Symposium Scenography Expanding 2: On Artists/Authors

Throughout the past decade, scenographic practice and performance design have continuously moved beyond the black box of the theatre toward a hybrid terrain located at the intersections of theatre, architecture, exhibition, visual arts, and media. This terrain and its spaces are constructed from action and interaction. They are defined by individual and group behavior, and are contrasted by distinct behavioral patterns. It is proposed here that such spaces result from a trans-disciplinary understanding of space and a distinct awareness of social agency. These two factors of “expansion” are seen as the central driving forces in contemporary scenographic practice and theory.

In preparation for the Intersection Project of the Prague Quadrennial in June, 2011, we invite researchers in practice and theory (artists, curators, programmers, directors, dramaturgs, critics, and theorists) to participate in 3 international scenography symposia held in Riga (February 2010), Belgrade (July 2010) and Évora (September 2010). The overall aim of these symposia is to unfold the wide range of disciplines, genres, theoretical, and artistic positions that comprise the relationships between spectator, artist/author and curator in contemporary scenographic/performance design practice.

Expanding Scenography 2. On Artists/ Authors investigates the identity of the artist/author in the construction of hybrid scenographic and performance design spaces.

Speakers include: RoseLee Goldberg (USA, performance theorist) / Claudia Bosse (Austria, director) / Arnold Aronson (USA, theorist) / Rolf Abderhalden (Columbia, scenographer and director) / Oren Sagiv (Israel, architect and scenographer) / Hans Op de Beeck (Belgium, visual artist) / Ulla von Brandenburg (Germany, visual artist) / Miodrag Šuvaković (Serbia, Theorist)

Registration: pq@pq.cz
Registration fee: 20 Euro / students 5 Euro
Registration form and full program http://www.intersection.cz
Contact: Klara Khine, klara.khine@pq.cz
Conveners: Thea Brejzek thea.brejzek@zhdk.ch, Sodja Lotker sodja.lotker@pq.cz

Scenography Expanding 1-3 will be followed up by a peer-reviewed publication comprised of selected speakers` contributions in the form of academic papers and visual essays.

Intersection: Intimacy and Spectacle is a special international project of the Prague Quadrennial that explores performance as an important element of different art and cultural disciplines, focusing on performance design and scenography as interdisciplinary field. The project consists of two important parts: theoretical discussions as well as interactive installations and performances.

The Intersection Project is organized by the Prague Quadrennial (CZ) in cooperation with the New Theatre Institute of Latvia (LAT); the Escrita na Paisagem’s Festival de Performance e Artes da Terra (PT); the Victoria and Albert Museum (GB); Kiosk (RS); the Kretakör Theatre Company (HU); National Theatre Prague (CZ); Ente Teatrale Italiano (IT); Kiasma Theatre, Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art (FI); the BELEF Festival (RS); as well as the Institute of Design & Technology, Design Department, Zurich University of the Arts ZHdK (CH) and the Centro de História da Arte e Investigação Artística (PT).

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The Prague Quadrennial is organized by the Arts and Theatre Institute and realized by the Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic.