Design for Theatre and Performance (Set and Costume)
Rose Bruford College
Design for Theatre and Performance (Set and Costume)
Course Summary
**Reasons to study Design for Theatre and Performance (Set & Costume)**
• Investigate the fundamentals of set and costume design and undertake design projects led by professional designers and directors.
• Design at least two realised productions in fully-equipped public venues on campus and in London.
• Create your ideas in dedicated design studios, and engage in creative team projects with students from other programmes.
• Explore design for performances beyond theatre, by taking optional projects in set or costume design for live music, festival, immersive spaces, and site-specific performance.
• Develop skills in drawing, model making and computer visualisation, and extend your learning through work placements in the industry or a period of study abroad.
• Share classes and projects with students from other programmes to learn about the performance industries and how to use experimentation, enquiry and creative research in your work, to prepare you to build and sustain a successful career.
**Career opportunities**
Our graduates leave as imaginative and practical collaborators and are sought after within the wider performance and related industries. Graduates work as designers and assistant designers in a range of performance areas including main house and studio productions, devised work, opera, theatre for young audiences, film, television and event design.
**You may also be interested in:**
Costume Production, BA (Hons)
Scenic Arts, BA (Hons)
**“Since graduating I worked in a studio in London doing themed entertainment design then from there I moved to Hong Kong to work with Disney.”**
Andy Sinclair-Harris, Imagineer, Walt Disney
Course Details - Modules
Year 1 (Level 4):
Introduction to theatre design - the essentials of design for performance, the principles of dramatic space and performance narrative
Conceptual design projects
The collaborative process between designer and director
Developing costume designs for performance, and the creative relationship between costume maker and designer
Skills – storyboarding, model boxes, costume drawing, technical drawing, CAD
Research and analysis of performance and the theatre industry
Year 2 (Level 5):
Collaborative project - design as an ongoing collaborative process from project inception through to performance
Industry placement
Conceptual design project
Practical considerations - budgets, performance venues, transport, staffing
Design Practice – small scale realised design, in collaboration with students from other programmes
Research and context
Year 3 (Level 6):
Design practice - designing a full scale public theatre production
Contexts of design – investigating the designer’s role for performance forms such as opera and dance
Professional preparation
Independent research project
Graduate exhibition
https://www.bruford.ac.uk/courses/theatre-design/
Course Details – Assessment Method
Assessment Methods are not listed for this Course.
Course Details – Professional Bodies
Professional Bodies are not listed for this Course.
How to Apply
26 January This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Application Codes
Course code:
W460
Institution code:
R51
Campus Name:
Main Site
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Points of Entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
Year 1
Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry (Year 2 and Beyond)
Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry are not listed for this Course.
International applicants
Standard Qualification Requirements
This is equivalent to two C’s at ‘A’ level or one Merit and two Passes at BTEC (QCF) National Diploma or equivalent.
We offer places based upon your future potential. We may offer you a place based on lower UCAS points than shown here, or an offer that is not linked to UCAS points if we have evidence of your potential from your application or portfolio review.
Widening Access and Contextual Admissions: Rose Bruford College is committed to widening access. We encourage applications from all students with the potential to succeed, regardless of your background, and ensure that no groups are disadvantaged during the application process.
We welcome students from all educational backgrounds. For instance, we look at your age, whether you declare a disability, whether you have spent time in care, the area in which you live and, if appropriate, the relative performance of the school you attend. We offer places based upon your future potential. We may offer you a place based on lower UCAS points than shown here, or an offer that is not linked to UCAS points, if we have evidence of your potential from your application or interview.
Please click the following link to find out more about qualification requirements for this course
Minimum Qualification Requirements
Minimum Further Information are not listed for this Course.
English language requirements
Test
Grade
AdditionalDetails
You must achieve a minimum score of IELTS 5.5 overall with no less than 5.5 in each component or a Secure English Language Test (SELT) equivalent to this score. We accept all Secure English Language Tests (SELTs) as approved by the UKVI.
Unistats information
Student satisfaction :
64%
Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs):
71%
Go onto work and study:
80%
Fees and funding
England
9250.0
Year 1
Northern Ireland
9250.0
Year 1
Scotland
9250.0
Year 1
Wales
9250.0
Year 1
Channel Islands
9250.0
Year 1
Republic of Ireland
9250.0
Year 1
EU
18000.0
Year 1
International
18000.0
Year 1
Additional Fee Information
Please note that the tuition fees quoted are for September 2021 entry. The tuition fees for September 2022 entry have not been published yet.
Provider information
Lamorbey Park
Burnt Oak Lane
Address3 are not listed for this Course.
Bexley
DA15 9DF
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