Urban Scenographies
This field school focuses on scenography as a perspective on, and/or critical concept for undertaking urban research and wider performance-making-design practices in the city and introduces students to contemporary theories and practices of scenography and performance design in the context and scale of cities and urban landscapes.
About the program
This field school focuses on scenography as a perspective on, and/or critical concept for undertaking urban research and wider performance-making-design practices in the city. The overarching learning objectives of this interdisciplinary “urban scenographies” field school are to introduce students to scenography as a crafting of civic spatial relationships, as a method for cultural exchange, and critical concept for undertaking urban research. Engaging with cities through the lens of performance vis a vis an expanded notion of scenography, is one way to embody the social, historical and cultural experience of a city (and urban society writ large). This field school introduces students to contemporary theories and practices of scenography and performance design in the context and scale of cities and urban landscapes. An expanded conception of scenography will be used as a framework for students to research, propose, and realize an urban performance project.
Dates & course
Dates: May 13, 2022 - May 29, 2022
Undergraduate courses: PERC 498; FAFS 398
Graduate coourses: FAFS 660, and FAFS 860
The curriculum will be provided by Dr. Shauna Janssen. For expressions of interest and further inquiries about course content please contact the course instructor, Dr Shauna Janssen, Assistant Professor of Performance Creation and University Research Chair in Performative Urbanism at shauna.janssen@concordia.ca.
Estimated costs & bursary
Program fee: Concordia will charge program participants for 3 credits of Concordia tuition and a program fee of $1950. This fee includes 3 credits of Concordia tuition and accommodation in Belgrade, Serbia.
Students are responsible for selecting and paying their airfare to/from Belgrade, Serbia, mandatory health and travel insurance; spending money; and any required travel documents.
Peter N. Thomson Family Field School Award: The Faculty of Fine Arts invites applications for the Peter N. Thomson Family Field School Awards. The Award offers an amount of $1,300 for thirty (30) eligible Fine Arts undergraduate or graduate students accepted to a Field School hosted by the Faculty of Fine Arts. Please consult the Peter N. Thomson Field School Award webpage for application instructions.
Quebec Mobility Bursary: To offset costs, Concordia International is offering a bursary of $750 to students who qualify. To qualify for this bursary, you must meet the following eligibility requirements;
- You are aConcordia student enrolled in a Concordia Bachelor’s, Master’s or Doctoral degree program while participating in the program.
- Undergraduate students must have completed a minimum of 24 credits toward their degree. Graduate students must have completed at least 9 credits towards their degree; these must be credits earned from the current program. Transfer credits, whether internal or external, do not count.
Please note that this bursary cannot be combined with any other in-house mobility scholarship, mobility bursary or mobility award.
Host institution
DAH Theatre International (DTI) is an independent professional theatre company founded in 1991 in Belgrade, Serbia. It is a contemporary artistic collective that examines social issues built on the principle of social action and excellence in arts production and projects.
The mission is to create profound and courageous theatre art through dedicated team work, provoking, inspiring and encouraging personal and social transformation. DAH Theatre Centre for Culture and Social Change.
DAH, meaning “breath” in Serbian, has recently celebrated its 30th anniversary, having weathered many devastating periods, filled with conflict, atrocities, and instability, throughout Balkan history. With the emergence of the Kosovo War (1991) new borders were created in Yugoslavia, at the very same time DAH was founded.
Application process
To be eligible to participate in the field school, you must meet one of the following criteria.
- Be enrolled in a Bachelor’s degree program, with a minimum 3.0 cumulative culmative GPA (CGPA) and have completed at least 24 credits toward your current degree program by the time you leave for the program.
- Be enrolled in a Master’s degree program, with a minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA (CGPA) and have completed at least 9 credits toward your current degree program by the departure date.
- Be enrolled in PhD degree program, have a 3.0 cumulative GPA (CGPA) and have completed at least 9 credits toward your current degree program by the departure date.
All students interested in applying to this program must attend an information session given by Concordia International prior to submitting an application.
Date: Thursday February 10, 2022
Time: 12:00 p.m.
Concordia Students
- Submit the Concordia Field School Abroad Application by the application deadline of March 11, 2022.
- Your application must also include:
- A copy of your most recent unofficial Concordia transcript.
- A letter of intent of 500-750 words describing why you wish to participate in the Belgrade Field School and how it relates to your creative practice and / or research. You should also make mention of what strengths or contributions you think you will bring to the group.
- A sample of your creative or scholarly practice. This could be either (or a combination of both):
- 5 still images of art work (visual, object-based, performance etc) and/ or an audio/visual piece (please provide a link)
- A sample of scholarly or creative writing, minimum 5 pages double-spaced.
Please note that each file must be 20MB or less and must be in PDF format.
Non-Concordia Students
Submit the Concordia Field School Abroad Application by the application deadline of February 21, 2022.
- Your application must also include:
- A copy of your most recent unofficial Concordia transcript.
- A letter of intent of 500-750 words describing why you wish to participate in the Belgrade Field School and how it relates to your creative practice and / or research. You should also make mention of what strengths or contributions you think you will bring to the group.
- A sample of your creative or scholarly practice. This could be either (or a combination of both):
- 5 still images of art work (visual, object-based, performance etc) and/ or an audio/visual piece (please provide a link)
- A sample of scholarly or creative writing, minimum 5 pages double-spaced.
Please note that each file must be 20MB or less and must be in PDF format.
- Concordia admissions decisions will be communicated by email after the application deadline.
- Final admissions decisions will be made by the program director, Dr. Shauna Janssen.
- Students admitted to the program will have to make a non-refundable $500 deposit to Student Accounts by March 7, 2022. Please be aware, however, that any deposit you make will first be applied to any outstanding balances you owe to Concordia.
- Students admitted to the program will have to attend a mandatory pre-departure meeting (to be scheduled).
- All information on this website is subject to change without notice.
- The program is subject to cancellation at any time and for any reason
- The program is subject to a minimum enrollment of sixteen students and can accommodate a maximum of sixteen students.
Fine Arts Field School Festival
The Faculty of Fine Arts expect all students to participate in the Elsewhere: Fine Arts Field School Festival to be held in September 2022 (exact date TBD).
During this 1-day event, students will have the opportunity to showcase the work they have been doing during the Field School. They will share their experience with their peers who attend other Field Schools over the summer of 2022 as well as with other Concordia students interested in participating in future Field Schools.
Academic Inquiries
Assistant Professor of Performance Creation/ University Research Chair in Performative Urbanism