Bachelor of Arts (Honours) - Stage Design & Scenography and Musical Theatre (IM26)

Stage Design & Scenography course students will be trained to design and make immersive worlds for different audiences. It’s about exploring drama and performance through the interactions between bodies, environments and creative technologies. How can light function as an actor? How can a set be built by sound alone? How can we subtly direct our audiences without them knowing? What are the ethical challenges of creating a performance solely for one person? As worldbuilders, they will learn about the different approaches to designing and creating there own immersive performance environments, supported by technical training that will prepare them for the creative sector. Liverpool is a vibrant city, tapping into the momentum and energy of a diverse creative scene that stems from a long history as an international port city. Musical Theatre continues to play an integral role in its ever-changing theatrical landscape. This degree allows the study of Musical Theatre from performative, as well as directorial/production points of view. With us, students will study the creative and conceptual interactions that exist between words, music and movement, that underpin the threefold performative relationships between music, dance and acting that communicate and express the art form of Musical Theatre.