Theatre Stage Design

Without the aspect of materiality and it’s appropriateness the interior space lacks expressions to communicate effectively and ability to craft. Materials also bring movement in conceptualized space and guide its program, by allowing intended transitions from interior to exterior spaces or private to public domain. With concept of materiality, the sense of interiority or exteriority can give richer experiences to the interior spaces, especially when embedded in the processes of design thinking. To explore how appropriate are materials to the construction of interior space, here, the proposed design is taken as temporary construction in space, i.e. design of a performance space for actors and audience - ‘Theatre Stage Design’ for a historical play-‘Tughlaq’ by Girish Karnad, assumed to be stationed in the setting of Sarkhej Roza at Ahmedabad and constructed as an event. The site context offers a challenge for exciting thematic expressions to connect interiority of the enclosure to its exteriority, of the site and the play. The expected outcome of the studio demands characterization of theatre space through design elements of Interior Design while using process and system of construction in assembly and dis-assembly.