P
|
Basic Sound Kit
|
Introduction to Zoom audio best practices.
Practical electrical (voltage, current,
resistance, Ohm's Law) and sound concepts.
Computer-based audio recording and mixing with
Logic Pro X (10.5) utilizing the 90 day free trial
or Garageband. Basic t...
|
|
TFND110Q
|
Papier Mache Sculpture
|
This 6 week course will focus on methods of
quickly creating 3-dimensional shapes using
cardboard and papier mache. We will explore
various applications for these materials, from
masks and headdresses to hand props and even
furniture. This class is a...
|
|
TFND110R
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3D Modeling for Everyone!
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3D Modelling For Everyone is an introductory
course into the world of 3D modeling - have you
ever wondered, what is a 3D model? How are they
used in the realms of Theater, Fabrication, CG,
Video Games, VR and beyond? How to create your own
3D models...
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TFND115B
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Theater Pilots: Ode to Paul Thek
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Using Paul Thek's notes as a starting place that
will guide a simultaneous process of inventory
and discovery into each artist's curiosities,
affinities, and past experiences, through a
series of surveys, research and sculptural
exercises.
This cour...
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TFND115C
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Theater Pilots: Counter Balance
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For every action there is a reaction; we will be
working on sculptures that prove this fact. The
class will focus on the art of Alexander Calder
as well as the practical applied physics of
creating both hanging and pedestal based mobiles
and other ac...
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TFND115H
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Theater Pilots: Experiments in Play
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This project-based course will examine and embody
the relationship between play and performance. As
a laboratory for experimentation, it will
prioritize open-ended processes, collaborative
improvisation and shared authorship in the
creation of unique...
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TFND115J
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Theater Pilots: Where Do Good Ideas Come
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Where do good ideas come from? And once we have
the seed of a good idea, how do we nurture it and
make it stronger? We will explore a variety of
strategies for opening ourselves in ways that
allow good ideas to find us, that allow us to know
a good i...
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TFND115K
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Theater Pilots: Ode to Paul Thek Part 2
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Using Paul Thek's notes as a starting place that
will guide a simultaneous process of inventory and
discovery into each artist's curiosities,
affinities, and past experiences, through a series
of surveys, research and sculptural exercises.
Part 2 wil...
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TFND115L
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Substitute Objects:performing Witthings
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This course focuses on the activation of found
objects in performance. Manipulating the material
world in real time offers limitless possibilities
for artists, designers, and performance makers.
Through a series of short, hands-on projects and
improv...
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TFND120F
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The Production Process
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Who does what when? And why? This class is
designed to detail all the key players involved in
putting on a show as we look at the production
process and figure out what's going on. We will go
over industry standard terminology and explain the
importa...
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TFND120G
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Shark Tank: the Live Event Pitch Project
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How can we experience live art, performance and
entertainment when the creators cannot be in the
same physical space? Or when the audience cannot
use two or more of their senses? Or when the venue
is a broom closet? Inspired by the COVID-19
pandemic,...
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TFND120I
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Superpower: Collaborative Communication
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Is a superpower something you are born with?
Something you learn in your childhood? Or
perhaps, something you develop through conscious
intention and practice? This interactive course
will examine the art of collaborative
communication. We will e...
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TFND120J
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Shepherding Creativity
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The disciplines of arts management exist to
facilitate the creative process and get
productions to the finish line-- and they are
especially effective if executed in a kind,
helpful, and careful way. This course aims to
delineate the roles typically...
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TFND125
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Experience Design
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Experience design lab will focus on a cluster of
6 week modules (2 per semester) exploring the
expanded filed of design. Each project based
module will be taught by different faculty in
related discipline-specific topics in order to
ensure exposure f...
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TFND125A
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Experience Design: WordRobe
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A look at the intersection of clothing, words and
typographic expression, in ways that seek to blur
the boundaries between art, design, writing and
theater.
This course is open to Design and Production
Foundation students through online signup, and...
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TFND125B
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Experience Design: Alphabet City
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Alphabet City will converge exploration of 2D
graphics, typography, negative space, iterative
gestural models at multiple scales, and a
spectrum of expert and vernacular ideas about the
workings of the city street.
This course is open to Design and...
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TFND125C
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Experience Design: Barbeque
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Learn the basics of smoked barbecue, including
fire preparation, creating a spice rub, selecting
meat, generating the right amount of smoke,
maintaining proper temperature, carving, and
presentation. Drawing on our visual understanding
of color, shap...
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TFND125D
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Experience Design: Look At This
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LOOK AT THIS will be an opportunity to create a
shared space of engagement with art and artists
across a range of art forms, whether
traditional/historical, experimental/avant-garde,
or popular culture forms. As artists, we are
constantly engaged wi...
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TFND125E
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Experience Design: Foundation Lab
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The Foundation Lab is an extension of the
Foundation modules where the student will work
with a variety of materials and artistic
processes to further understand the concepts of
the module. These labs will additionally utilize
various shop spaces wi...
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TFND125F
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Experience Design: Kinetic Sculpture
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Motion and making things move on a practical
level is quite simple. Capturing the idea to make
a something do something is quite different.
Learning how to take a concept such as motion and
create a tangible form out of it is frustrating
and takes pr...
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TFND125H
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Experience Design: Creative Listening
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Understanding the qualities of sound and music
that influence the audience's perception. Knowing
the factors that determine how one chooses
appropriate sound in a dramatic context. Ear
training exercises and class projects will
develop the listening...
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TFND125J
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Experience Desig: Intro Virtual Reality
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Experience and explore the current state of
Virtual Reality. We will watch and discuss
a wide variety of VR projects, including 360
video for mobile devices and interactive
headset systems, such as the Oculus Rift and HTC
Vive. We will explore narrat...
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TFND125K
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Epistolary Room
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The course will spend 6 weeks designing and
fabricating a portable room inspired by epistles
that demand to be heard in a space created
specifically for the purpose of 'sending news'.
We will begin by revisiting the practice of
reading letters, his...
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TFND125L
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Magic-Performance of Illusion
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The world of stage illusion relies on a
combination of storytelling, design aesthetic,
and technology. In this six-week course, we will
examine how these three elements combine to
mechanical principle into magic before your very
eyes. We will dissect...
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TFND125N
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Draw/Write/Read Sound
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In this course we will draw/write/read ways to
make sounds. Our final project will consist of a
performance of our individual and group works by
musicians, actors, and other sound performers.
This is a class for all artists (theater, visual
arts, fil...
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TFND125O
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Lost and Found Sounds
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Through field trips, immersive and deep listening
exercises, and active field recording, we will
design a collective digital soundscape, a sonic
travelogue made from audio that we collect on our
trips and from personal audio assignments. Along
the wa...
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TFND125P
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Fear and (C)loathing: Tyranny in Dress
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Disfigurement, ornamentation, modesty,
transmission of signals, strong cruelties and
multilations figure prominently in the ceaseless
change of body coverings. Will masks be forever
linked in our minds to
contagium and death forgetting their long...
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TFND125Q
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Research Methods for Designers
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Part of the Studio Labs group of courses, Research
Methods for Designers will introduce design
students to research methods and practices,
including online tools, library resources, and
select field work. We will explore an array of
methods utilized...
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TFND125R
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Speaking Through Light
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A course on how light and design is used to tell a
story in a variety of environments including where
we live, work and play. We will examine why
different lighting schemes are used for different
scenarios and how it affects our lives. We will
explo...
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TFND125S
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Clothing and the Language of the Body
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This 6 week course will focus on body language,
gesture, and the ways in which clothing can
enhance these methods of non-verbal communication.
We will take a performance-centered approach
toward design, and try to understand costuming
from the point...
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TFND195
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Production Orientation
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This course gathers incoming BFA 1 's into a
prodcution cohort to introduce them to the unique
ecosystem of the Calarts School of Theater.
Students rotate through 2-week orientations in
the following productions areas: scene shop,
lighting/ electrics...
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TGEN200
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Art History
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This is the first of a two semester sequence
covering the history of art making to include
painting, sculpture, collage and graphic design.
We will work forward from the first creations of
man through the Renaissance in the first semester
and from Ma...
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TGEN275
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Institute Producing: Practical Skills
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Institute Producing: Practical Skills for
Creative Producing
This course is designed for students interested
in independently producing their own work. The
course is an exploration of producing approaches
and practices and how they relate to
self-pr...
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TGEN310
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Institute Acting Techniques I
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A class in performance designed to meet the needs
of the individual student within their respective
levels of acting. The class will focus on
fundamentals in acting, body awareness, text
analysis, and the application of theater
exercises to scenes, a...
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TGEN315
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Institute Acting Techniques II
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A class in performance designed to meet the needs
of the individual student within their respective
levels of acting. The class will focus on
fundamentals in acting, body awareness, text
analysis, and the application of theater
exercises to scenes an...
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TGEN320
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Institute Directing I
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Principles of stage direction applicable to any
performance situation. Designed especially for
filmmakers, theater designers, stage managers,
performance artists, choreographers, etc.
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TGEN325
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Institute Directing II
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Principles of stage direction applicable to any
performance situation. Designed especially for
filmmakers, theater designers, stage managers,
performance artists, choreographers, etc.
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TGEN335
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Alexander Technique Fundamentals
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Actors, artists, musicians, dancers, and athletes
are developing specialized performance skills.
They think about coordination but often have a
vague concept of what that is. By teaching the
basics of functional anatomy and vertebrate
organization, c...
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TGEN360
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Improvisation
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This class is open to the Institute as space
allows, by Permission of Instructor on Course
Advising Day
According to Viola Spolin, in order to 'break
through the walls that keep us from the unknown,
ourselves and each other' we must first be thrown
o...
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TGEN361
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Improvisation
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This class is open to the Institute as space
allows, by Permission of Instructor on Course
Advising Day.
According to Viola Spolin, in order to 'break
through the walls that keep us from the unknown,
ourselves and each other' we must first be thrown...
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TGEN370
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Intro to Tai Chi
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Beginning T'ai Chi Ch'uan is the first of four
methods in Qigong: a series of slow, graceful,
rhythmic exercises (utilizing the simple
breathing pattern of a newborn baby, also known
as the 'essential breath' or Yogic breath). This
increases the bloo...
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TGEN371
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Intro to Tai Chi
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Beginning T'ai Chi Ch'uan is the first of four
methods in Qigong: a series of slow, graceful,
rhythmic exercises (utilizing the simple
breathing pattern of a newborn baby, also known
as the 'essential breath' or Yogic breath). This
increases the bloo...
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TGEN380
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International Program Development
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Course open to BFA2, BFA3, and BFA4 students in
the School of Theater. All others by permission
of instructor only.
This course covers preparation and development of
projects that are slated to travel to
international festivals or art-making events...
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TGEN385
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Sustainability Seminar
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Discussion of ecologically sustainable theories
and practice for the arts.
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TGEN450
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Entrepreneurship: The Artist As Entrepr
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Course open to BFA4 School of Theater students
only, by Permission of Instructor only.
Entrepreneurship: The Artist as Entrepreneur
The course will focus on learning to develop your
own opportunities for work in the arts. It will
address issues in b...
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TGEN510
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Institute Acting Techniques I
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A class in performance designed to meet the needs
of the individual student within their respective
levels of acting. The class will focus on
fundamentals in acting, body awareness, text
analysis, and the application of theater
exercises to scenes, a...
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TGEN515
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Institute Acting Techniques II
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A class in performance designed to meet the needs
of the individual student within their respective
levels of acting. The class will focus on
fundamentals in acting, body awareness, text
analysis, and the application of theater
exercises to scenes an...
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TGEN520
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Institute Directing I
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Principles of stage direction applicable to any
performance situation. Designed especially for
filmmakers, theater designers, stage managers,
performance artists, choreographers, etc.
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TGEN525
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Institute Directing II
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Principles of stage direction applicable to any
performance situation. Designed especially for
filmmakers, theater designers, stage managers,
performance artists, choreographers, etc.
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TGEN535
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Alexander Technique Fundamentals
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Actors, artists, musicians, dancers, and athletes
are developing specialized performance skills.
