Design Fundamentals

A model-making and design masterclass with kai fischer

Date of Activity: December 2024
Location: Glasgow
Age Range: 18-25
Cost: No charge

A woman in denim overalls leans over on the floor, touching a tablet which is propped up and resting on the floor. She is touching the screen which displays an interesting theatre diagram. Various young people look towards her and the screen.
Two hands with black painted fingernails hold a yellow sheet of paper firmly on the floor. There is a sketch of a box and some dynamic lines on the sheet. They continue to draw on the piece of paper with some charcoal. There is a piece of pink-coloured paper in the background.

Design your own theatre world

Join us on Design Fundamentals, a hands-on workshop crafted for anyone passionate about the art of theatre design. Whether you’re an aspiring theatre designer yourself, or a theatre-maker looking to work with a designer, this hands-on session dives into the essentials of scenic and lighting design.

Led by industry professional Kai Fischer, the workshop offers tips, creative exercises and model-making tasks to bring your design concepts to life. Don’t miss the chance to enhance your artistic toolkit and network with fellow creatives!

Design Fundamentals is a workshop for all designers and theatre-makers based in Glasgow and the West of Scotland, whether you have previous experience of theatre design or not.

Kai Fischer works as a set and lighting designer both in Scottish and international performing arts. His portfolio includes set and lighting designs for Lyceum Edinburgh, National Theatre of Scotland, Northern Stage / Harbourfront Center Toronto, Perth Theatre, Scottish Opera, Solar Bear, Traverse Edinburgh, Unicorn London and Vanishing Point theatre company, as well as lighting designs for HKCC Hong Kong, Lung Ha, Noyam Dance Institute Ghana, Royal Shakespeare Company, RCS and Visible Fictions. Kai has been working on a wide range of production styles, including both script-based and devised work, as well as physical theatre, music- and sound-centred projects and immersive performances.

Two people sit cross legged on the floor looking at a laptop screen in front of them placed on a wooden floor. They are surrounded by different objects including a paper coffee cup, a laptop case, a stanley knife, a blue water bottle and a wheelchair. There are also some black stacked chairs behind them.

“[A highlight of the day was] creating a whole new idea for a play. i feel i have a new world which i have inhabited.”

Playwriting Fundamentals participant

Special thank you to National Theatre of Scotland for hosting the masterclass.

CREative team

Lead Artist – Kai Fischer

Supported by

CMS Charitable Trust

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