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Classic text - first exercise in theatre production

Professional practice in directing, production, dramaturgy, scenography, costume design, make-up & wig design, sound design, lighting design and technical theatre are all handled by the students, while the actors involved are professionals. Four teams are formed always with one student from each profession (two students from technical theatre). These four teams (10 students each) create all their production on the basis of the vision and objectives presented by the head teachers of the theatre department. Each team has 10 weeks at their disposal (from research to premiere), one studio, and access to workshop staff within an advanced economic framework. Vision – To develop students’ abilities to cooperate and utilize the resources offered by the other students. – To develop students’ abilities to present a proposal for an overall design and to develop it with the actor. – To develop each student’s ability to perform research and design in terms of management and research. – To develop students’ abilities to plan and put on a production with professional actors – “Classic Text” is not a production, but an exercise in production. Objectives – Students work within teams on Büchner’s “Woyzeck”. – Each team must propose an overall design, with sketches and models from the various professional functions. These are presented at the first production meeting as an interim report. – Each team selects a number of key scenes, about 20 minutes, to which they apply the full design. These will be developed with the actor. – All participants in this exercise will see the other teams’ presentations. – Each production team will decide its vision and its goals based on the output exercise’s overall vision and goals. – Each profession establishes its vision and goals in collaboration with the head teachers. Stockholm Academy of Dramatic Arts, Department of Performing Arts, Department for Design and Acting list of exhibiting students: costume design students: Jasminda Asplund Blanco, Tove Berglund, Helena Carlsson, Martina Sildén director students: Lisa Färnström, Lisa Lie, Pernille Lindstad, Carl Johan Karlson dramatist students: Jonas Bernander, Hanna Borglund, Johanna Emanuelsson, Gunnar Eriksson lighting design students: Sofie Anderson, Magnus Mikaelsen, Johan Sundin, Kerstin Wiewers make up & wig design students: Johan Lundström, Daniela Mengarelli, Maria Morgell, Cristoffer Nordin production management students: Maria Björkman, Fanny Enberg, Erik Gavelin, Hanne Wirde set design students: Linda Irenedotter Ingemansson, Jenny Nordmark, Sofia Romberg, Emma Öhrn sound design students: Elize Arvefjord, Anna Haglund, Christoffer Karlsson, Gustav Nordmark technical theatre students: Christian Abrahamsson, Martin Hamberg, Elin Holmberg Klasén, Mika Knutsson, Arne S Lindberget, Hilda Ohlsson, Otto Stockhaus, Anne Westerberg