They think about coordination but often have a
vague concept of what that is. By teaching the
basics of functional anatomy and vertebrate
organization, c...
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TGEN570
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Intro to Tai Chi
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Beginning T'ai Chi Ch'uan is the first of four
methods in Qigong: a series of slow, graceful,
rhythmic exercises (utilizing the simple
breathing pattern of a newborn baby, also known
as the 'essential breath' or Yogic breath). This
increases the bloo...
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TGEN571
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Intro to Tai Chi
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Beginning T'ai Chi Ch'uan is the first of four
methods in Qigong: a series of slow, graceful,
rhythmic exercises (utilizing the simple
breathing pattern of a newborn baby, also known
as the 'essential breath' or Yogic breath). This
increases the bloo...
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TGEN575
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Institute Producing: Practical Skills
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Institute Producing: Practical Skills for
Creative Producing
This course is designed for students interested
in independently producing their own work. The
course is an exploration of producing approaches
and practices and how they relate to
self-pr...
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TGEN580
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International Program Development
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Course open to MFA students in the School of
Theater. All others by permission of instructor
only.
This course covers preparation and development of
projects that are slated to travel to
international festivals or art-making events.
Activities occu...
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TGEN585
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Sustainability Seminar
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Discussion of ecologically sustainable theories
and practice for the arts.
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TGEN660
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Improvisation
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This class is open to the Institute as space
allows, by Permission of Instructor on Course
Advising Day
According to Viola Spolin, in order to 'break
through the walls that keep us from the unknown,
ourselves and each other' we must first be thrown
o...
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TGEN661
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Improvisation
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This class is open to the Institute as space
allows, by Permission of Instructor on Course
Advising Day.
According to Viola Spolin, in order to 'break
through the walls that keep us from the unknown,
ourselves and each other' we must first be thrown...
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TGEN750
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Entrepreneurship: The Artist As Entrepr
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Open to MFA 3 students only.
Entrepreneurship: The Artist as Entrepreneur
The course will focus on learning to develop your
own opportunities for work in the arts. It will
address issues in both the profit and
not-for-profit worlds and encompass ch...
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THST305
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Experimental Narratives
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How do we speak the unspeakable? Or express what
we can't yet understand? Innovation in performance
disciplines has almost always been preceded by
periods of personal, social, or political
upheaval, requiring the artist to traverse
previously unchart...
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THST400
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Interpretive Strategies for Plays
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A one-semester course that aims to discover what
a play is, how it works and what it's for. Course
objectives include:
Creating a joint vocabulary for talking about
plays by interrogating the meaning and use of
dramatic concepts such as 'action', 'ch...
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THST450
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One Acts: A Writing Workshop
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Each week we will read and analyze a landmark
one-act drama, paying careful attention to the
synchronicity between form and content. Students
will be invited to bring to the class, on a set
schedule, pages of their own dramatic writing for
feedback....
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THST475
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American Drama Now
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This seminar examines current
developments in contemporary American
playwriting. Our investigations will set out on a
dramaturgical footing. We will analyze the
structural, thematic, tonal and theatrical
dimensions of salient new plays while teasing...
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THST500
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Interpretive Strategies for Plays
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A one-semester course that aims to discover what
a play is, how it works and what it's for. Course
objectives include:
Creating a joint vocabulary for talking about
plays by interrogating the meaning and use of
dramatic concepts such as 'action', 'ch...
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THST501
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Interpretive Strategies for Performance
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Open to School of Theater students only.
Interpretive Strategies for Performance offers
students multiple ways for understanding,
describing, and suggesting how subjects behave
when their behavior is meant to be viewed - and,
as such, understood as...
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THST510
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Survey of World Theater - Arts Activism
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This survey course (open to MFAs) will explore the
work of radical collectives, community
artists, guerrilla performers, and other modern
and contemporary troublemakers and active agents
whose artistic practices are fundamentally
committed to social...
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THST515
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Art & Community Engagement
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Our class will broaden our perspective and deepen
our understanding of the intersection between
art, collaboration, and social change in
community building and community engagement.
Drawing upon a range of community-based art
projects, scholarship, c...
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THST530
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Grad Seminar: Adaptation
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The course starts with an interest in texts that,
at first sight, resist dramatization--novels,
short stories, poems, non-fiction. Using a
variety of techniques--writing, image work,
painting, performance--we examine how these texts
can be explored i...
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THST535
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Grad Seminar: Dramaturgy
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This course will examine dramaturgy as a role or
function (rather than the structural properties
of a dramatic text). We will investigate how
dramaturgical practice can be applied within an
expanded field. Some of the questions we may
look at: Wh...
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THST545
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Grad Seminar: Theater of Witness
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How has theater born witness to human atrocities
throughout history? We will read plays that
document or testify to violence and human
suffering, and we will look at the work of
various theater artists who have made it their
mission to represent suff...
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THST550
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One Acts: A Writing Workshop
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Each week we will read and analyze a landmark
one-act drama, paying careful attention to the
synchronicity between form and content. Students
will be invited to bring to the class, on a set
schedule, pages of their own dramatic writing for
feedback....
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THST600
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Grad Sem: American Drama Now
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This graduate seminar examines current
developments in contemporary American
playwriting. Our investigations will set out on a
dramaturgical footing. We will analyze the
structural, thematic, tonal and theatrical
dimensions of salient new plays while...
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THST605
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Experimental Narratives
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How do we speak the unspeakable? Or express what
we can't yet understand? Innovation in performance
disciplines has almost always been preceded by
periods of personal, social, or political
upheaval, requiring the artist to traverse
previously unchart...
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TIMM165A
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Management Technologies
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Three 1-unit modules focusing on computer
applications especially useful for managers and
producers. Topics will include database
management, graphic design, web page development,
advanced Excel applications and Project
Management software. Each modu...
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TIMM165B
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Management Technologies
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Three 1-unit modules focusing on computer
applications especially useful for managers and
producers. Topics will include database
management, graphic design, web page development,
advanced Excel applications and Project
Management software. Each modu...
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TIMM205
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Intro to Personal Filmmaking
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The camera has become a regular participant in
theater work in a wide variety of ways. Theater
Artists need to come to grips with the camera as
part of their everyday reality. This production
class has been designed specifically to introduce
Theater...
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TIMM210
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Introduction to Sketchup
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A project-oriented course in translating design
ideas to 3D digital space.
Informed by scale model-building techniques and
co-curricular work, students will engage in
increasingly complex projects in order to develop
confidence in rapid ideation proc...
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TIMM216
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Collage: the Collage Novel
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Collage: Special Concentration-- The Collage
Novel
This edition of COLLAGE will be a special
variant focused exclusively on the Collage
Novel. Using Max Ernst's 1930's surrealist and
visual classic "Un Semaine De Bonte" as our model
and jump off p...
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TIMM217
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Collage: Collage and the City
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This edition of COLLAGE will be a special variant
in which we explore the relationship of collage
to the city. Using the eclectic juxtaposition of
everyday urban reality as our model and jump off
point, students will spend the semester creating
their...
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TIMM220
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Toy Theater
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Toy Theatre was a popular parlor, cabaret, and
salon entertainment in Europe and America in the
19th Century. Toy Theatres (also known as Paper
Theater and Model Theater) were miniature
replicas of actual theaters and plays performed
on the stage in...
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TIMM230
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Shadow Puppetry
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One of the most ancient forms of theater, shadow
puppetry has been an essential form historically
in both ritual and secular theater. Shadow
theater has also played an important role in the
20th century, from the legendary Chat Noir
performances in...
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TIMM245
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Lightboard
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Lightbard Control for Lighting and Show Control
This course is a beginning course that will teach
the basics of DMX integration in lighting and
show control. The focus of is to train students
on the technical use of theater school equipment
as well...
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TIMM306
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Filmmaking Workshop for Theater Artists
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A one semester course open to all Theater School
students, BFA 3 and above, who have completed
Intro to Personal Filmmaking or its equivalent.
The course will offer students a chance to more
deeply explore the challenges and satisfactions of
artist f...
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TIMM307
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Screenwriting Workshop
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A one semester course open to all Theater School
students, BFA 3 and above, who have completed the
introductory course Screenwriting for the Theater
Artist or its equivalent. The course will offer
students a chance to more deeply explore the
challeng...
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TIMM308
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Designing for Deep Futures
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Science forecasts that, without radical change,
the world as we know it may cease to be able to
support homo sapien within decades. This course
will engage with guest experts in radical life
extension, AI that teaches empathetic kindness,
free swimmi...
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TIMM315
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AutoCAD I
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AutoCAD Semester 1 is a project-oriented approach
to learning the fundamentals of drafting with
AutoCAD. This course is primarily intended for
entering MFA and BFA technical direction students
and scene designers, though it is open to all
students as...
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TIMM322
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Healthcare by Design
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Healthcare by Design operates as a dynamic, project-based partnership with Reimagine Well, in which students work directly on a project with real-world applications and public benefit, using the lens of experience design.
Each iteration of the class...
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TIMM323
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Body Performing Nature
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Led by an architect and leading thinker in
biomimicry, this workshop
starts from the analysis of our own body and our
skin: the organ that enables us to connect
with the others. How can we, as creative artistic
minds, envision our future as part of...
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TIMM325
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AutoCAD II
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Open to Technical Direction Program students
only.
AutoCAD II Semester 2 is a continuation of
AutoCAD
drafting fundamental taught in Semester 1.
Students are asked to bring in and work on
production-based projects and to develop
templates and habits...
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TIMM360
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Vectorworks for Lighting & Sound Design
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This course is intended to show the capabilities
of the leading graphics design software in
relation to theater design applications.
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TIMM375
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Vectorworks for Scenic & Environ Design
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This course is intended to show the capabilities
of the leading graphics design software in
relation to theater design applications.
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TIMM380
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Creating Ecolibrium
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This is an interdisciplinary, project-based course
examining ways that creative practice can
contribute to a more ecological future. In this
cycle of the course, we will join a larger,
multi-university initiative in cooperation with LA
County, which...
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TIMM391
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Origins of Immersive and Experiential
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From Cacophony Society to Burning Man to Meow Wolf, from Tamara to video games to Sleep No More, from Fefu and her Friends to The Stranger Things Experience, this course tracks and explores the origins of immersive and experiential work. Investigatin...
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TIMM402
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Centering the Audience: Immersive Design
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This course focuses on the role of the audience or
public in immersive design and performance.
Through in-depth investigation of case studies
from theater, gaming, installations, activations,
and immersive journeys, the course will look at a
range of...
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TIMM403
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Transforming Text
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This course is open to the Institute by
permission of instructor on Course Advising Day.
This class considers the conceptual and practical
aspects of adapting existing texts (whether from
drama or literature) when using puppets or
performing objects...
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TIMM405
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Art of Themed & Immersive Entertainment
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This course will delve deeply into themed and
immersive entertainment, exploring the creative
process behind developments such as theme parks
and attractions, museums, leisure destinations,
and immersive theater performances. Using their
wide variety...
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TIMM430G
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Spc Tpcs in Puppetry: Projected Objects
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Special Topics in Puppetry: Projected Objects/The
Tangible Ephemeral
This laboratory class will explore the
intersection of objects, miniatures, and bodies
(human and artificial) with directed light and
projection, in the context of performance and...
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TIMM435
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Flixus: Scene Generation
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Flixus is a collaborative effort in which
students join forces to create two or three
dramatic short films. Students will form
production teams with roles matching their areas
of concentration, as well as gaining experience
and contributing in other...
|
|
TIMM436
|
Flixus: Production
|
Registration by permission of instructor only.
