TT1819 Cultural Catalogue

PRIMARY-SPECIFIC OFFERS
Royal Opera House
Project Name
Design Challenge (Primary)
About the Project
The Royal Opera House’s (ROH) world class opera and
ballet productions are brought to life on its worldfamous
Covent Garden stage through the amazing work
of designers, artists and craft makers who create and
manufacture the sets and costumes for the productions.
The Design Challenge (Primary) competition gives
students the opportunity to test and develop their design
skills, based around an opera or ballet production. Design
Challenge (Primary) is a 10-week teacher-led scheme of
work taking students through the process of designing
for theatre. The 2018/19 project will be based on Kenneth
Macmillan’s Romeo and Juliet.
Teachers will deliver the 10-week scheme of work in class
through the Spring Term, using the resources and lesson
plans provided. Each student will produce their own
theatre designs and final piece, although there will be
plenty of group activity and partner work throughout the
process. Children will critique and experiment with
materials and design ideas and record their creative
process in their Design Portfolio.
All students will work through the 6 stages of design:
1. Discover the piece
2. Interpret the story
3. Explore the world
4. Play with ideas
5. Select and refine
6. Make it happen!
At the end of the project all students will have made their
final design in the form of a model box.
Teachers will choose one finalist for per class and submit
their work to be judged by ROH professionals alongside
students’ work from other schools. The school with the
winning student will be awarded an experience for their
class at the Romeo and Juliet schools matinee on
Thursday 23 May 2019 at the Royal Opera House in
Covent Garden, London.
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