Masters in Costume Design in Europe 2017. Opera was born in Italy. Gioacchino Rossini, Vincenzo Bellini, Gaetano Donizetti, Giuseppe Verdi, Giacomo Puccini all played the part of dictating the rules and in the development of the opera, from the playful and romantic to melodramatic or realistic The costume designer is the artist who knows the history, traditions, anthropological origins, psychological interpretations, emotional suggestions and the craftsmanship of the costume. The costume designer is a contemporary creative talent, a master of craftsmanship, dexterity and design. The I Level Masters Degree The Art and Craft of the Costume Designer for Opera and Ballet is meant to be an intensive theoretical and practical path of studies, with scientific research and hands-on laboratories offering tools for the design, modelling and application of costume-making: tailoring techniques focusing on costumes and their accessories, wigs, make-up, masks and jewellery, footwear, headgear. This is all offered in laboratories using practical techniques and applications, seeking to achieve organizational, design and operational skills. Professional Opportunities This Master’s Course trains professionals as assistant costume designers, consultant costume designers, professional costumiers able to work at both national and international levels in Opera and Ballet since graduates are able to analyse and creatively interpret the theme, perform in-depth historical research; realize the sketches of costumes, sample fabrics, follow the manufacturing, design accessories, makeup and wigs needed for a production. To Whom This Master is aimed at those who have successfully completed a recognised first degree, in a subject area relevant to this course,... [-]

The Stage Design programme is purposely designed to allow students to either specialise on one area of stage design (set, costume OR lighting design) or to combine disciplines as desired (set AND costume design for example, or set AND lighting design). The course is designed to complement the existing Master in Fine Art (Playwriting) and the Master in Fine Art (Theatre Directing). Students on all three programmes will work together in collaboration, developing a shared understanding of contemporary theatre practice and a collective appreciation of the dedication and commitment required to make innovative performances happen. In addition to the core classes and workshops, individual and group tuition from The Lir’s Head of Design will be a key feature of the training. In addition, master classes by visiting practitioners will supplement the student experience. Professional placements are a key feature of the programme and all students will showcase their work in public productions at the culmination of the course. Students can opt to take this course either part-time (24 months) or full-time (12 months). Full-time and part-time students will take three concurrent modules in the first two terms. The final module (Production Design) will be taught in the third term and subsequent summer months (for full-time students) or in the second year of the course (for part-time students) and will culminate with a professional production staged in one of The Lir’s performance studios. Term Three will be supplemented by an ongoing series of master classes from professional directors and theatre makers.... [-]

Masters in Costume Design in Europe 2017. Thinking Shapes the World We now use the term “design” about thinking that reaches far beyond the traditional area of design, as design revolves first and foremost around shaping the space inside the human mind and spotting new possibilities. Design is research, transformative force and political action. Nothing is irrelevant to it, be it education, politics, business or society as a whole. The idea of designing things to sell in shops is now rather outdated, as the stated aims of design have become to lead thinking, to change attitudes and to have a positive influence on how people live. The demand is made of contemporary designers that they are aware of their responsibility and power in a world that has reached the utmost limits of materialism. Designers are important advocates of sustainability and responsible conduct, in built areas or in nature. They should be able to make out patterns as they appear in society, rearrange these and utilise for good work. Main focus A systematic understanding of the relationship between design and the environment. Students should know about the conceptual premises of design and be able to take a responsible stance towards the environment and society. Deeper knowledge and increased skill to engage with complex design projects. The gaze is directed towards urgent contemporary issues. A change for good in society by using the methodology of design to increase the quality of life and efficiency - and to create value. Encouraging students to... [-]

In addition to the familiar power of film, the world of television drama series, contemporary and vintage, is growing both at home and abroad, and have become the main argument of the programming of the big chains national and international. The same applies to the circus, contemporary dance, music or theater, all creators of dream worlds and individual and sophisticated designs scenery and costumes. Given this reality, the professional required for Costume Design and Production must be highly skilled in the art. A professional management requirements translate into an attractive and appealing to the viewer, who can translate to a garment psychology of a character and the dramatic evolution from a script design, but at the same time produce knowledge from a thorough knowledge of the techniques of more specific and creative pattern and can perform tests that costumes for actors and dancers with a physiognomy and very specific needs. For if the designer-duo patronista combination is a booming within the fashion world, it is almost essential when we enter the world of the performing arts. GOALS This Master aims at forming a highly qualified professional, both creatively and technically, focusing in-depth on specific subjects and practices of design and pattern making costumes for shows and movies. Students learn to work on a screenplay for fiction, character creation and use of clothing as a vehicle of communication, and not as an end in itself. Yet they reach a high level of fashion from a technical point of view of the... [-]

Masters in Costume Design in Europe 2017. Master - Informative and Creative Range of Fashion Design Design ("Informative and creative range of fashion design" program) is a profile that forms competences focused on professional career in the industry of fashion in the sphere of fashion design, marketing and information activities. Practical skills: possession of system process of design of collections of clothes models and suit subjects; ability to put and solve a design problem on the basis of conceptual approach in line with the main problems of design and fashion of the time, taking into account the general tendencies of change of a way of life; possession of skills of the academic painting and art graphics, working methods in prototyping and modeling; working methods with color and color compositions; readiness for independent creation of an artistic image, the tectonic of volume compositions, constructive and technological structure of projected models; ability to solve stylistic, marketing and technological problems of fashion industry: readiness for the enterprise organization, using instruments of marketing, merchandising and branding. Advantages of education. You will be able to: develop design projects and author's collections of clothes models of various range; create a studio offering design services; create a company of mass production of clothes, products from textile materials; continue education in graduate school and later in postgraduate school; receive additional education in programs offered by VSUES. Relevance of education. Masters of fashion design hold leading creative positions: art directors in design bureau or the fashion house; analytics of... [-]