Flixus is a collaborative effort in which
students join forces to create two or three
dramatic short films. Students will form
production teams with roles matching their areas
of concentration, as well...
|
|
TIMM440
|
Digital Techniques for Theater Designers
|
An exploration of digital techniques in Photoshop
and Illustrator for theater designers. Learn how
to competently navigate both programs
independently as well as in tandem. An examination
of application techniques such as, digital
painting, photo com...
|
|
TIMM442
|
Film/Video Pre-Production Planning
|
The goal of the module is to gain an understanding
of the production process from a
Producer, Line Producer, Production Manager and
Assistant Director's point of view
with an emphasis on pre- production planning and
production. Through lectures, gues...
|
|
TIMM444
|
Digital Techniques Ii: Special Topics
|
A rotating special topics class focusing on
advanced exploration of digital
techniques for theater designers.
Special topic focus for Spring 2024: Digital
Portfolio Development. Students will pitch and
develop a digital art project that targets thei...
|
|
TIMM445
|
Digital Rendering/Previz-Ps/Ae- Sc/Env D
|
Digital Rendering/Previz-PS/AE- Sc/Env Dsg:
Pre-Visualization for Scenic, Costume and related
designers in a synthetic methodology, including
Photoshop and After Effects animation. The
Industry is evolving towards a synthetic use of
groups of softwar...
|
|
TIMM450
|
Cinema 4D
|
Use the 3D animation, modeling, simulation and
rendering software CINEMA 4D to render stills and
animated imagery for your design and multimedia
projects. Emphasis will be placed on the
conceptual underpinnings of successful realistic
and abstract 3D...
|
|
TIMM451
|
Advanced Cinema 4D
|
Build on the skills learned in Cinema 4D by
creating projects in response to specialized
design briefs. Students will complete numerous
projects, each targeting a major use of 3D in a
performance/interactive context: Previsualization,
Interactive & I...
|
|
TIMM452
|
Unity Game Engine: Prog. C#
|
Unity Game Engine: Programming in C#
How do I make a door open when a player walks
near it? How do I get video to play when the
viewer touches this button? Why doesn't this
software I'm using have a tool to do what I want?
Because no one has progra...
|
|
TIMM453
|
Unity Game Engine:Inter VR/AR
|
Unity Game Engine: Interaction and VR/AR
The Unity game engine makes it easier than ever
for you or a small team to produce stunning
real-time 3D graphics that run on everything from
a custom-built PC to the phone in your pocket.
Realistic lighting,...
|
|
TIMM470
|
Performing Object Laboratory
|
Open to the Institute
By Permission of Instructor on Course Advising
Day.
Students must contact the teacher via email or at
class signup to discuss their proposed project.
geiser@calarts.edu
Performing Object Lab is an interdisciplinary
laboratory...
|
|
TIMM471
|
Performing Object Laboratory
|
Open to the Institute
By Permission of Instructor on Course Advising
Day.
Students should propose a project before
enrolling. Please contact Janie Geiser at class
sign-up, or email prior to registration at:
geiser@calarts.edu
Performing Object Lab...
|
|
TIMM475
|
Theme Lab 101
|
Permission of Instructor Required.
This course is for BFA3 & BFA4 students who are
interested in learning and practicing the methods
of creating story-based entertainment projects
and immersive placemaking for theme parks,
museums, and theatrical pr...
|
|
TIMM503
|
Transforming Text
|
This course is open to the Institute by
permission of instructor on Course Advising Day.
This class considers the conceptual and practical
aspects of adapting existing texts (whether from
drama or literature) when using puppets or
performing objects...
|
|
TIMM504
|
Material Performance
|
Limited to 12 students
This class considers the aesthetic, conceptual and
practical aspects found at the intersection of
text (whether from drama, literature, web,
journalism, original texts, or other sources) when
using material elements such as pup...
|
|
TIMM505
|
Intro to Personal Filmmaking
|
The camera has become a regular participant in
theater work in a wide variety of ways. Theater
Artists need to come to grips with the camera as
part of their everyday reality. This production
class has been designed specifically to introduce
Theater...
|
|
TIMM506
|
Filmmaking Workshop for Theater Artists
|
A one semester course open to all Theater School
students, BFA 3 and above, who have completed
Intro to Personal Filmmaking or its equivalent.
The course will offer students a chance to more
deeply explore the challenges and satisfactions of
artist f...
|
|
TIMM507
|
Screenwriting Workshop
|
A one semester course open to all Theater School
students, BFA 3 and above, who have completed the
introductory course Screenwriting for the Theater
Artist or its equivalent. The course will offer
students a chance to more deeply explore the
challeng...
|
|
TIMM512
|
Toy Theater
|
Toy Theatre was a popular parlor, cabaret, and
salon entertainment in Europe and America in the
19th Century. Toy Theatres were miniature
replicas of actual theaters and plays performed
on the stage.
Through projects, viewings, and readings, we will...
|
|
TIMM513
|
Shadow Puppetry
|
One of the most ancient forms of theater, shadow
puppetry has been an essential form historically
in both ritual and secular theater. Shadow
theater has also played an important role in the
modern theater, from the legendary Chat Noir
performances i...
|
|
TIMM515
|
Collage for the Theater Artist
|
A one semester course open for Theater School and
Institute students, in which we explore the
challenges and pleasures of creating collage
based work. During class students will create
collage through a series of assignments that are
done individuall...
|
|
TIMM516
|
Collage: the Collage Novel
|
Collage: Special Concentration-- The Collage
Novel
This edition of COLLAGE will be a special
variant focused exclusively on the Collage
Novel. Using Max Ernst's 1930's surrealist and
visual classic "Un Semaine De Bonte" as our model
and jump off p...
|
|
TIMM517
|
Collage: Collage and the City
|
This edition of COLLAGE will be a special variant
in which we explore the relationship of collage
to the city. Using the eclectic juxtaposition of
everyday urban reality as our model and jump off
point, students will spend the semester creating
their...
|
|
TIMM520
|
Cinematic Elixirs MFA 1
|
For those who seek in film viewing the deeply
altered state, a weekly experiment in ecstasy,
terror and the ten thousand emotional gradients
between. An eclectic hopscotch through the length
and breadth of film history. We will sample the
intoxicatin...
|
|
TIMM521
|
Cinematic Elixirs MFA 1
|
For those who seek in film viewing an altered
state, a weekly exploration of the ten thousand
emotional gradients between ecstasy and horror. An
eclectic, associational hopscotch through the
length and breadth of film history in which we
sample the i...
|
|
TIMM530G
|
Spc Tpcs in Puppetry: Projected Objects
|
Special Topics in Puppetry: Projected Objects/The
Tangible Ephemeral
This laboratory class will explore the
intersection of objects, miniatures, and bodies
(human and artificial) with directed light and
projection, in the context of performance and
i...
|
|
TIMM535
|
Flixus: Scene Generation
|
Flixus is a collaborative effort in which
students join forces to create two or three
dramatic short films. Students will form
production teams with roles matching their areas
of concentration, as well as gaining experience
and contributing in other...
|
|
TIMM536
|
Flixus: Production
|
Registration by permission of instructor only.
Flixus is a collaborative effort in which
students join forces to create two or three
dramatic short films. Students will form
production teams with roles matching their areas
of concentration, as well...
|
|
TIMM545
|
Lightboard
|
Lightbard Control for Lighting and Show Control
This course is a beginning course that will teach
the basics of DMX integration in lighting and
show control. The focus of is to train students
on the technical use of theater school equipment
as well...
|
|
TIMM560
|
Vectorworks for Lighting & Sound Design
|
This course is intended to show the capabilities
of the leading graphics design software in
relation to theater design applications.
|
|
TIMM565A
|
Management Technologies
|
Three 1-unit modules focusing on computer
applications especially useful for managers and
producers. Topics will include database
management, graphic design, web page development,
advanced Excel applications and Project
Management software. Each modu...
|
|
TIMM565B
|
Management Technologies
|
Three 1-unit modules focusing on computer
applications especially useful for managers and
producers. Topics will include database
management, graphic design, web page development,
advanced Excel applications and Project
Management software. Each modu...
|
|
TIMM570
|
Performing Object Laboratory
|
Open to the Institute
By Permission of Instructor
Students must contact the teacher via email or at
class signup to discuss their proposed project.
geiser@calarts.edu
Performing Object Lab is an interdisciplinary
laboratory for MFA students (Insti...
|
|
TIMM571
|
Performing Object Laboratory
|
Graduate / Open to the Institute
By Permission of Instructor
Students should propose a project before
enrolling. Please contact Janie Geiser at class
sign-up, or email prior to registration at:
geiser@calarts.edu
Performing Object Lab is an interdi...
|
|
TIMM575
|
Vectorworks/Previz-Vw/Cinema4d/3dprint/V
|
Pre-Visualization-VW/Cinema4D/3DPrint/VR for
Scenic/Env Dsg:
Pre-Visualization for Scenic and related designers
in a synthetic methodology, including Vectorworks,
Cinema 4D animation, 3D printing, and VR
pre-visualization. The Industry is evolving
to...
|
|
TIMM580
|
Creating Ecolibrium
|
This is an interdisciplinary, project-based course
examining ways that creative practice can
contribute to a more ecological future. In this
cycle of the course, we will join a larger,
multi-university initiative in cooperation with LA
County, which...
|
|
TIMM591
|
Origins of Immersive and Experiential
|
From Cacophony Society to Burning Man to Meow Wolf, from Tamara to video games to Sleep No More, from Fefu and her Friends to The Stranger Things Experience, this course tracks and explores the origins of immersive and experiential work. Investigatin...
|
|
TIMM602
|
Centering the Audience: Immersive Design
|
This course focuses on the role of the audience or
public in immersive design and performance.
Through in-depth investigation of case studies
from theater, gaming, installations, activations,
and immersive journeys, the course will look at a
range of...
|
|
TIMM608
|
Designing for Deep Futures
|
Science forecasts that, without radical change,
the world as we know it may cease to be able to
support homo sapien within decades. This course
will engage with guest experts in radical life
extension, AI that teaches empathetic kindness,
free swimmi...
|
|
TIMM611
|
Introduction to Sketchup
|
A project-oriented course in translating design
ideas to 3D digital space.
Informed by scale model-building techniques and
co-curricular work, students will engage in
increasingly complex projects in order to develop
confidence in rapid ideation proc...
|
|
TIMM615
|
AutoCAD I
|
AutoCAD Semester 1 is a project-oriented approach
to learning the fundamentals of drafting with
AutoCAD. This course is primarily intended for
entering MFA and BFA technical direction students
and scene designers, though it is open to all
students as...
|
|
TIMM620
|
Cinematic Elixirs MFA 2
|
For those who seek in film viewing the deeply
altered state, a weekly experiment in ecstasy,
terror and the ten thousand emotional gradients
between. An eclectic hopscotch through the length
and breadth of film history. We will sample the
intoxicatin...
|
|
TIMM621
|
Cinematic Elixirs MFA 2
|
For those who seek in film viewing an altered
state, a weekly exploration of the ten thousand
emotional gradients between ecstasy and horror. An
eclectic, associational hopscotch through the
length and breadth of film history in which we
sample the i...
|
|
TIMM622
|
Healthcare by Design
|
Healthcare by Design operates as a dynamic, project-based partnership with Reimagine Well, in which students work directly on a project with real-world applications and public benefit, using the lens of experience design.
Each iteration of the class...
|
|
TIMM623
|
Body Performing Nature
|
Led by an architect and leading thinker in
biomimicry, this workshop
starts from the analysis of our own body and our
skin: the organ that enables us to connect
with the others. How can we, as creative artistic
minds, envision our future as part of...
|
|
TIMM625
|
AutoCAD II
|
Open to Technical Direction Program students
only.
AutoCAD II Semester 2 is a continuation of
AutoCAD
drafting fundamental taught in Semester 1.
Students are asked to bring in and work on
production-based projects and to develop
templates and habits...
|
|
TIMM640
|
Digital Techniques for Theater Designers
|
An exploration of digital techniques in Photoshop
and Illustrator for theater designers. Learn how
to competently navigate both programs
independently as well as in tandem. An examination
of application techniques such as, digital
painting, photo com...
|
|
TIMM642
|
Film/Video Pre-Production Planning
|
The goal of the module is to gain an understanding
of the production process from a
Producer, Line Producer, Production Manager and
Assistant Director's point of view
with an emphasis on pre- production planning and
production. Through lectures, gues...
|
|
TIMM644
|
Digital Techniques Ii: Special Topics
|
A rotating special topics class focusing on
advanced exploration of digital
techniques for theater designers.
