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Introduction to the safe and effective use of studio technical equipment and systems to prepare students for collaborative creation and interdisciplinary studio projects. Basic training on the shared tools and supports available for student use at the SCA. Prerequisite: Declared status in a School for the Contemporary Arts honours, major, extended minor or minor program.

Introduces the many ways artists have employed moving images across artistic disciplines. By the completion of the course students should have a good sense of both the historical innovations and traditions in moving-image arts as well as the use of moving images in the contemporary art scene.

An introduction to the techniques of artistic composition as experienced in a collaborative interdisciplinary studio environment. The emphasis is on the creation, analysis and critique of new compositions created in collaborative groups by students in dance, music, theatre, film/video and visual art. Prerequisite: 20 units in CA courses, including one lower division CA studio course.

A practical introduction to the foundations of live performance making from a variety of perspectives. Open to 51ÉçÇøºÚÁÏstudents from outside the theatre and performance degree curious to explore the foundational skills for creating original, contemporary live theatre and performance.

The first of three performance studio courses in the Live Acts cluster. An exploration of the foundations of live performance making from a variety of perspectives. With rotating topics each term, students develop the foundational skills for creating original, contemporary live art.

The second of three performance studio courses in the Live Acts cluster. A continued exploration of the foundations of live performance making from a variety of perspectives. With rotating topics each term, students develop the foundational skills for creating original, contemporary live art. Prerequisite: 15 units at 51ÉçÇøºÚÁÏor permission of instructor.

The third of three performance studio courses in the Live Acts cluster. A continued exploration of the foundations of live performance making from a variety of perspectives. With rotating topics, students develop the foundational skills for creating original, contemporary live art. Prerequisite: 30 units at SFU.

Emphasizes compositional skills and the rigorous exploration of movement, text, and design. Co-Lab provides directors, performers, writers, sound artists, designers, filmmakers, and choreographers opportunities to devise, rehearse, and perform new public facing performances or events to audiences over the term. May repeat once for credit. Prerequisite: One of CA 123, 131, 146, 152, 161, 171.

Body introduces 'the body' as a primary material of performance. With rotating topics, students develop the foundational skills for creating original, contemporary live art. Prerequisite: One of CA 123, 131, 146, 152, 161, 171.

The first of two courses in the Context cluster. With a grounding in performance studies, this course explores histories and theories of the avant-garde, live art, and theatre. With a rotating topic each term, students develop the foundational skills for analyzing, researching, and writing about contemporary performance. Writing/Breadth-Humanities.

Accurately scaled prototypes are a key visioning and communication tool in artistic production. Students apply basic geometry and measurement calculations to construct scale models, technical drawings, and to estimate material requirements. Assignments are based on real world problem solving within diverse artistic environments. The first of three courses in the Production Skills cluster.

Explore how objects transform in relationship to body, space, and story. Techniques may include: mask-making, costume, puppetry, and toy theatre. Students will engage design concepts through iteration, rapid prototyping, and project scaling, as well as individual and collaborative materials based performances. Students with credit for CA 174 may not take this course for further credit.

Light is an essential compositional and storytelling medium in live performance. Students experiment with foundational lighting technology and systems, discuss lighting in installation and performance, and create small studio-based lighting design projects. The first of two courses in the Lighting cluster. Prerequisite: CA 185; or 30 units; or permission of instructor.

Explores the numerous foundational processes and practices needed to create three dimensional designs for live performance. Students will develop foundational techniques through a series of creative projects, research, analysis, presentations, and critique, enabling them to engage in various process methods. The first of three courses in the Space and Materials cluster. Prerequisite: CA 175 or permission of instructor.

Introduction to various software and hardware for digital image making and content editing. Creation of multi-media installations and performances using video projection. Cultivation of skill-sets to identify and visualize student ideas, such as visual research and proposal packages. Prerequisite: CA 185; or 30 units; or permission of instructor. Students with credit for CA 276 may not take this course for further credit.

The first of two courses dedicated to the development of a new work of performance led by a faculty member or visiting artist. Introduces themes and concepts, develops process and materials for a presentation in the subsequent term. Integrates the techniques acquired in context and studio courses. May repeat once for credit. Prerequisite: CA 252 and declared status in the theatre and performance major, honours, minor or extended minor; or by permission of instructor.

The first of two courses in the Social Studio set. Students will be introduced to contemporary practices, methodologies and ethical considerations at play at the intersection of performance and social practice. Prerequisite: 45 units at 51ÉçÇøºÚÁÏor permission of instructor.

The second of two courses in the Social Studio stream. Building on CA 354, students will continue research and experiment with contemporary methodologies at the intersection of performance and social practice. Prerequisite: CA 354 or by permission of instructor.

Focused on the experiential production of space, Environments introduces students to contemporary practices, concepts and methods specific to creating land-based, site specific and responsive performance. Prerequisite: 45 units at SFU.

The second of two courses in the Context cluster. Work will include reading, writing and experiments in live performance creation. With a grounding in performance studies, this course offers a variety of frameworks and approaches to the histories and theories of the avant-garde, live art, and theatre. With a new topic each term, students develop skills for analyzing, researching, and writing about contemporary performance. Prerequisite: Three units of a W course. Writing/Breadth-Humanities.

Building on research completed in CA 350, CA 450 is a course culminating in a public facing performance or event led by a faculty member or visiting artist. Integrates and implements the techniques acquired in studio courses. May repeat once for credit. Prerequisite: CA 350 or by permission of instructor.

Offers fourth year theatre and performance students an opportunity to review and frame their performance practice as a unique method of inquiry. Students establish the context of their individual practices while experimenting with bespoke methods of creation, reflection, and potential presentation/production models for their capstone projects. Prerequisite: CA 253, CA 355, CA 356, and CA 357W; or by permission of instructor.

Supports the production and presentation of capstone projects from the theatre and performance area. These projects are student-led and grounded in their unique creative research on emergent and individualized methodologies for contemporary performance making. Projects supported range from collaborative ensemble creations to solo performances. Prerequisite: CA 451.

Project management skills support artistic growth and success. Students explore the organization of material and human resources across artistic disciplines through the lens of equity and sustainability. Students formulate budgets, plan project life-cycle schedules, contracts, estimates, and feasibility comparisons. The third of three courses in the Production Skills cluster. Prerequisite: 60 units or permission of instructor.

Light is an essential compositional and storytelling medium in live performance. Students develop and refine research methodologies, technical processes, and artistic expression. Students collaborate with peers in other programs to create a lighting design for small performance. The second of two courses in the Lighting cluster. Prerequisite: CA 274. Students with credit for CA 374 under the title "Stage Lighting" may not take this course for further credit.

From washcloths to high fashion, textile and fabric technologies re-pattern our lives. Students are introduced to basic sewing skills, construction, and mending techniques. Exploration of textile histories, contemporary artists, and approaches to sustainable textile practices in the arts. Students implement technique and research to create small textile design projects. The second of three courses in the Space and Materials cluster. Prerequisite: 60 units or permission of instructor. Students with credit for CA 375 under the title "Stage Design" may not take this course for further credit.

As video technology becomes increasingly prevalent in creative applications, understanding systems design and deployment is becoming essential for contemporary artistic practices. Students are introduced to video and projection technology in artistic contexts, focusing primarily on the hardware and technical planning needed for effective system design and execution. The second of three courses in the Video and Projection cluster. Prerequisite: 60 units or permission of instructor.