Directing for Dramatic Theatre

Since its conception in 1946, the department has held onto the tradition of offering students an integrated program that emphasises close co-operation among acting, directing, dramaturgy and stage design. The program curriculum, based on the traditional theatrical education that has shaped European classical drama over the past two and a half thousand years, is constantly being developed and modifi ed to respond to modern theatre movements. This program offers students the opportunity to achieve a deeper theoretical understanding of directing as well as acquire the creative and managerial skills necessary to take advantage of the full-range of expressive devices in mounting a full-scale theatrical performance. They conclude their studies by producing a performance at the school theatre, DISK.