Special topic focus for Spring 2024: Digital
Portfolio Development. Students will pitch and
develop a digital art project that targets thei...
|
|
TIMM645
|
Digital Rendering/Previz-Ps/Ae- Sc/Env D
|
Digital Rendering/Previz-PS/AE- Sc/Env Dsg:
Pre-Visualization for Scenic, Costume and related
designers in a synthetic methodology, including
Photoshop and After Effects animation. The
Industry is evolving towards a synthetic use of
groups of softwar...
|
|
TIMM650
|
Cinema 4D
|
Use the 3D animation, modeling, simulation and
rendering software CINEMA 4D to render stills and
animated imagery for your design and multimedia
projects. Emphasis will be placed on the
conceptual underpinnings of successful realistic
and abstract 3D...
|
|
TIMM651
|
Advanced Cinema 4D
|
Permission of Instructor Required.
Build on the skills learned in Cinema 4D by
creating projects in response to specialized
design briefs. Students will complete numerous
projects, each targeting a major use of 3D in a
performance/interactive context...
|
|
TIMM652
|
Unity Game Engine: Prog. C#
|
Unity Game Engine: Programming in C#
How do I make a door open when a player walks
near it? How do I get video to play when the
viewer touches this button? Why doesn't this
software I'm using have a tool to do what I want?
Because no one has progra...
|
|
TIMM653
|
Unity Game Engine:Inter VR/AR
|
Unity Game Engine: Interaction and VR/AR
The Unity game engine makes it easier than ever
for you or a small team to produce stunning
real-time 3D graphics that run on everything from
a custom-built PC to the phone in your pocket.
Realistic lighting,...
|
|
TIMM705
|
Art of Themed & Immersive Entertainment
|
This course will delve deeply into themed and
immersive entertainment, exploring the creative
process behind developments such as theme parks
and attractions, museums, leisure destinations,
and immersive theater performances. Using their
wide variety...
|
|
TIMM720
|
Cinematic Elixirs MFA 3
|
For those who seek in film viewing the deeply
altered state, a weekly experiment in ecstasy,
terror and the ten thousand emotional gradients
between. An eclectic hopscotch through the length
and breadth of film history. We will sample the
intoxicatin...
|
|
TIMM721
|
Cinematic Elixirs MFA 3
|
For those who seek in film viewing an altered
state, a weekly exploration of the ten thousand
emotional gradients between ecstasy and horror. An
eclectic, associational hopscotch through the
length and breadth of film history in which we
sample the i...
|
|
TIMM775
|
Theme Lab 101
|
Permission of Instructor Required.
This course is for BFA3 & BFA4 students who are
interested in learning and practicing the methods
of creating story-based entertainment projects
and immersive placemaking for theme parks,
museums, and theatrical pr...
|
|
TIND199
|
Independent Study
|
Permission of Instructor only.
Independent Study is a semester-long agreement
developed between a student and a faculty member
to discuss ongoing work, a particular project, or
a course of study.
This agreement, including frequency of meetings
a...
|
|
TIND299
|
Independent Study
|
Permission of Instructor only.
Independent Study is a semester-long agreement
developed between a student and a faculty member
to discuss ongoing work, a particular project, or
a course of study.
This agreement, including frequency of meetings
a...
|
|
TIND399
|
Independent Study
|
Permission of Instructor only.
Independent Study is a semester-long agreement
developed between a student and a faculty member
to discuss ongoing work, a particular project, or
a course of study.
This agreement, including frequency of meetings
a...
|
|
TIND499
|
Independent Study
|
Permission of Instructor only.
Independent Study is a semester-long agreement
developed between a student and a faculty member
to discuss ongoing work, a particular project, or
a course of study.
This agreement, including frequency of meetings
a...
|
|
TIND599
|
Independent Study
|
Permission of Instructor only.
Independent Study is a semester-long agreement
developed between a student and a faculty member
to discuss ongoing work, a particular project, or
a course of study.
This agreement, including frequency of meetings
a...
|
|
TIND699
|
Independent Study
|
Permission of Instructor only.
Independent Study is a semester-long agreement
developed between a student and a faculty member
to discuss ongoing work, a particular project, or
a course of study.
This agreement, including frequency of meetings
a...
|
|
TIND799
|
Independent Study
|
Permission of Instructor only.
Independent Study is a semester-long agreement
developed between a student and a faculty member
to discuss ongoing work, a particular project, or
a course of study.
This agreement, including frequency of meetings
a...
|
|
TLTG100
|
Lighting Techniques
|
A semester-long introductory course for the BFA
student in lighting design or design technology
to learn the basic electrician skills needed to
support lighting designs. An overview of
equipment, accessories and control systems used.
There will be a...
|
|
TLTG110
|
Master Electrician Techniques
|
An ongoing weekly seminar required of all BFA-1
and BFA-2 lighting students. Topics will include
weekly scheduling of crews, principles of
organization and leadership, bidding, renting and
purchasing of equipment, and developing lighting
paperwork. T...
|
|
TLTG210
|
Lighting Design I: The Design Process
|
LIGHTING DESIGN 1: THE DESIGN PROCESS
Open to Theater Design and Production students
only and others with permission of instructor.
A course in developing creative lighting ideas for
performance. Students will develop a comprehensive
lighting approa...
|
|
TLTG215
|
Lighting Design 2
|
TLTG-215 LIGHTING DESIGN 2: MUSICALS, DANCE,
OPERA, AND CLASSIC PLAYS
Open to Design and Production students and others
who have completed TLTG-210. Further work in
developing lighting ideas for performance
including musical theater, dance, and opera...
|
|
TLTG250
|
Advanced Light Lab
|
Open to Theater School Design & Production
students only, and other Institute students with
permission of instructor. The objective of Light
Lab is to explore the phenomena of light in a
practical workshop setting. Through creative
individual, and gr...
|
|
TLTG325
|
Environmental Lighting
|
An in-depth study of the societal implications of
natural and artificial light past and present,
including the effects of light on the environment
and the human body and mind.
The class will examine light in relation to
cultural behavior and belief s...
|
|
TLTG326
|
Light Art and Architecture
|
Light is the focus of this course in the study of
how artists use light to create fine art, public
installation and how creative applications of
light have and continue to influence architecture
spaces. Students will be introduced the California
Ligh...
|
|
TLTG327
|
GrandMA
|
This course shall provide instruction of
fundamental concepts and operation of the Grand MA
series lighting console. The course will utilize
both online training and hands on experience with
the Grand MA2/3 On PC
software. There shall be projects uti...
|
|
TLTG330
|
Lighting Contemporary Scripts
|
Open by permission of instructor only. Working
with contemporary plays, and operas, in
non-traditional and/or site specific spaces,
students will be challenged to formulate and
articulate their lighting concepts and design.
Each project will result...
|
|
TLTG425
|
Immersive Lighting Design
|
Course is designed to introduce students in the
art and practice of architectural lighting. The
student will learn how to transpose theatrical
lighting techniques into more permanent public
solutions including lighting for immersive spaces
including...
|
|
TLTG426
|
The Business of Light and Architecture
|
Specifically for graduating lighting students who have already taken and completed Immersive Lighting with a passing grade, this class will cover advanced architectural and themed lighting design, as well as a summary of the business, economics and p...
|
|
TLTG470
|
Moving Lights for Music
|
This class is open to BFA3 or BFA 4 lighting students who have successfully completed GrandMA3 Training TLTG-327. During the semester, students will join MFA students to conduct practical exercises in the Light Lab utilizing moving lights through pro...
|
|
TLTG500
|
Lighting Techniques
|
A semester-long introductory course for the
student in lighting design or design technology
to learn the basic electrician skills needed to
support lighting designs. An overview of
equipment, accessories and control systems used.
There will be a cla...
|
|
TLTG510
|
Lighting Design I - Plotmaking
|
The primary goal of this course is to create
theatrical lighting plots and paperwork from a
lighting idea. Students will begin the process of
lighting design by formulating a lighting
concept. Lighting ideas will worked out through
extensive work-she...
|
|
TLTG515
|
Lighting Design I - the Design Process
|
While 'Plot Making' stresses the creation of
theatrical lighting plots and paperwork, 'The
Design Process' focuses on the process of
lighting design from the germination of the idea
to final product. Students will design lighting
for a theatrical eve...
|
|
TLTG525
|
Grad Ltg Design: Theatrical Techniques
|
Graduate Lighting Design I - Theatrical
Techniques
A detailed exploration of the lighting design
process, and the development of a conceptual and
collaborative approach to design and
communication. Students will be assigned a
variety of projects, bot...
|
|
TLTG526
|
Grad Ltg Design: Theatrical Techniques
|
Open to Lighting Design Program students only.
Graduate Lighting Design - Theatrical
Techniques
A detailed exploration of the lighting design
process, and the development of a conceptual and
collaborative approach to design and
communication. Stud...
|
|
TLTG550
|
Advanced Light Lab
|
Open to Theater School Design & Production
students only, and other Institute students with
permission of instructor. The objective of Light
Lab is to explore the phenomena of light in a
practical workshop setting. Through creative
individual, and gr...
|
|
TLTG625
|
Environmental Lighting
|
An in-depth study of the societal implications of
natural and artificial light past and present,
including the effects of light on the environment
and the human body and mind.
The class will examine light in relation to
cultural behavior and belief s...
|
|
TLTG626
|
Light Art and Architecture
|
Light is the focus of this course in the study of how artists use light to create fine art, public installation and how creative applications of light have and continue to influence architecture spaces. Students will be introduced the California Ligh...
|
|
TLTG627
|
GrandMA
|
This course shall provide instruction of
fundamental concepts and operation of the Grand MA
series lighting console. The course will utilize
both online training and hands on experience with
the Grand MA2/3 On PC
software. There shall be projects uti...
|
|
TLTG630
|
Lighting Contemporary Scripts
|
Open by permission of instructor only. Working
with contemporary plays, and operas, in
non-traditional and/or site specific spaces,
students will be challenged to formulate and
articulate their lighting concepts and design.
Each project will result...
|
|
TLTG670
|
Moving Lights for Music
|
An MFA metier class for lighting designers in the School of Theater XDP program. A prerequisite of the successful completion of GrandMA3 training is a requirement of this class. During the semester, students will join MFA students to conduct practica...
|
|
TLTG725
|
Immersive Lighting Design
|
Course is designed to introduce students in the
art and practice of architectural lighting. The
student will learn how to transpose theatrical
lighting techniques into more permanent public
solutions including lighting for immersive spaces
including...
|
|
TLTG726
|
The Business of Light and Architecture
|
Specifically for graduating lighting students who have already passed Immersive Lighting, this class will cover advanced architectural and themed lighting design, as well as a summary of the business, economics and politics of lighting design. Half o...
|
|
TMPM315
|
Production Management I
|
This course aims to provide students with an
introduction into the techniques and processes
used by Production Managers across the
entertainment industry. This course will delve
into various topics that production managers will
encounter over the cou...
|
|
TMPM316
|
Production Management II
|
This course is the next course in the series after
Production Management I (offered in Fall).
Production Management II delves into very specific
details about production management. Topics
include: International and Domestic Touring,
Writing and Inte...
|
|
TMPM515
|
Production Management I
|
This course aims to provide students with an
introduction into the techniques and processes
used by Production Managers across the
entertainment industry. This course will delve
into various topics that production managers will
encounter over the cou...
|
|
TMPM516
|
Production Management II
|
This course is the next course in the series after
Production Management I (offered in Fall).
Production Management II delves into very specific
details about production management. Topics
include: International and Domestic Touring,
Writing and Inte...
|
|
TMPM630
|
Leadership and Management
|
This course is designed as an exploration of
varied approaches to Management and Leadership
ideologies and techniques. The class will be
divided into 3 sections. We will read 1 book in
each section, and students will be asked to
select topics for dis...
