DEVELOP YOUR SKILLS
A series of free masterclasses for mid-career artists to develop their creative practice, offering practical skills for their professional toolkit.
Follow the links below to register your interest. Masterclasses are free to access, and places will be allocated on a first come, first served basis
OV Masterclasses: Designing for Scale with Rae Smith
Mon 08 Jun, 6–8pm, Clore Learning Centre
Join Tony and Olivier award-winning Designer Rae Smith (most recently for The Old Vic: Oedipus, The Brightening Air) to explore the creative and practical steps when leading a design process at mid to large scale. This masterclass is best suited to professional designers who have experience designing for mid-scale or working as an associate at large scale and are looking to take the next step as lead designers.
About Rae Smith
Rae Smith is a renowned, award-winning set and costume designer working in a wide variety of styles and genres. She has won Tony, Olivier and Obie Awards for her work. Her theatre designs are frequently seen in the West End and at the National Theatre, in the USA, Europe, Japan and on International tours. She is a drawing fellow for University of Creative Arts London (UCAL) and is a recipient of the Jocelyn Herbert Lecture. Rae is a studied artist for the GCSE Drama and Art curriculum.
OV Masterclasses: Incorporating sustainability into the design process
Wed 24 Jun, 2–4pm, Greene Studio
Discuss the opportunities and challenges of embedding sustainability into a design process. Led by production manager and designer Jenn Taillefer, hear insights of how you can embed sustainability into the creative process, when making design decisions and working with the demands of delivery.
This session will draw on sector-specific tools (such as Julie’s Bicycle and Theatre Green Book) and offer both practical and personal reflections on the impact of the climate emergency when making work at mid to large scale. This masterclass is aimed at mid-career designers and directors, including associates, who are moving from studio scale to working with larger organisations/partners.
About Jenn Taillefer
Jenn is a freelance theatre maker and designer, who also works as a sustainability consultant and trainer for the performing arts across the UK and mainland Europe. Jenn won the ABTT Award for Environmental Sustainability for 2023 and is a certified SEA with the International Society of Sustainability Professionals.
Jenn has developed and facilitates a performing arts-specific training offer, helping theatres, ballets and opera companies at all scales embed sustainable thinking. An early contributor to and adopter of the Theatre Green Book, Jenn now sits on the TGB Productions Committee and aims to integrate the guidance into her professional and personal artistic practices.
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