Lighting Design
DESCRIPTION
Lighting Design Masterclass with Christina Thanasoula
Light is one of the most powerful and instinctive expressive tools in performance, playing a vital role in shaping the visual and emotional language of a production. Through light we create atmosphere, define space, emphasize emotion, and guide the audience’s focus.
This masterclass offers an inspiring introduction to lighting as a medium of dramaturgy shedding light, both literally and figuratively, on the creative process of Lighting Design, with a particular focus on its application in opera.
MASTERCLASS OBJECTIVE
Over the course of two sessions, participants will be introduced to the principles and practices of stage lighting design. The aim is to develop a deeper understanding of the dramaturgical role of light and how it functions as an integral part of storytelling while encouraging critical reflection on the use of lighting within the context of opera production.
INFORMATION
Who it’s for:
This masterclass is open to professionals, students, and enthusiasts of opera and theatre who wish to explore the creative and technical dimensions of lighting design.
Includes:
Two-day masterclass with total duration of 8 hours, guided specialist tour of the museum, certificate of attendance.
Dates: Tuesday 18 & Wednesday 19 November 2025
Time: 17:00-21:00
Participation Fee: 150€
Application deadline: 14 November 2025
The masterclass is conducted in Greek.
INSTRUCTOR
Christina Thanasoula, born in Thessaloniki in 1978, holds a degree in Theatre Studies from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and a Master of Arts in Advanced Theatre Practice, specializing in Lighting Design, from the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama in London (RCSSD). Since 2022, she has been pursuing her PhD at the Department of Theatre Studies, University of Athens. Over the course of her career, she has designed lighting for more than 270 productions, spanning theatre, opera, dance, and site-specific projects and has collaborated with major institutions such as the National Theatre of Greece, the Onassis Stegi, the Athens & Epidaurus Festival, the Greek National Opera, the Megaron Concert Halls of Athens and Thessaloniki, and the Michalis Cacoyannis Foundation, as well as numerous regional and independent theatre companies. She is the author of the Professional Profile and Educational Material for the specialty of Lighting Technician for Live Audiovisual Events (commissioned by INE/GSEE), and of the monograph “Lighting Design: Painting on Stage in Four Dimensions” (independent publication, Athens, 2021). Her work has been featured in conferences and symposia in Greece and abroad, and her research has been published in collective volumes and conference proceedings. She currently teaches Stage Lighting at the Directing Department of the Drama School of the National Theatre of Greece. For more information and samples of her work, visit www.creativelighting.gr