En scenografisk inngang til teaterproduksjon

The scenographer works to develop spatial and visual resources in a theatre production. A stage production often has a complex, multimodal expression, and the question is how the scenographer can play an active creative role based on his special expertise. In contemporary theatre, and especially in educational contexts, theatre production is also often a collective artistic project with great emphasis on a coherent, reflective process. Based on Anne Bogart’s understanding and concepts in The Viewpoints Book. A Practical Guide to Viewpoints and Composition, the article argues that the scenographer uses the scenography laboratory and formal analysis as experimental teaching. Formal visual analysis contributes to reflection of spatial and visual resources and opens up for perceptions in theatre production. The strategy is discussed using two cases from the Bachelors Programme at NTNU.