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TMPM631A
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Leadership & Management
|
Open to School of Theater students only.
Permission of Instructor Required.
This course is designed as an exploration of
varied approaches to Management and Leadership
ideologies and techniques. The class will be
divided into 3 modules, each each le...
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|
TMPM635
|
Production Budgeting
|
Open to School of Theater students only.
Developing real world budgets drawn from CalArt's
productions and set in a LORT Season for a
regional theater. Each student is required to
select a production, place it in a season
calendar with a negotiated...
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|
TMPR310
|
Audience Development and Marketing
|
Designed for graduate producing students, Audience
Development focuses on all the aspects of getting
a project into the public eye: digital and social
media marketing, direct mail, advertising, press,
and publicity. The class also considers the large...
|
|
TMPR375
|
Independent Producing
|
Independent Producing is an exploration of the
artist-driven process with emphasis on the
collaborative role of the emerging creative
producer.
Through a series of guided lectures intended to
provide valuable insight into the role of the
creative pro...
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|
TMPR400
|
Foundations of Creative Producing
|
A survey of the philosophy, principles and
practical application of producing. Topics
include: commissioning projects, intellectual
property issues, artist relationships, contracts,
marketing and public relations and fundraising.
Case studies will be...
|
|
TMPR405
|
Cultural Policy
|
Open to School of Theater students only.
This course is an investigation of the products
and processes of cultural policy. We will examine
how cultural policies operate, implicity and
explicity, in both the public and private
sectors. Drawing on a r...
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|
TMPR405A
|
Cultural Policy: Theory
|
Cultural Policy Module 1: Theory
This course is an investigation of the processes
of cultural policy making and the institutions
and
forces that influence cultural policies. Cultural
policies operate implicitly and explicitly to
shape nearly every as...
|
|
TMPR415
|
Business of Producing Performance
|
This course is designed to provide a survey of
institutional structure, touring support
organizations, and commercial business practices
for the performing arts. Focused on the business
of producing performance, we will discuss
budgeting and marketin...
|
|
TMPR430
|
Grantwriting and Fundraising
|
Development and Fundraising is an introduction to
the practical concerns of funding projects, both
commercial and not-for-profit. The course will
focus heavily on research, writing, and
presentation skills, critical to seeking
grants from funding age...
|
|
TMPR500
|
Foundations of Creative Producing
|
A survey of the philosophy, principles and
practical application of producing. Topics
include: commissioning projects, intellectual
property issues, artist relationships, contracts,
marketing and public relations and fundraising.
Case studies will be...
|
|
TMPR501
|
Foundations of Creative Producing
|
Open to MFA 1 students only.
A survey of the philosophy, principles and
practical application of producing. Topics
include: commissioning projects, intellectual
property issues, artist relationships, contracts,
marketing and public relations and fun...
|
|
TMPR501A
|
Foundations of Creative Producing
|
Open to MFA 1 students only.
A survey of the philosophy, principles and
practical application of producing. Topics
include: commissioning projects, intellectual
property issues, artist relationships, contracts,
marketing and public relations and fun...
|
|
TMPR505
|
Cultural Policy
|
Open to School of Theater students only.
This course is an investigation of the products
and processes of cultural policy. We will examine
how cultural policies operate, implicity and
explicity, in both the public and private
sectors. Drawing on a r...
|
|
TMPR505A
|
Cultural Policy: Theory
|
Cultural Policy Module 1: Theory
This course is an investigation of the processes
of cultural policy making and the institutions
and
forces that influence cultural policies. Cultural
policies operate implicitly and explicitly to
shape nearly every as...
|
|
TMPR505B
|
Cultural Policy: Res & Practice
|
Cultural Policy Module 2: Research & Practice
Cultural policies operate implicitly and
explicitly to shape nearly every aspect of our
lives, public and private. As artists and culture
workers we are responsible for being
knowledgeable critics of the...
|
|
TMPR510
|
Audience Development and Marketing
|
Designed for graduate producing students, Audience
Development focuses on all the aspects of getting
a project into the public eye: digital and social
media marketing, direct mail, advertising, press,
and publicity. The class also considers the large...
|
|
TMPR540
|
Film Producing & Management
|
The course will explore the role of the producer
in developing projects and the systems and teams
to support them. Issues specific to working,
independently and within the studio system will
be addressed as well as specific challenges
relating to ada...
|
|
TMPR550
|
Contracts
|
Contracts is designed as a deeper exploration of
contracts and their application in theater
organization and production. In the course
students will examine, evaluate and create
contracts for a number of producing scenarios
including engaging artists...
|
|
TMPR615
|
Business of Producing Performance
|
This course is designed to provide a survey of
institutional structure, touring support
organizations, and commercial business practices
for the performing arts. Focused on the business
of producing performance, we will discuss
budgeting and marketin...
|
|
TMPR630
|
Grantwriting and Fundraising
|
A one-semester course that provides an
introduction to the methods and strategies of
writing grants. It addresses the practical
concerns of funding projects, both commercial and
not-for-profit. The course will focus heavily on
research, writing, and...
|
|
TMPR650
|
Creative Producing Studio
|
A discussion session for graduate producing
students, based on current and on-going
issues in producing and arts management. Sample
topics include the Corpus Christi controversy,
the 'Sensation' exhibit at the Brooklyn Museum of
Art, and the artists'...
|
|
TMPR660
|
Is It Legal? Law for the Arts
|
A semester-long course for graduate students,
reviewing key topics in entertainment law
including contract, copyright, trademarks,
business structures, profit vs. non-profit models,
and theatrical productions. This course is
designed as a deeper expl...
|
|
TMPR660A
|
Is It Legal? Law & Contracts for the Art
|
Law and Contracts for the Arts will explore
contracts and key topics in entertainment law.
This course is designed as a deeper exploration of
contracts and their application in theater
organization and production. In the course,
students will examine...
|
|
TMPR705
|
Special Topics in Producing
|
Open to Management students only.
A class for graduate producing and
management students in specialized areas.
Previous Special Topics class have included
international project management, public
relations, and management structures. May be
divided...
|
|
TMSM100
|
Basic Stage Management
|
Two semester sequence. Emphasis is on the basics
of stage management: developing the elements of
the production book, blocking notation, cue
notation and calling, etc. Discussion will focus
on the stage manager's responsibilities and
interrelation wi...
|
|
TMSM101
|
Basic Stage Management
|
Open to School of Theater students only.
Emphasis is on the basics of stage management:
developing the elements of the production book,
blocking notation, cue notation and calling, etc.
Discussion will focus on the stage manager's
responsibilities a...
|
|
TMSM201
|
Foundations of Stage Management
|
Open to Stage Management Specialization students
only. In-depth study of management principles and
their application in performing arts management.
The first semester will be an overview of stage
management principles, focusing on the
relationship of...
|
|
TMSM202
|
Foundations of Stage Management
|
Open to Stage Management Specialization students
only. In-depth study of management principles and
their application in performing arts management.
The second semester will focus on particular
management principles and theories. The work will
include...
|
|
TMSM325
|
Special Topics in Stage Management
|
Topics will be selected each semester to reflect
the needs and interests of current students,
faculty, and guest artists.
|
|
TMSM340
|
Theatrical Unions
|
Open to Stage Management Specialization students
only.
Study of theatrical unions, focusing primarily on
the various Equity handbooks.
|
|
TMSM401
|
Springboard: Launching your career
|
A culmination of all topics covered in the last 3
or 4 years both in coursework and production
assignments, this final semester class will be
primarily discussion based. This course is
designed to send students out into the world
equipped with all th...
|
|
TMSM500
|
Foundations of Stage Management
|
Open to Stage Management Specialization students
only. In-depth study of management principles and
their application in performing arts management.
|
|
TMSM501
|
Foundations of Stage Management
|
Open to Stage Management Specialization students
only. In-depth study of management principles and
their application in performing arts management.
|
|
TMSM505
|
Foundations of Stage Management II
|
By the end of this course students will be able
to
Understand the artistic and administrative
responsibilities of the stage management team in
all phases of theatrical production from prep
through closing
Describe the development of group relations...
|
|
TMSM525
|
Special Topics in Stage Management
|
Topics will be selected each semester to reflect
the needs and interests of current students,
faculty, and guest artists.
|
|
TMSM540
|
Theatrical Unions
|
Open to Stage, Production Mgmt. & Producing
students only.
Study of theatrical unions, focusing primarily on
the various Equity handbooks.
|
|
TMSM700
|
Stage Management in Theory and Practice
|
A chance for 3rd Year Graduate Stage Management
students to come together and discuss current
events and issues in our field. This course will
be heavily based on outside work including ample
reading and research of our industry's past,
present, and...
|
|
TMSM701
|
Springboard: Launching your career
|
A culmination of all topics covered in the last 3
or 4 years both in coursework and production
assignments, this final semester class will be
primarily discussion based. This course is
designed to send students out into the world
equipped with all th...
|
|
TSCE110
|
Undergraduate Techniques of Design
|
Open to Scene Design Program students only.
The techniques used in the process of design are
explored by taking existing subject matter and
expressing it in sketches, models, scale drafting
and painting.
|
|
TSCE110A
|
Model Making
|
The techniques used in the process of design are
explored by taking existing subject matter and
expressing it in sketches, models, scale drafting
and painting.
|
|
TSCE110B
|
Introduction to Drafting
|
Introduction to Drafting will explore the
techniques, conventions and practice of mechanical
drafting for design.
Students will learn about drawing standards,
drafting conventions and plan reading/review.
Traditional hand drafting skills will be...
|
|
TSCE111
|
Descriptive Perspectives
|
This class will examine how the body reshapes
space into an immersive environment. Our body's
movements in space define our understanding of
the environment we inhabit. Whether it is an
indoor or outdoor space, we understand the world
through our sen...
|
|
TSCE200
|
Scene Design
|
Open to Experience Design & Production students
only.
An exploration of the design possibilities
inherent in various types of texts. Emphasis will
be placed on developing ideas for the text and the
space and on developing communication skills to
enh...
|
|
TSCE201
|
Scenic Design I
|
Open to Design & Production Programs students
only.
Semester II: An exploration of the design
possibilities inherent in various types of texts.
Emphasis will be placed on developing ideas for
the text and the space and on developing
communication ski...
|
|
TSCE300
|
Special Topics in Theater Design
|
Undergraduate Special Topics in Scene Design
This class will be structured around the
individual needs of the students enrolled on a
semester basis. Emphasis will be based on
continuing to expand the students' approach to
expressing and completing d...
|
|
TSCE301
|
Spc Tpcs: Environments in Motion
|
Special Topics in Scene Design: Environments in
Motion
Open to Design & Production Programs students
only.
Undergraduate Special Topics in Scene Design:
Dressing the Set
This class will be structured around the
individual needs of the students enr...
|
|
TSCE302
|
Worlds At Play
|
Worlds at Play is a special topics studio, asking
how the practices of experience design enhance,
complicate, and reinvent the environments of play
- for children, youth, adults, and beyond. The
class explores a wide spectrum of perspectives on
play...
|
|
TSCE450
|
Production Design
|
Permission of Instructor Required.
General introduction to the medium of film,
stressing script analysis and breakdown using
sketches, plans and models. Discussions will
include color structure, camera angles, movement
and special effects.
|
|
TSCE501
|
Architectural Styles
|
This course explores the relationship between the
history and evolution of architectural styles and
coinciding artistic movements and the design
disciplines of film, stage, furniture,
architecture, industrial, interior, and fashion
however, primarily...
|
|
TSCE502
|
Architectural Styles
|
This course explores the relationship between the
history and evolution of architectural styles and
coinciding artistic movements and the design
disciplines of film, stage, furniture,
architecture, industrial, interior, and fashion
however, primarily...
|
|
TSCE503
|
Spc Tpcs: Enviroments in Motion
|
Open to Theater Students only.
