MA Urban Scenography in Barcelona - Escenografía y Ciudades Contemporáneas en Barcelona

MASTER PRESENCIAL
75 ECTS
CAMPUS BARCELONA – c. Iradier n.22
1 Año
Enseñanza en Inglés

Introduction

The ESARQ School of Architecture at the Universitat Internacional de Catalunya (ESARQ_UIC) in Barcelona offers a one-year postgraduate studio programme in Scenography and Urban Spatial Design leading to the Master’s Degree in Advanced Studies in Scenography.

The Master’s Programme in Scenography and Contemporary Cities addresses subject matter ranging from the basics of traditional scenography to modern interpretation and design of urban locations. The class lecturers are professionals who work in the theatre, virtual film and motion pictures.

This programme includes on-site experiences in urban locations such as real theatres. Through a continuous re-elaboration process, students will build performance experiences in the city, theatres and virtual spaces, while they compile data, memories and ideas from their shared relationship with the urban territory.

Students will define their ability to analyse urban reality as they improve their knowledge of and expertise with stage design, by producing a storyboard, managing lighting, and building sets. After gathering different levels of experience, such as their local memories of the city, personal views, perspectives and historical atmospheres, they will design and create theatrical spaces in the natural complexity of the disciplines of architecture, theatre and contemporary cities.



Experimentation - Professional Internship - Instrumental & Executive

Master’s Projects Besides theoretical lectures, this Master’s Programme includes the following formats and activities:

•An instrumental scenographic project based on a script selected and delivered to small groups of 5 students at the end of the first term. An executive scenographic project on a topic of the student’s choice to be handed in with a business plan at the end of the second term. These two projects will be presented to a jury of examiners and supervisors at the end of each term.

•A 4-week professional internship in a company working in the field of scenography and creativity. A group presentation at the Scenography Festival in Basel and a visit to the Prague Quadrennial. Two seminars (one per term) at the Central School of Speech and Drama at the University of London (CSSD, England) and the Faculty of Fine Arts at Brno University of Technology (VUT, Czech Republic).

•At the beginning of the programme, students will attend a 12-hour practical course (over one weekend) at the ESARQ_UIC in Barcelona on instrumental techniques and materials for the scenographic representation of space and time.

•Participation in a special scenographic event such as a competition held on the premises of Camp Nou, the stadium of F.C. Barcelona, or similar.

Description of the Master’s project assignment and the corresponding thesis, which can be either instrumental or executive. The main subject of the project should be aspects of production, stage direction, design, organization and presentation. The project should include the discussion of conceptual, dramaturgical, production-oriented and technical issues within the framework of the student’s Master’s project and each will have a different focus, depending on requirements: theoretical and conceptual issues, problems of narrative structure or dramaturgy, aspects of aesthetics and the design of the urban spaces, methods, technologies or techniques in detail.

Teaching staff
Scientific Educational Council
Prof. Arch. Lawrence Wallen
University of Technology Sydney
Prof. Dr. Thea Brejzek
University of Applied Arts and Design, Zurich (ZHdK)
Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Greisenegger
University of Vienna
Prof. Dr. Shelley Rice
New York University
Artist Petr Kvícala
VUT Brno University of Technology
Prof. Dr. Nicolà Spinosa
Polo Museale Napoletano
Prof. Dr. Donatella Barbieri
University of the Arts of London


Teachers
In alphabetical order:

Dr. Higini Arau
Manel Arenas
Dr. Arnold Aronson
Eugènia Balcells
Dr. Christopher Baugh
Dr. Richard C. Beacham
Dr. Thea Brejzek
Jaume de Córdoba
Dr. Xavier Costa
Anne Damgaard
Simon Donger
Dr. Peter Eversmann
Dr. Claudia Giannetti
Dr. Jorge González
Dr. Wolfgang Greisenegger
Dr. Dorita Hannah
Rikke Juellund
Petr Kvícala
Pascale Lecoq
Sodja Lotker
Andrés de Mesa
Domi Mora
Jürgen Müller
Music Technology Group-UPF
Dr. Pedro Nueno
Suzanne Olsten
Isidre Prunés
Maria Salvatora De Siati
Dr. Joan Santacana
Andrew Todd
Dr. Santiago Vallmitjana
Jürgen Weishaüpl
Dr. Pierre-André Weitz
Daniel Wunsch


Corporation - Knowledge and Business Partners

The Master’s Programme in Scenography will involve major collaboration with professional structures that operate locally and internationally. These partners will guarantee a direct approach in different areas studied in the Master’s programme through applicable design and technical aspects.

•Our current partners are (in alphabetical order):

DELFINI GROUP

EDSA

FILMAX

FOCUS

GRUPO BASSAT OGILVY

MANTEROLA

MEDIAPRO

NUSSLI

POLAR STAR FILMS

STAGE ENTERTAINMENT ESPAÑA

*All these companies & teachers are to be confirmed


Career Opportunities



Set Designer - Urban Scenographer - Innovative Set/Urban Designer