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Light and Sound Design in the Performing Arts

This Master's program is aimed at those who wish to specialize in light and sound design. It is, moreover, the only study program in Romania that trains light designers and sound designers for performing arts institutions.

Having become indispensable to show creators in contemporary theater, the two occupations require a different type of professional training than that of sound or lighting engineers, elevating themselves to the rank of art and having their own specifics.

The curriculum focuses on theoretical and practical disciplines that offer students the opportunity to understand the particularities of light and sound design, taking into account key elements in the realization of a production and their contribution to the aesthetic construction of the show.

Also, master's students are encouraged, during the two years of study, to propose new and creative solutions to complement the theories and concepts that shape emerging forms of theater and performing arts.

Registration is mandatory. online by accessing the 2BitsEDU platform.
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Complete portfolios/CVs are submitted after registration, only in electronic format. The candidate must ensure that all required elements are in the portfolio and can be accessed, otherwise he/she will not be admitted to the exam.

The University will make available to the candidate, but only after registering on the 2Edubits platform, a folder on a secure platform where he/she can upload the requested documents, a folder to which only the institution and the candidate have access. Access to the platform will be communicated to the email address used for registration.

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The candidate will submit

  • a personal artistic project in the field of PERFORMING ARTS (sound and/or light), accompanied by a theoretical argument and any other element of artistic relevance regarding the project.
  • The theoretical argument will be 3-5 pages written on a computer in Word format.

Sample 1

oral test
is scored from 1 to 10
15 minutes candidate

Colloquium based on the candidate's portfolio of representative works for personal projects in the field.

Sample 2

writing test
is scored on a scale of 1 to 10
duration: 3 hours

  • Identification of light and sound elements from a text given by the committee, from the competition repertoire (description of the lighting plan, relevant and expressive sound support).
  • Graphic projection of a light and sound concept for a set design made available to the candidate.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

theater

  • ILCaragiale: A stormy night
  • AP Chekhov: The cherry orchard
  • AP Chekhov: Uncle Vanya
  • William Shakespeare:Twelfth Night
  • William Shakespeare: The storm
  • William Shakespeare:The dream of a summer night

STUDIES AND CRITICAL ESSAYS

  • Artaud, Antonin: The theater and its double, Echinox Publishing House, Cluj-Napoca, 1997;
  • Appia, Adolphe: Living work of art, Unitext Publishing House, Bucharest, 2004;
  • Brook, Peter: Empty space, Unitext Publishing House, Bucharest, 1997;
  • Craig, Edward Gordon: About the art of theater, Cheiron Publishing House, 2013;
  • Deena, Kaye & James, LeBrecht: Sound and Music for the Theatre. The Art and Technique of Design, Routledge, 2015;
  • Keller, Max: Light Fantastic: The Art and Design of Stage Lighting, Prestel, 2010;
  • Petrovic, Virgil: Light and color in the show, Albatros Publishing House, 1974; Artistic lighting technique, Technical Publishing House, 1976;
  • Tonitza-Iordache, Michaela; Banu, George: The art of theater, Nemira Publishing House, 2004;
  • Ubersfeld, Anne: Key terms of theatre analysis, European Institute Publishing House, Iași, 1999.

CLAIMS:

  1. No appeals are allowed for oral/practical tests.
  2. The tests are scored on a scale of 1 to 10.
  3. The final grade is the arithmetic average of the two tests.
  4. The minimum admission average for places financed from the budget and for those with a fee cannot be less than 6,00 (six)

DIVISION CRITERIA IN CASE OF EQUAL AVERAGES:

  • Criterion 1. Average of the final exam – bachelor's degree.
  • Criterion 2. Overall average of years of study in the undergraduate university cycle.