Educational Concept
Concept
The course concept focuses on enabling students to acquire practical-artistic and theoretical-analytical skills. Through interaction between practice and theory, the aim is to enable students to artistically develop and independently create their own make-up design.
Course Contents
- Visual forms of design in theatre and film (historical and contemporary)
- Special make-up effects for stage and screen
- Anatomy/ modelling/ mask-making
- Cultural studies (aesthetics/drama, opera and film analysis/art history)
- Development of a stage/screen character (stylistics and costumes/draft designs)
- Professionalisation (social competences/contract law for theatre and film)
- Projects in cooperation with the Bayreuth Festival, the University of Television and Film Munich, the Bavarian State Theatres, the Munich Kammerspiele and the Glyptothek Munich
- Cooperation with students from other discipline
Lecturers
| Name | Profession | Subject |
|---|---|---|
| Anita Burger | Historical design principles | |
| Anja Callam | Freelance stage and costume designer | Conceptual design work |
| Stefanie Däbritz | Make-up artist for film and television, artistic collaborator | Principles of historical and contemporary design |
| Verena Effenberg | Head of Studies | Mentoring Master’s program |
| Dr. Astrid Fendt | Conservator, art historian, Glyptothek Munich (sculpture museum) | Context and reflection of Master’s degree projects |
| Jenni Fairey | Special effects | |
| Brigitte Frank | Head make-up designer, Kammerspiele Munich | Process orientation for make-up designers (screen) |
| Alexander Gehs | Head make-up artist of the Bayreuth Festival | Conceptual wig design |
| Monika Gora | Head of set and props at the Bayreuth Festival | Conceptual design work |
| Shaunna Harrison Smith | Special make-up effects, London | Special make-up effects on stage and screen |
| Falko Herold | Freelance stage designer | Context and reflection of Master’s degree projects, mentoring |
| Iris Höcherl | Make-up designer, Theatre Academy August Everding, Residenztheater Munich | Conceptual wig design |
| Angelika Höckner | Freelance stage and costume designer, curator, Vienna | Style and costumes studies, visualisation of design concepts, mentoring |
| Rainer Karlitschek | Dramaturg at the Bayerische Staatsoper | Staging analysis |
| Ralph de Lange | Freelance artist, Mixed Academy, Amsterdam | Compulsory elective subject (design workshop) |
| Birger Laube | Deputy Head of Studies, freelance make-up artist for film and television | Special make-up effects on the stage and screen |
| Stefanie Polster | Make-up artists, artistic collaborator | Conceptual wig design |
| Esteban Mendoza | Special make-up effects, London | Special make-up effects for the stage and screen |
| Gerald Moser | Freelance curator, designer, Vienna | Mentoring, visualisation of design concepts |
| Andreas Mouth | Head make-up artist at the Residenztheater Munich | Developing a theatre/film character |
| Maximilian Mutzhas | Photographer | Compulsory choice and visualisation of design concepts |
| Julian Lozano de la Nuez | Historical and contemporary design principles | |
| Peter Pfitzner | Sculptor, Head of the workshops at the Bayerische Staatsoper | The art of mask-making |
| Floris Schuller | Special effects | |
| Prof. Dr. Kathinka Schreiber | Philosopher | Aesthetics |
| Dr. Petra Simon | Art historian | Art history |
| Tristan Verslius | Special effects | |
| Alois Vogt | Master hairdresser and specialist subject teacher at vocational schools | Basic hair techniques |