Special Topics in Scene Design:
Dressing the Set
This class will be structured around the
individual needs of the students enrolled on a
semester basis. Emphasis will be based on
continuing to expand the students' app...
|
|
TSCE505
|
Techniques of Design
|
The techniques used in the process of design are
explored by taking existing subject matter like
the wall or chair in the classroom and expressing
them in sketches, models, scale drafting and
painting of the materials. This class is in
preparation an...
|
|
TSCE510
|
Performance by Design
|
Student-generated scenarios are developed into
performances, object performances, or
communicated visually through another medium such
as a model, drawing, sculpture, painting, video,
etc. Students investigate action and explore
various performance p...
|
|
TSCE545
|
Design Methodology
|
Open to MFA 1 students only.
An exploration of dramatic structures, beginning
with an investigation of Aristotle's Poetics.
Students will discuss and design a play a week
from the Greeks to Heiner Mueller. This class is
taught in conjunction with th...
|
|
TSCE545A
|
Design Methodology
|
Open to MFA 1 students only.
An exploration of dramatic structures, beginning
with an investigation of Aristotle's Poetics.
Students will discuss and design a play a week
from the Greeks to Heiner Mueller. This class is
taught in conjunction with th...
|
|
TSCE600
|
Spc Topics in Scene Design
|
Guest or CalArts faculty design a class around a
topic of their choosing, i.e. The Faust Project.
|
|
TSCE601
|
Spc Topics in Scene Design
|
Open to MFA 2 students only.
Guest or CalArts faculty design a class around a
topic of their choosing, i.e. The Faust Project.
|
|
TSCE602
|
Worlds At Play
|
Worlds at Play is a special topics studio, asking
how the practices of experience design enhance,
complicate, and reinvent the environments of play
- for children, youth, adults, and beyond. The
class explores a wide spectrum of perspectives on
play...
|
|
TSCE650
|
Production Design
|
Permission of Instructor Required.
General introduction to the medium of film,
stressing script analysis and breakdown using
sketches, plans and models. Discussions will
include color structure, camera angles, movement
and special effects.
|
|
TSCE700
|
Open Studio
|
A master class in design. Assignments will focus
on a series of both individual and group advanced
theoretical design projects which are designed to
challenge each student intellectually and
visually. Additional directed study hours will be
required....
|
|
TSCE750
|
Closure
|
Open to MFA 3 students only.
Design students in their final semester of
graduate studies complete projects from
throughout their entire tenure at the school. It
provides an opportunity to return to projects
that were inspiring but not finished to a...
|
|
TSND112
|
Research-Based Sound Design
|
Research-Based Sound Design: Literature, History,
and Practice.
In this course we will read, examine, discuss, and
design with ideas drawn from a selected
literature of sound design practice and history,
with an emphasis on theater and dramatic
sett...
|
|
TSND121
|
Sound/Music/Noise Design
|
Sound/Music/Noise Design for Dramtic Scripts
Design of sound/music/noise to various types of
theater scripts. In addition to plays, we may
consider film, comics, visual art, dance, ritual,
sound/music
notation.
Activities include presentations, aud...
|
|
TSND330
|
Music, Sound Art, and Design
|
Examination and analysis of intercultural musical
aesthetics and sonic/cultural structures of
meaning through the dual lenses of artistic and
academic views of music, sound art, and design. In
this course we examine both great and small
intercultural...
|
|
TSND340
|
Creative Listening for Sound Designers
|
Understanding the qualities of sound and music
that influence the audience's perception. Knowing
the factors that determine how one chooses
appropriate sound in a dramatic context. Ear
training exercises and class projects will
develop the listening...
|
|
TSND354
|
Spc Tpcs Snd Design: Mixing for Theater
|
Special Topics in Sound Design: Live Mixing for
Theater.
Starting with the script, the course will cover
the breakdown, annotation, and organization
necessary to create a "run script". This
information can then be used to layout a console
and program...
|
|
TSND356
|
Spc Tpcs in Sound Design: Gear
|
This class focuses on exploring the cutting edge
resources available in sound design for live
performance. Topics are selected each semester to
highlight the particular needs of the present
students and/or as a reflection of the current
offerings of...
|
|
TSND365
|
Methodology of Sound Design
|
The course is focused on the concepts and best
practices for conceiving, developing, building
and executing a theatrical sound design from the
words on the page, to ideas of space and content,
to a fully realized sound system and content
design. Lear...
|
|
TSND460
|
Professional Sound Environments
|
Open to Sound Design Program students only.
A start to finish, top to bottom, rags to riches
seminar for students in their final year. In a
last ditch attempt to acclimate the possibly
uninitiated, students will be exposed to the
current theatrical...
|
|
TSND465
|
Acoustic Environments
|
A intensive practical exploration of modern audio
delivery systems and their various performance
based applications. Students will study,
research, explore, experience, and participate in
the many and varied performance, art and event
related audio e...
|
|
TSND512
|
Research-Based Sound Design
|
Research-Based Sound Design: Literature, History,
and Practice.
In this course we will read, examine, discuss, and
design with ideas drawn from a selected
literature of sound design practice and history,
with an emphasis on theater and dramatic
sett...
|
|
TSND530
|
Music, Sound Art, and Design
|
Examination and analysis of intercultural musical
aesthetics and sonic/cultural structures of
meaning through the dual lenses of artistic and
academic views of music, sound art, and design. In
this course we examine both great and small
intercultural...
|
|
TSND640
|
Creative Listening for Sound Designers
|
Understanding the qualities of sound and music
that influence the audience's perception. Knowing
the factors that determine how one chooses
appropriate sound in a dramatic context. Ear
training exercises and class projects will
develop the listening...
|
|
TSND654
|
Spc Tpcs Snd Design: Mixing for Theater
|
Special Topics in Sound Design: Live Mixing for
Theater.
Starting with the script, the course will cover
the breakdown, annotation, and organization
necessary to create a "run script". This
information can then be used to layout a console
and program...
|
|
TSND656
|
Spc Topics in Sound Design: Gear
|
Special Topics in Sound Design: Gear
This class focuses on exploring the cutting edge
resources available in sound design for live
performance. Topics are selected each semester to
highlight the particular needs of the present
students and/or as a r...
|
|
TSND665
|
Methodology of Sound Design
|
The course is focused on the concepts and best
practices for conceiving, developing, building
and executing a theatrical sound design from the
words on the page, to ideas of space and content,
to a fully realized sound system and content
design. Lear...
|
|
TSND760
|
Professional Sound Environments
|
A start to finish, top to bottom, rags to riches
seminar for students in their final year. In a
last ditch attempt to acclimate the possibly
uninitiated, students will be exposed to the
current theatrical scene and the world of
professional sound des...
|
|
TSND765
|
Acoustic Environments
|
A intensive practical exploration of modern audio
delivery systems and their various performance
based applications. Students will study,
research, explore, experience, and participate in
the many and varied performance, art and event
related audio e...
|
|
TTDI105
|
Stagecraft I
|
This course is an introduction to the process of
scenic construction. No prior experience or tool
knowledge necessary. The class will cover safety,
tool set-up & operation, hardware and material
selection, layout and fabrication techniques. The
objec...
|
|
TTDI210
|
Welding I
|
An introductory class that will show students the
basic principles of welding of both ferrous and
non-ferrous materials. Topics will include
multi-position GMAW, GTAW, plasma cutting and
oxy-fuel cutting and brazing. This class is
taught as both a le...
|
|
TTDI211
|
Practical Electronics for TDs!
|
This course will build a fundamental understanding
of electronics and how they can be used to solve
every different type of technical design task the
modern TD may be tasked with. Students will learn
about component identification and reading and
dra...
|
|
TTDI225
|
Statical Engineering
|
This course is designed to introduce theatrical
designers and technicians to the fundamentals of
statical engineering. The course includes loading
analysis, geometric properties, wood beam and
column design, steel beam and column design, and
an intro...
|
|
TTDI226
|
Statical Engineering
|
This course is designed to introduce theatrical
designers and technicians to the fundamentals of
statical engineering. The course includes loading
analysis, geometric properties, wood beam and
column design, steel beam and column design, and
an intro...
|
|
TTDI230
|
Digital Fabrication for Model Making
|
This course is for the design student wanting to
learn how to use digital fabrication techniques in
order to build theatrical and architectural
models. Topics to include:
- File set-up for Laser, CNC router and 3D
printing
- Material selection for L...
|
|
TTDI240
|
Cable!
|
The world of the modern Theater Professional is
powered by a myriad of cables - from delivering
power, carrying video and audio signals,
networking data signals, safely delivering
lighting controls and everything else besides.
This course will cover...
|
|
TTDI245
|
Lightboard
|
Lightboard Control For Lighting and Show Control
This course is a beginning course that will teach
the basics of DMX integration in lighting and
show control. The focus of is to train students
on the technical use of theater school equipment
as well...
|
|
TTDI270
|
Stage Electronics
|
There are many ways to make things move but one of
the most fascinating means is through the use of
digital electronics and high voltage electricity.
This course will teach the standards and safe
usage of electricity for use in electric actuators
usi...
|
|
TTDI300
|
Fundamentals of Technical Direction I
|
The definition of a technical director varies
widely. This course will explore the TD's role
and examine the skills necessary to manage the
scenic construction process. Students will focus
on management techniques. Communication and
teamwork will sha...
|
|
TTDI305
|
Advanced Stagecraft
|
This course is a comprehensive study into the
process of scenic construction. Assignments will
examine all possible solutions to a given
scenario through research, discussion and
technique. Students will focus on material
selection, advanced tool set...
|
|
TTDI310
|
Working Metal
|
Open to Design & Production Programs students
only.
Our history has been marked by it and wars have
been won and lost based on who could use it and
neither of these topics will be covered in this
course. Most of us see metal as either a finished
pie...
|
|
TTDI311
|
Metal Form Building
|
This course is a culmination of two classes:
Welding and Working Metal. This course is the
direct application of techniqies taught in these
two courses using sculptural designs digitally
constructed in one of several 3d modeling
programs. During this...
|
|
TTDI335
|
3D Printing Advance Basics
|
The focus of this class is the incorporation of
mechanical design into the 3d printing process.
Students in this class will learn how to design
mechanical devices using mechatronics and FDM
printing process for the making of kinetic works
as well as...
|
|
TTDI340
|
Themed Cabinets and Fixtures
|
When you go into any store in a mall, eat in a
resturant and go to any theme park you will notice
that the fixtures, shelving and AV enclosures are
designed to generate a feeling based on the theme
of the place you just walked into. Unlike a
fixture...
|
|
TTDI345
|
Autodesk REVIT 1
|
The future of themed entertainment and design has
been slowing moving toward BIM construction
modeling and to have a career in the field it has
become more and more important that you have a
working knowledge of it to compete. REVIT is the
BIM modeli...
|
|
TTDI360
|
Physics of Stage Machinery
|
This course is an in-depth study into the physics
of stage machinery. The course will begin on the
theoretical side of things, studying the
calculations and formulas needed to calculate the
power and forces required to make something move.
The second...
|
|
TTDI375
|
The Stagecraft of Illusion
|
Open to Design & Production Programs students
only.
The Stagecraft of Illusion is a hands-on
exploration of the development of the large scale
stage illusions that were the staple of the
touring magic shows of the late 1800s and early
1900s. While t...
|
|
TTDI400
|
Fundamentals of Technical Direction II
|
The capability of a technical director varies
widely. This course will continue the work from
Fundamentals of Tech Direction I. We'll explore
the TD's role and examine the skillset required to
manage the creative process. Students will focus
on manag...
|
|
TTDI410
|
Parametric Drafting
|
Open to Technical Direction Program students
only.
An introduction to parametric solids modeling.
This course will explore 3D modeling as a tool
for part/system design before fabrication.
Assignments will begin with program techniques
then move to p...
|
|
TTDI425
|
Technical Managment Style & Technique
|
Open to Design & Production Programs students
only.
Technical Management Styles and Techniques is a
course designed to identify and explore the
challenges of management in Technical Direction.
Over the course of weekly meetings, the students
will sh...
|
|
TTDI450
|
Rigging
|
Open to Design & Production Programs students
only.
