LEARNING OUTCOMES
Upon completion of the course, students are able to:
- Understanding diverse factors, variables, and aspects influencing the ecological sustainability of stage productions.
- Apply this contextual knowledge to their work in the course and make observations about the working conditions and related processes.
- Apply and integrate sustainability knowledge skills into their artistic work.
Credits: 5
Schedule: 02.09.2024 - 20.09.2024
Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):
Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Sofia Pantouvaki, Susanna Suurla
Contact information for the course (applies in this implementation):
Responsible teacher/TeaK: Raisa Kilpeläinen, raisa.kilpelainen@uniarts.fi
Responsible teacher/Aalto: Susanna Suurla, susanna.suurla@aalto.fi
CEFR level (valid for whole curriculum period):
Language of instruction and studies (applies in this implementation):
Teaching language: English. Languages of study attainment: English
CONTENT, ASSESSMENT AND WORKLOAD
Content
valid for whole curriculum period:
The course addresses global aspects of sustainability, especially ecological sustainability and responsibility in the context of performing arts, performance design (costume design, lighting design, scenography and sound design) studies, designer’s artistic work and working conditions in the field. The course will explore ecological practice in performance design: sustainability discourse, research, case examples, materiality, interconnectedness and calculative principles through introductions, lectures, discussions and workshops. The course will include experiments and artistic approaches. The final content and output of the course will be specified at a later stage.
applies in this implementation
ELO-E5224 A More Ecologically Sustainable Stage
SCHEDULE
A more detailed and updated course schedule will be given to the registered students at the beginning of the course.
All contact teaching takes place in Uniarts Theatre Academy (TeaK):
KO-512 (movement space), Studio 3 (performance space, KO-614 (Group working space)
Week 36
Tue 3.9.
10.00–17.00
KO-512
Start of the course, a short opening lecture and the students’ presentations of the small pre-assignment given in advance by e-mail.
Wed 4.9. 10.00–17.00
KO-512
Lecture and discussion.
Thu 5.9.
10.00–17.00
KO-512
Lecture and independent work.
Fri 6.9.
10.00–17.00
KO-512
Lecture and independent work.
Week 37
Tue 10.9. 10.00–17.00
KO-512; Studio 3
Lectures and discussion.
Wed 11.9. 10.00–17.00
KO-512; Studio 3
Lecture and independent work.
Thu 12.9.
10.00–17.00
KO-512;
Studio 3
Lecture and independent work.
(In the afternoon opening of the academic year in University of the Arts.)
Fri 13.9.
10.00–17.00
KO-512; Studio 3
Lecture and independent work.
Week 38
Tue 17.9. 10.00–17.00
KO-614; Studio3
Supervising teaching and independent work.
Wed 18.9. 10.00–17.00
KO-614; Studio 3
Supervising teaching, independent work and rehearsals together.
Thu 19.9.
10.00–17.00
KO-614; Studio 3
The final, open outcome of the course (presentation, exhibition, etc. in Studio 3, TeaK) and the technical wrap-up at the end of the day.
Fri 20.9.
10.00–17.00
KO-614;
Studio 3
Internal wrap-up and the final discussion of the course.
Lectures will be recorded and shared with course participants internally.
Supervised teaching will be given throughout the course.
Assessment Methods and Criteria
valid for whole curriculum period:
Students' development during the course, motivation, attendance and active participation in discussions, independent work and completion of assignments.
Workload
valid for whole curriculum period:
Contact teaching, lectures/presentations, workshop, pre-assignment and independent work.
DETAILS
Study Material
valid for whole curriculum period:
Pantouvaki, S., Fossheim, I. and S. Suurla (2022). ‘Costume and Sustainability: From Past Practice to Future Strategies for an Ecological Costume Praxis’, Peripeti, 19 (37), pp. 72-85. https://tidsskrift.dk/peripeti/article/view/135192.
Other materials will be informed during the course.applies in this implementation
Reading material (examples):
Humalisto, Tomi, and Raisa Kilpeläinen. 2023. Sustainable Choices: Potentials and Practices in Performance Design. Taideyliopiston Teatterikorkeakoulu, 2023.
Beer, Tanja. 2021. Ecoscenography: An Introduction to Ecological Design for Performance. Singapore: Palgrave Macmillan.
Substitutes for Courses
valid for whole curriculum period:
Prerequisites
valid for whole curriculum period:
SDG: Sustainable Development Goals
3 Good Health and Well-being
4 Quality Education
5 Gender Equality
6 Clean Water and Sanitation
7 Affordable and Clean Energy
9 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
10 Reduced Inequality
11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
12 Responsible Production and Consumption
13 Climate Action
15 Life on Land
FURTHER INFORMATION
Further Information
valid for whole curriculum period:
Teaching Language: English
Teaching Period: 2024-2025 Autumn I
2025-2026 No teachingRegistration:
Registration for courses Sisu. Priority order to courses is according to the order of priority decided by the Academic committee for School of Arts, Design and Architecture, https//www.aalto.fi/en/services/registering-to-courses-and-the-order-of-priority-at-aalto-arts Maximum number of students for Costume design is 5, there is no minimum (shared course with TeaK).