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NYU Tisch School of the Arts

New York City, United States

NYU Tisch School of the Arts is the performing, cinematic and media arts school of New York University. Costume design is taught in its Design for Stage and Film department.

About the school

Tisch was founded on 17 August 1965 as the School of the Arts at New York University, as a training ground for artists, scholars of the arts and filmmakers. It is divided into four institutes: Performing Arts, Emerging Media, the Maurice Kanbar Institute of Film & Television, and the Martin Scorsese Institute of Global Cinematic Arts.

Costume design

Costume design is one of four disciplines in the three-year MFA in Design for Stage and Film, alongside scenic, lighting and production design. Students choose one primary area and work with production shops and artistic collaborators, with an emphasis on storytelling and rapid prototyping.

At a glance

Founded
1965

Location
Greenwich Village, New York City

Type
Private university arts school, part of New York University

Sources: Wikipedia; NYU Bulletins, Design for Stage and Film (MFA). Details can change, so check with the school before applying.

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