This class will teach both basic and advanced
rigging principles with an emphasis on theatrical
and entertainment rigging. Class material will be
based on the book Arena Rigging by Harry Donovan
as...
|
|
TTDI455
|
The Craft of Furniture Making
|
The Craft of Furniture Making
Open by permission of instructor only.
This course will approach furniture making from a
traditional point of view with attention paid to
joinery, material selection, fabrication methods,
and fine finishing techniques. I...
|
|
TTDI460
|
Technical Design
|
It is part of a Technical Director's job
description to constantly perform feats of
impossibilities and each TD must be prepared to
do so. This class is offered to BFA Technical
Direction students by permission of instructor.
Through case studies and...
|
|
TTDI475
|
Special Topics in Technical Direction
|
An exploration of various specialized areas of
technical direction, such as safety, specialized
construction problems, mechanical design and
engineering, and sculptural materials. May
include guest speakers or field trips, depending
on the areas of s...
|
|
TTDI500
|
Fundamentals of Technical Direction I
|
The definition of a technical director varies
widely. This course will explore the TD's role
and examine the skills necessary to manage the
scenic construction process. Students will focus
on management techniques. Communication and
teamwork will sha...
|
|
TTDI505
|
Advanced Stagecraft
|
This course is a comprehensive study into the
process of scenic construction. Assignments will
examine all possible solutions to a given
scenario through research, discussion and
technique. Students will focus on material
selection, advanced tool set...
|
|
TTDI510
|
Welding I
|
An introductory class that will show students the
basic principles of welding of both ferrous and
non-ferrous materials. Topics will include
multi-position GMAW, GTAW, plasma cutting and
oxy-fuel cutting and brazing. This class is
taught as both a le...
|
|
TTDI511
|
Practical Electronics for TDs!
|
This course will build a fundamental understanding
of electronics and how they can be used to solve
every different type of technical design task the
modern TD may be tasked with. Students will learn
about component identification and reading and
dra...
|
|
TTDI515
|
Stagecraft I
|
This course is an introduction to the process of
scenic construction. No prior experience or tool
knowledge necessary. The class will cover safety,
tool set-up & operation, hardware and material
selection, layout and fabrication techniques. The
objec...
|
|
TTDI525
|
Statical Engineering
|
This course is designed to introduce theatrical
designers and technicians to the fundamentals of
statical engineering. The course includes loading
analysis, geometric properties, wood beam and
column design, steel beam and column design, and
an intro...
|
|
TTDI526
|
Statical Engineering
|
This course is designed to introduce theatrical
designers and technicians to the fundamentals of
statical engineering. The course includes loading
analysis, geometric properties, wood beam and
column design, steel beam and column design, and
an intro...
|
|
TTDI530
|
Digital Fabrication for Model Making
|
This course is for the design student wanting to
learn how to use digital fabrication techniques in
order to build theatrical and architectural
models. Topics to include:
- File set-up for Laser, CNC router and 3D
printing
- Material selection for L...
|
|
TTDI535
|
3D Printing Advance Basics
|
The focus of this class is the incorporation of
mechanical design into the 3d printing process.
Students in this class will learn how to design
mechanical devices using mechatronics and FDM
printing process for the making of kinetic works
as well as...
|
|
TTDI540
|
Cable!
|
The world of the modern Theater Professional is
powered by a myriad of cables - from delivering
power, carrying video and audio signals,
networking data signals, safely delivering
lighting controls and everything else besides.
This course will cover...
|
|
TTDI545
|
Lightboard
|
Lightboard Control For Lighting and Show Control
This course is a beginning course that will teach
the basics of DMX integration in lighting and
show control. The focus of is to train students
on the technical use of theater school equipment
as well...
|
|
TTDI550
|
Art & Manipulation of Scenic Materials
|
An examination of conventional and unconventional
building materials and practices in use and not
in use in theater and art today. Students will be
asked to research and explore both problems and
solutions and to develop both a verbal and a
visual ca...
|
|
TTDI560
|
Technical Design
|
It is part of a Technical Director's job
description to constantly perform feats of
impossibilities and each TD must be prepared to
do so. This class is offered to MFA Technical
Direction students as a continuing study of the
impossible. Through case...
|
|
TTDI570
|
Stage Electronics
|
There are many ways to make things move but one of
the most fascinating means is through the use of
digital electronics and high voltage electricity.
This course will teach the standards and safe
usage of electricity for use in electric actuators
usi...
|
|
TTDI575
|
The Stagecraft of Illusion
|
Open to Design & Production Programs &
Specializations students only.
The Stagecraft of Illusion is a hands-on
exploration of the development of the large scale
stage illusions that were the staple of the
touring magic shows of the late 1800s and ea...
|
|
TTDI600
|
Fundamentals of Technical Direction II
|
The capability of a technical director varies
widely. This course will continue the work from
Fundamentals of Tech Direction I. We'll explore
the TD's role and examine the skillset required to
manage the creative process. Students will focus
on manag...
|
|
TTDI610
|
Working Metal
|
Open to Design & Production Programs &
Specializations students only.
Our history has been marked by it and wars have
been won and lost based on who could use it and
neither of these topics will be covered in this
course. Most of us see metal as eit...
|
|
TTDI611
|
Metal Form Building
|
This course is a culmination of two classes:
Welding and Working Metal. This course is the
direct application of techniqies taught in these
two courses using sculptural designs digitally
constructed in one of several 3d modeling
programs. During this...
|
|
TTDI625
|
Technical Management Style & Technique
|
Open to Design & Production Programs &
Specializations students only.
Technical Management Styles and Techniques is a
course designed to identify and explore the
challenges of management in Technical Direction.
Over the course of weekly meetings, th...
|
|
TTDI640
|
Themed Cabinets and Fixtures
|
When you go into any store in a mall, eat in a
resturant and go to any theme park you will notice
that the fixtures, shelving and AV enclosures are
designed to generate a feeling based on the theme
of the place you just walked into. Unlike a
fixture...
|
|
TTDI645
|
Autodesk REVIT 1
|
The future of themed entertainment and design has
been slowing moving toward BIM construction
modeling and to have a career in the field it has
become more and more important that you have a
working knowledge of it to compete. REVIT is the
BIM modeli...
|
|
TTDI650
|
Rigging
|
Open to Design & Production Programs students
only.
This class will teach both basic and advanced
rigging principles with an emphasis on theatrical
and entertainment rigging. Class material will be
based on the book Arena Rigging by Harry Donovan
as...
|
|
TTDI655
|
The Craft of Furniture Making
|
The Craft of Furniture Making
Open by permission of instructor only.
This course will approach furniture making from a
traditional point of view with attention paid to
joinery, material selection, fabrication methods,
and fine finishing techniques. I...
|
|
TTDI660
|
Physics of Stage Machinery
|
This course is an in-depth study into the physics
of stage machinery. The course will begin on the
theoretical side of things, studying the
calculations and formulas needed to calculate the
power and forces required to make something move.
The second...
|
|
TTDI675
|
Special Topics in Technical Direction
|
An exploration of various specialized areas of
technical direction, such as safety, specialized
construction problems, mechanical design and
engineering, and sculptural materials. May
include guest speakers or field trips, depending
on the areas of s...
|
|
TTDI710
|
Parametric Drafting
|
Open to Technical Direction Program students
only.
An introduction to parametric solids modeling.
This course will explore 3D modeling as a tool
for part/system design before fabrication.
Assignments will begin with program techniques
then move to p...
|
|
TVID400
|
Integrating Video & Live Performance
|
At the conclusion of this 2-semester course,
students should be capable of creating and
executing an integrated media performance.
Specifically, they should be able to: conceive
the points and methods of integrating moving
images with live action, co...
|
|
TVID401
|
Integrating Video & Live Performance
|
At the conclusion of this 2-semester course,
students should be capable of creating and
executing an integrated media performance.
Specifically, they should be able to: conceive
the points and methods of integrating moving
images with live action, co...
|
|
TVID405
|
Video Programming: Isadora
|
This is a course in programming video control
systems using the software Isadora. Topics
include basic and advanced video control
patching; user interfaces; serial and midi
control; content preparation; video cards and
other important hardware; and i...
|
|
TVID410
|
Intro to Real Time Software
|
This class will be a hands-on, project-based
exploration of software programming techniques for
video production, presentation, and interactivity
as they relate to theater, dance, and
installation. The course will start with an
overview of timeline-b...
|
|
TVID412
|
Video Programming: Advanced Jitter
|
Open to BFA 4 students only.
A continuation and more advanced study of the
video programming language Jitter 1.6, a part of
Cycling 74's Max/MSP/Jitter custom media coding
environment. Prerequisite: Jitter.
There may be additional fees associated w...
|
|
TVID413
|
TouchDesigner
|
The student will learn the programming structure
and coding techniques necessary to implement
custom video software solutions to a large number
of video presentation and real-time manipulation
challenges now commonly faced in the task of
designing vi...
|
|
TVID415
|
Motion Graphics: After Effects
|
This class will be a fast-paced hands-on
introduction to motion graphics design and
compositing techniques for the creation of
pre-rendered content to be integrated into live
performance. Students will learn to use Adobe
After Effects, Photoshop, and...
|
|
TVID420
|
Creating for Augmented Reality
|
Creating for Augmented Reality is a studio class
with a focus on creating, developing, and
experimenting with new forms of storytelling and
experience creation in AR. As AR becomes
increasingly present in our lives, we will explore
strategies for sto...
|
|
TVID435
|
Architectural Projection & Video Objects
|
This course will engage with projected imagery as
three-dimensional light moving through space.
Whether in the field of architectural projection
mapping or as art objects in the gallery and
museum, moving images are increasingly inhabiting
the physic...
|
|
TVID440
|
Interactive Video Installation
|
This course will prepare students to conceive and
create multi-channel video installations,
including: strategies for creating video content
for an installation context, designing the
physical environment and necessary technological
systems, and exec...
|
|
TVID450
|
Creating for Vr
|
Creating for VR is a studio class with a focus on
creating, developing, and experimenting with new
forms of storytelling and experience creation in
VR. As VR becomes increasingly present in our
homes, we will explore strategies for storytelling
in "o...
|
|
TVID452
|
Unity Game Engine: Prog. C#
|
Unity Game Engine: Programming in C#
How do I make a door open when a player walks
near it? How do I get video to play when the
viewer touches this button? Why doesn't this
software I'm using have a tool to do what I want?
Because no one has progra...
|
|
TVID453
|
Unity
|
The Unity game engine makes it easier than ever
for you or a small team to produce stunning
real-time 3D graphics that run on everything from
a high-end gaming PC to the phone in your pocket.
Realistic lighting, physics simulations, particle
effects,...
|
|
TVID454
|
Programming for Augmented Reality
|
This course covers the fundamental skills required
to design and build an augmented reality
experience for mobile and headset applications.
For the first part of the course, students will
demonstrate their understanding of the limitations
and applica...
|
|
TVID455
|
Real-Time Interactive Tools/Techniques
|
This hands-on course is designed to teach students
how to create interactive experiences in both the
digital and physical worlds. We begin by learning
about basic interactivity principles, using
introductory software and hardware for accessible,
rapi...
|
|
TVID455B
|
Real-Time Interactive Tools/Techniques
|
Open to School of Theater students only. This a
companion course to TVID -610
Real-time Interactive Tools and Techniques will
give students a hands-on technical introduction
to the implementation of interactive tools in the
creation of next-generati...
|
|
TVID481
|
Disguise Media Server
|
This course will cover the programming,
implementation, and operation of the disguise
Media Server and its integration into professional
video systems. It will also introduce students to
the use of disguise in high-end applications such
as architectu...
|
|
TVID500
|
Integrating Video & Live Performance
|
At the conclusion of this 2-semester course,
students should be capable of creating and
executing an integrated media performance.
