Symposium Scenography Expanding 2: On Artists/Authors
A Symposium
Military museum and Belgrade Fortress Belgrade, Serbia
July 09 2010 - July 11 2010
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 behaviour, and are contrasted by distinct behavioural 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, dramaturges, 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.
Scenography Expanding 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)
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Registration fee: 20 Euro / students 5 Euro
Registration form and full programme www.intersection.cz
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Conveners: Thea Brejzek <.(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)>, Sodja Lotker <.(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)>
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.
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).
With the support of the Culture Program of the European Union.
The Prague Quadrennial is organized by the Arts and Theatre Institute and realized by the Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic.