Elective Compulsory
Scenography and the Meaning of Space in Performing Arts: Introductory Elements
Chara Thanou
The individual art elements (drawing, colour, tonality, volume, textures, etc.), the possibilities thereof as well as the way in which they compose and give meaning to staging space, shaping it into a construction, which shall be functional in order to serve the needs of a specific text and in parallel to act as an independent art composition, will be presented. The multidimensional nature of scenography as a conceptual and semantic conveyor and its association with Fine Arts, Painting, Sculpture, Music, Sound and Lighting will be explored. Moreover, the two-way link of Scenography to Architecture, Modern and Contemporary Art (Installation Art, Environmental Art), Mask and Theatre Objects as significant and independent art compositions which are included in the overall planning of the Staging space will be examined. Art Workshop: Through gradual learning of the vocabulary, corrections and discussions, students are called to communicate their personal aesthetics via a text, choreography or performance which they have chosen to do the scenography. Furthermore, they may present their work using a real building or space. Working individually or in a team with various techniques, they will provide a perspective of materiality to the representation of their idea (sketches, collages, storyboards, digital model, plastic scale model, etc.) by presenting a theoretical work supporting the specific choice and the influences that have led to it.