See the light

Rose Bruford College, London launches a new MA Light in Performance course this Autumn 2020, developed by Hansjörg Schmidt, Academic Programme Manager at Rose Bruford and Lighting Designer since 1998.

Schmidt says of the course: ‘This is all built on my own practice as lighting designer, and my strong interest in creating light collaboratively and ensuring that light has a presence in the performance space that is equal to that of a performer.’

Unusually for a lighting designer, Schmidt's professional practice spans both live performance and architectural lighting. This has grown out of his studies on the BA Drama and Theatre Arts at Goldsmiths College (1993–96), and the MSc Built Environment (Light and Lighting) at the Bartlett School, University College London (2001–02). Schmidt's interest in architectural lighting design has led him to develop this unique MA to reflect how the nature and presentation of live performance is undergoing fundamental change.