Beginner Design

Set Design Essentials

Course Fee $400 $360
Duration 2 days, 14 hours
Age Requirements 18+
Set Design Essentials (19 July 2025)
Kensington

Jul 19, 2025 - Jul 20, 2025

$400
$360
Sessions
DateTime
19 July 202510:00 AM - 1:00 PM AEDT
19 July 20251:45 PM - 5:00 PM AEDT
20 July 202510:00 AM - 1:00 PM AEDT
20 July 20251:45 PM - 5:00 PM AEDT
OTHER UPCOMING CLASSES
Sat 4 Oct - Sun 5 Oct 2025
NIDA Kensington, Sydney
10:00am - 5:00pm AEDT
$400 $360

Set Design Essentials

Overview

Unlock your creativity in this two-day introductory course, perfect for those eager to bring bold, inventive design choices to life on stage. Under the guidance of a NIDA teaching artist, explore how to create imaginative worlds through dynamic design, developing skills via practical exercises that transform ideas from page to stage. Gain the confidence to pitch your design concepts to directors and create a professional concept board that encapsulates your vision.

This course will enhance your design skills, ignite your creativity and prepare you for the exciting world of theatre set design in an inspiring and supportive environment.   

Components

  • Explore design principles through practical demonstrations and activities in class. 
  • Investigate and analyse a script for the purpose of set design concept development. 
  • Learn how to create a concept board and share these ideas with other members of the production team. 

Prerequisites

Beginner Level. No previous experience required.

For more information, please see our Terms & Conditions.

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