Specifically, they should be able to: conceive
the points and methods of integrating moving
images with live action, co...
|
|
TVID501
|
Integrating Video & Live Performance
|
At the conclusion of this 2-semester course, students should be capable of creating and executing an integrated media performance. Specifically, they should be able to: conceive the points and methods of integrating moving images with live action, co...
|
|
TVID505
|
Video Programming: Isadora
|
This is a course in programming video control
systems using the software Isadora. Topics
include basic and advanced video control
patching; user interfaces; serial and midi
control; content preparation; video cards and
other important hardware; and i...
|
|
TVID510
|
Intro to Real Time Software
|
This class will be a hands-on, project-based
exploration of software programming techniques for
video production, presentation, and interactivity
as they relate to theater, dance, and
installation. The course will start with an
overview of timeline-b...
|
|
TVID515
|
Motion Graphics: After Effects
|
This class will be a fast-paced hands-on
introduction to motion graphics design and
compositing techniques for the creation of
pre-rendered content to be integrated into live
performance. Students will learn to use Adobe
After Effects, Photoshop, and...
|
|
TVID600
|
Creating for Augmented Reality
|
Creating for Augmented Reality is a studio class
with a focus on creating, developing, and
experimenting with new forms of storytelling and
experience creation in AR. As AR becomes
increasingly present in our lives, we will explore
strategies for sto...
|
|
TVID605
|
Architectural Projection & Video Objects
|
This course will engage with projected imagery as
three-dimensional light moving through space.
Whether in the field of architectural projection
mapping or as art objects in the gallery and
museum, moving images are increasingly inhabiting
the physic...
|
|
TVID610
|
Interactive Video Installation
|
This course will prepare students to conceive and
create multi-channel video installations,
including: strategies for creating video content
for an installation context, designing the
physical environment and necessary technological
systems, and exec...
|
|
TVID612
|
Video Programming: Advanced Jitter
|
Open to Design & Production Programs &
Specializations students only.
A continuation and more advanced study of the
video programming language Jitter 1.6, a part of
Cycling 74's Max/MSP/Jitter custom media coding
environment. Prerequisite: Jitter....
|
|
TVID613
|
TouchDesigner
|
The student will learn the programming structure
and coding techniques necessary to implement
custom video software solutions to a large number
of video presentation and real-time manipulation
challenges now commonly faced in the task of
designing vi...
|
|
TVID615
|
Creating for VR
|
Creating for VR is a studio class with a focus on
creating, developing, and experimenting with new
forms of storytelling and experience creation in
VR. As VR becomes increasingly present in our
homes, we will explore strategies for storytelling
in "o...
|
|
TVID652
|
Unity Game Engine: Prog. C#
|
Unity Game Engine: Programming in C#
How do I make a door open when a player walks
near it? How do I get video to play when the
viewer touches this button? Why doesn't this
software I'm using have a tool to do what I want?
Because no one has progra...
|
|
TVID653
|
Unity
|
The Unity game engine makes it easier than ever
for you or a small team to produce stunning
real-time 3D graphics that run on everything from
a high-end gaming PC to the phone in your pocket.
Realistic lighting, physics simulations, particle
effects,...
|
|
TVID654
|
Programming for Augmented Reality
|
This course covers the fundamental skills required
to design and build an augmented reality
experience for mobile and headset applications.
For the first part of the course, students will
demonstrate their understanding of the limitations
and applica...
|
|
TVID680
|
Professional Video Environments
|
This course will serve as survey style
introduction to Professional Video Systems and
their use in high-end applications such as
commercial theater, themed entertainment, concert
tours, and special events. The class will cover
the implementation and...
|
|
TVID705
|
Real-Time Interactive Tools/Techniques
|
This hands-on course is designed to teach students
how to create interactive experiences in both the
digital and physical worlds. We begin by learning
about basic interactivity principles, using
introductory software and hardware for accessible,
rapi...
|
|
TVID705B
|
Real-Time Interactive Tools/Techniques
|
Open to School of Theater students only. This a
companion course to TVID -610
Real-time Interactive Tools and Techniques will
give students a hands-on technical introduction
to the implementation of interactive tools in the
creation of next-generati...
|
|
TWFP260
|
Crafting Your Series
|
Crafting Your Series will serve as an advanced
practicum in the development of episodic and
serialized television as well as webisode scripts.
Students will pitch, outline, and then work to
complete a first draft of a series pilot.
In-process scripts...
|
|
TWFP330
|
Writing for Performance I
|
A weekly writing workshop focused on generating
new text for performance. The class will mainly
workshop new material, where students can have up
to 20-page chunks of writing read aloud in class,
followed by guided response. Each student will
have up...
|
|
TWFP380
|
Special Topics in Writing
|
Special Topics in Writing will explore the
functions of text as a creative and dramaturgical
tool in the development of new projects. Operating
simultaneously as an incubator for new writing, as
well as a peer-to-peer forum for the development
of new...
|
|
TWFP450
|
Screenwriting for the Theater Artist
|
A one semester course open to all institute
students, BFA 2 and above . Students
will propose, outline and then work to complete a
first draft of an original screenplay. Along the
way students will be introduced to the basics of
working with cards, t...
|
|
TWFP525
|
Screenwriting for the Theater Artist
|
A one semester course open to all institute
students BFA 2 and above , at all levels of experience. Students
will propose, outline and then work to complete a
first draft of an original screenplay. Along the
way students will be introduced to the bas...
|
|
TWFP530
|
Writing for Performance I
|
A weekly writing workshop focused on generating
new text for performance. The class will mainly
workshop new material, where students can have up
to 20-page chunks of writing read aloud in class,
followed by guided response. Each student will
have up...
|
|
TWFP560
|
Crafting Your Series
|
Crafting Your Series will serve as an advanced
practicum in the development of episodic and
serialized television as well as webisode scripts.
Students will pitch, outline, and then work to
complete a first draft of a series pilot.
In-process scripts...
|
|
TWFP680
|
Special Topics in Writing
|
Special Topics in Writing will explore the
functions of text as a creative and dramaturgical
tool in the development of new projects. Operating
simultaneously as an incubator for new writing, as
well as a peer-to-peer forum for the development
of new...
|
|
TWNT301
|
Winter Session: Production
|
For students cast in productions, Winter Session
is an optimal time to focus more deeply on
upcoming curricular shows.
|
|
TWNT302
|
Winter Session: Indv/Grp Research
|
Winter Session: Individual/Group Research
Individual or group research projects: short
form, student-driven independent study.
|
|
TWNT303
|
Winter Session: Skills Dev & Practice
|
Winter Session: Individual/Group Skills
Development and Practice
Self-guided individual or group work with mentor
oversight at various points (initial proposal,
agreed-upon consulting, final reporting).
|
|
TWNT305
|
Wintersession
|
WINTER SESSION offers students experiential and
competency-based learning opportunities that
faciltate interdisciplinary art making while
supporting core learning within the métiers.
Winter Session also provides a intensive,
reflective space within t...
|
|
TWNT306
|
Writing for Performance: Bake-Off
|
The Bake-Off is a tool to help writers write a
first draft quickly. Originally created by
playwright Paula Vogel, the Bake-Off distills some
essential components of artistic creation: a
deadline, commitment, focus, and community. Some
people have cal...
|
|
TWNT307
|
Performing Costume
|
"In order to see a painting, one must be a
painting."
Sam Gilliam, 1986.
Wearing a costume can be seen as a transformative
experience, that affects the wearer physically and
psychologically. This workshop entitled "name?",
enable students to use thei...
|
|
TWNT309
|
Marvelous Designer Lab
|
This lab is for the purpose of learning to use the
Marvelous Designer software and apply it to future
projects in designing for Costumes.
|
|
TWNT310
|
OBS: Better Presentation
|
Zoom is fine but it can be better especially if
you are recording or presenting. With some free
and inexpensive software, you can make your
presenting experience so much better. This is a
3-day winter session course that will demonstrate
how to set u...
|
|
TWNT311
|
Basic Sewing
|
This a basic sewing class designed for students
with little to no experience in garment
construction. Students will begin the class with a
shop orientation which will include the safe
operation of home and industrial sewing machines,
steam irons, and...
|
|
TWNT312
|
CPR and First-Aid training
|
Be prepared to act when emergencies arise. Join
the ranks of those who can spring into action when
trouble strikes to help people in the "minutes
that matter". Through this class, you will become
certified in First Aid, CPR and AED.
|
|
TWNT313
|
House of Voices
|
This course explores, creates, and furthers
dialogue between those interested in all aspects
of human vocal expression: practitioners,
students, faculty, artists, scholars, researchers,
and scientists. House of Voices allows for the
opportunity to en...
|
|
TWNT314
|
Physical Theater Professional Process
|
This winter session workshop will introduce students to a professional process of devising physical theater. There will be professional performers as guest lecturers creating new physically driven theater performance work with student observation and...
|
|
TWNT315
|
Tours
|
This course is designed to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of stage management in the context of cruise ship entertainment. It covers various aspects of stage management, including pre-production planning, rehearsal coordination,...
|
|
TWNT316
|
Sustainable Theatre Practices
|
This class is a hands-on course for students to learn about sustainability practices in the live theatre industry. Students will learn about various green theatre-making tools for a variety of production roles, including management/producing, scenic/...
|
|
TWNT601
|
Winter Session: Production
|
For students cast in productions, Winter Session
is an optimal time to focus more deeply on
upcoming curricular shows.
|
|
TWNT602
|
Winter Session: Indv/Grp Research
|
Winter Session: Individual/Group Research
Individual or group research projects: short
form, student-driven independent study.
|
|
TWNT603
|
Winter Session: Skills Dev & Practice
|
Winter Session: Individual/Group Skills
Development and Practice
Self-guided individual or group work with mentor
oversight at various points (initial proposal,
agreed-upon consulting, final reporting).
|
|
TWNT605
|
Wintersession
|
WINTER SESSION offers students experiential and
competency-based learning opportunities that
faciltate interdisciplinary art making while
supporting core learning within the métiers.
Winter Session also provides a intensive,
reflective space within t...
|
|
TWNT606
|
Writing for Performance: Bake-Off
|
The Bake-Off is a tool to help writers write a
first draft quickly. Originally created by
playwright Paula Vogel, the Bake-Off distills some
essential components of artistic creation: a
deadline, commitment, focus, and community. Some
people have cal...
|
|
TWNT607
|
Performing Costume
|
"In order to see a painting, one must be a
painting."
Sam Gilliam, 1986.
Wearing a costume can be seen as a transformative
experience, that affects the wearer physically and
psychologically. This workshop entitled "name?",
enable students to use thei...
|
|
TWNT609
|
Marvelous Designer Lab
|
This lab is for the purpose of learning to use the
Marvelous Designer software and apply it to future
projects in designing for Costumes.
|
|
TWNT610
|
OBS : Better Presentation
|
Zoom is fine but it can be better especially if
you are recording or presenting. With some free
and inexpensive software, you can make your
presenting experience so much better. This is a
3-day winter session course that will demonstrate
how to set u...
|
|
TWNT611
|
Basic Sewing
|
This a basic sewing class designed for students
with little to no experience in garment
construction. Students will begin the class with a
shop orientation which will include the safe
operation of home and industrial sewing machines,
steam irons, and...
|
|
TWNT612
|
CPR and First-Aid training
|
Be prepared to act when emergencies arise. Join
the ranks of those who can spring into action when
trouble strikes to help people in the "minutes
that matter". Through this class, you will become
certified in First Aid, CPR and AED.
|
|
TWNT613
|
House of Voices
|
This course explores, creates, and furthers
dialogue between those interested in all aspects
of human vocal expression: practitioners,
students, faculty, artists, scholars, researchers,
and scientists. House of Voices allows for the
opportunity to en...
|
|
TWNT614
|
Physical Theater Professional Process
|
This winter session workshop will introduce students to a professional process of devising physical theater. There will be professional performers as guest lecturers creating new physically driven theater performance work with student observation and...
|
|
TWNT615
|
Tours
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This course is designed to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of stage management in the context of cruise ship entertainment. It covers various aspects of stage management, including pre-production planning, rehearsal coordination,...
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TWNT616
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Sustainable Theatre Practices
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This class is a hands-on course for students to learn about sustainability practices in the live theatre industry. Students will learn about various green theatre-making tools for a variety of production roles, including management/producing, scenic/...
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