THE-405 Introduction to Lighting Design

Course Overview

This hands-on course explores the qualities of light and how light functions in a variety of contexts, both in nature and as a design element relevant to text, performers, music, and environment. Students will gain basic technical working knowledge and skill sets specific to lighting design for the performing arts, with varying emphases placed on the discipline’s creative, conceptual, and collaborative aspects, applied through continuous experimentation and practice. Open to non-majors.