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Bergner, Bruce Alan

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  • Professor Bergner is a theatrical scene designer and scenic artist and work in that vein comprises the vast majority of his creative activity. He is active also in theories of space and spatial design, pertaining to both dramatic space, general architecture and natural space. He is now working in, teaching and studying live, site-based experience design (XD) and is directing/founding a new academic degree program in that field. He is also interested in allied design crafts including television and film art direction, design graphics and exhibit/display design. He has also began (in 2020) a new research vein of study in to the history of scenic art and scenic painting in North america, particularly studying the history of BIPOC and women artists working in that craft during its heyday of the early Twentieth Century. He has participated in thediscovery of ancient scenic artifacts at the Tabor Opera House in Leadville, CO.

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  • theatrical scene design, scenography, art direction, entertainment design, experience design, spatial theory, spatial design, design criticism, philosophy of architecture, theatre production, scenic art, scene painting, trompe-loeil, faux finishing, theatre crafts, stagecraft, semiotics, signage studies, imagery studies, scenic iconicity, exhibit design and implementation, computer assisted design

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  • DNCE 4939 - Dance Internship
    Primary Instructor - Summer 2024
    Provides an opportunity for upper-division dance majors to serve apprenticeships in the community in work areas related to their major interests and career goals. Internships are available in areas such as arts administration, dance therapy, and technical production. May be repeated up to 3 total credit hours. Instructor consent rquired.
  • TDXD 5105 - Collaboratory in Experience Design 1
    Primary Instructor - Fall 2018
    Addresses philosophies of storytelling through experience and the general concepts and aesthetics of Experience Design. The first in a two-part series, this course lays foundational principles focusing on the components of a live experience and how space, narrative and interaction affect the design from early conceptualization through implementation.
  • TDXD 6105 - Collaboratory in Experience Design 2
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2019
    Introduces students to professional models of working in the Experience Design industry. The second in a two-part class sequence, students work collaboratively on industry case studies focusing on entertainment, education and cultural destination genres with input from outside professionals in the field.
  • TDXD 6910 - The Experience Design Center
    Primary Instructor - Summer 2019
    Offers Experience Design students an opportunity to engage in and complete projects posed by industry professionals or non-profit partners seeking assistance with experiential projects in a professional, practicing lab/studio setting. The XD Center, house in a campus "maker-space," accepts design challenges and assignments that provide a realistic field experience for students. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours.
  • THTR 1105 - Stage Technologies
    Primary Instructor - Fall 2021
    Introduces technical production elements and procedures, including materials, organizations, methods and equipment to realize theatrical scenery, properties, lighting and sound.
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