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    Course in theatrical tailoring

    Overview

    The Three-year BA programme in Costume Design for the Performing Arts is the course that teaches you how to manage the entire ‘life cycle’ of stage clothes, from their construction to their maintenance and preservation.

    The didactic programme ensures that you acquire an adequate knowledge of the history and culture of the performing arts, particularly opera, and provides you with a good command of the methods and artistic techniques for the realisation of a costume project.

    In particular, the course aims to provide knowledge and design and expressive methodologies, as well as to acquire specific disciplinary and professional skills, with reference to the representation of the character in theatre, television and film, as well as in the contexts of advertising communication and fashion.

    Italian high school diploma or equivalent from another country according to applicable treaties and laws
    Three years.
    Each year begins on November 1st and ends on the following October 31st
    Attendance modeIn presence
    Attendance is mandatory. Students must attend at least 80% of overall curricular activities and at least twothirds of each individual subject, measured in hours. Individual study is excluded from this requirement.
    The triennium involves 4,500 hours of classroom work, shop work, and individual study for a total of 180 credits. The program for each year involves 1,500 total hours and 60 credits.
    Exam sessions in July, September, and January
    Application fee€ 100
    From € 8.500 to € 12.000, according on personal ISEE (economic indicator)
    First-Level Academic Diploma recognized by the Italian Ministry of Universities and Research (MUR)
    First session: April 30, 2025
    Second session: September 12, 2025
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    Those completing the course will find employment in various public and private theatre, cinema, or television companies and other areas of the performing arts or events industry where costumes are used. The curriculum also includes internships with public or private institutions that will give students the opportunity to further develop the specific professional competencies learned in the course in a real-world setting.

    Download here the Course catalogue.

    Scholarships

    On the basis of funding provided by Regione Lombardia, annual scholarships are available to students who pass the selection process and request one. Students whose ISEE (Equivalent Financial Status Indicator) for university study meets requisites and who have obtained all prerequisite academic credits are eligible to apply for an annual scholarship.

    Scholarships are assigned only after the allocation of funds by Regione Lombardia and the Italian Ministry of Universities and Research (MUR). Instructions for applying for a scholarship will be provided in a specific announcement.

     

    Merit loans

    Academy has underwritten agreements with certain banks to ensure that students in good standing can benefit from other forms of financial aid to cover tuition or lodging costs.

    For further information, please contact the teaching office: segreteria2@ accademialascala.it

     

     

     

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    Academic certification earned outside of Italy must be accompanied by a document certifying its legal validity pursuant to Italian law.

    Specifically:

    • If the academic certification has been obtained in a European Union member state, you must provide a sworn translation (traduzione asseverata) of the certification into Italian.
    • If the academic certification has been obtained in a country outside of the European Union, you must provide a certificate of equivalence of qualification (dichiarazione di valore in loco).

    International students and Italians residing abroad must also provide their CV in Italian or accompanied by an Italian translation.

    Non-EU residents who are admitted to the course must complete the visa application process by registering on the platform www.universitaly.it and uploading all necessary documents.

     

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    Students with physical or learning disabilities are entitled to compensatory measures.

    The appropriate certification must be submitted during the application process (see “Admission Process” below).

     

    The course is open to a maximum of 20 participants.

    Applicants are admitted to the course after passing a selection process consisting of:

    • A written test;
    • An interview;
    • (Optional) Assessment of a portfolio submitted by the candidate on the day of the written test and discussed during the interview.

     

    The selection process will take place in two sessions, both held in Milan in the Academy facilities at Via Santa Marta 18:

    FIRST SESSION

    Between May 12 and 16, 2025

    The application must be submitted no later then April 30, 2025

     

    SECOND SESSION

    Between September 22 and 25, 2025

    The application must be submitted no later then September 12, 2025

     

    Those who enroll in and pass the first session will be eligible for a tuition discount. Those who do not pass the first session will have the option of enrolling in the second session but will lose the right to a tuition discount.

    The Selection Committee will determine who is eligible for admission to the course, admitting the top candidates. If one or more of these candidates chooses not to attend the course, the next-ranked eligible candidate(s) may be admitted. The Examining Committee’s decisions are final and incontestable. No explanations or justifications of its decisions will be provided.

     

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    To apply, you have to register or login at Academy's Admission OnLine Platform (https://iscrizioni.accademialascala.it).

     

    Once you have registered or logged in, the system will ask you to enter your personal data and will propose the Contract Conditions for participation, a document which must be signed and re-attached and which contains important contractual details, such as the right of withdrawal.

    Once this step is completed, you will be asked to insert detailed attachments into the course brochure (if you haven't already downloaded it, do so now!)

     

    Then, you will be asked to pay the admissions participation fee, by credit card or by online bank transfer, directly from the registration screen (the banks of the MyBank circuit are accepted: check first that yours is there too before proceeding).

    At the end of these steps, a PDF summary of all the data entered will be generated, which must be signed as indicated and reattached.

     

    At this point, registration is complete and goes directly to the Teaching Secretariat.

    Good luck!

     

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    • Abbado Daniele - daniele.abbado-ext@accademialascala.it
    • Baldoni Margherita - margherita.baldoni-ext@accademialascala.it
    • Donato Chiara - chiara.donato-ext@accademialascala.it
    • Guggia Filippo - filippo.guggia-ext@accademialascala.it
    • Iavazzo Antonio - antonio.iavazzo-ext@accademialascala.it
    • Kirkman Darrell - darrell.kirkman-ext@accademialascala.it
    • Linzalata Angelo - angelo.linzalata@accademialascala.it
    • Pipi Francesca - francesca.pipi-ext@accademialascala.it
    • Pulcini Franco - franco.pulcini-ext@accademialascala.it
    • Sartorelli Fabio - fabio.sartorelli-ext@accademialascala.it
    • Vinci Gigliola - gigliola.vinci@accademialascala.it

     Download here the teaching list with teachers.

    The programs will be soon available.

    The Academy provides different services for its students:

    CALENDAR

    - FIRST YEAR

     

    TEACHING LIST, PROFESSORS AND PROGRAMS

    Download here the teaching list.

    Programs

    - FIRST YEAR

     

    SCHOLARSHIPS

    Download here the announcement 2024 and the application form.

     

    ERASMUS+

    The European Committee has approved the Erasmus Charter for Higher Education of the La Scala Academy.

    Clic here to download the ECHE and the Erasmus Policy Statement.

    Many thanks to Fondazione Cecilia Gilardi