Msc.Theatre Scenography

The in-house program includes the following major areas of theatrical scenography:
Scenography of drama theatre of all genres and styles, the scenography of opera, movie, men and physical theatre and musical theatre, scenography in non-traditional space and public space. And further, scenography in a broader social/cultural/political context with a focus on scenography in theatre and non-traditional space.
The composition of the courses and their content is chosen by the student according to his/her ambitions and prerequisites. The program can be modified and changed during the course of study on an individual base.
The basic discoveries and innovations have their roots in the early stages of professional development, very often during the final phase of the study. The educator/lecturer can recognize these tendencies and guide the student to understand their possibilities and to develop them constantly further. The ideal situation is one in which the graduates enter professional praxis in Theatre with a vision of "their own" scenography.
With each semester, the demands for the student's input and a higher level of authenticity in the final solutions increase. The habit of looking for and finding new solutions should continue after graduation.
The teaching aims at educating the student as a conceptually thinking partner for the director, choreographer, producer, and librettist of exhibitions in the field of original scenographic work.
On specific issues, the student receives lectures and consultations from leading creative and pedagogical specialists in the profession.
The theoretical courses complement the curriculum with the necessary reflection on one's work allowing a retrospective search for one's place in the context of the development of scenography. A theoretical justification, reflection, and feedback on the scenographic project are included in each assignment.
The first three semesters are devoted to the fulfillment of the individual program. In the fourth semester, the student works on the thesis project. The course aims to guide the student to work collectively with the production team on the possible realization of the project. The supervisors of the diploma projects are outstanding scenographers, erudite teachers, and theoreticians in the field of theatre and visual arts.

The graduate is a distinctive independent creator within the creative interpretive and authorial activity in the field of scenography in a broader context. He/she also works in the field of conceptual design, installation, gallery installation, and curating.
The graduate works in a production team - he is a full member of it.
The graduate’s abilities and qualities are:
- creating a conceptually conceived, distinctive, complex scenographic concept and a follow-up project with a distinctive artistic quality.
- Presenting and defending the author's scenographic project, solving the material and technological concept of the work, creating a light design concept, and inspiring the creative team,
- to lead the realization of the artwork artistically.
- To create a model and appropriate documentation of the work and to co-create the public presentation of the work, not only in drama, with their artistic solution.
- To commission the production of specific artistic and scenic installations, objects, props, and furniture.
- to reflect theoretically on their artistic work
- to lead the realization of work artistically and organisationally
Graduates are employed in theatres of all types and can create art projects in both free and non-theatrical / site-specific spaces
Other abilities and skills result from the individual project of study.

A Bachelor's degree in scenic design or other related fields of study from an art university. Applicants must submit a portfolio of their original works and a personal project/motivation letter (maximum 2 pages) with their application. Applicants also complete a one-day talent assessment. During the talent exam, the candidate presents his/her project and works in an interview with the admissions committee.

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