- Project Title
- Now/Next: Performance Space @ the Crossroads
- Description
- Dorita Hannah curated and designed the Architecture Section of the 2011 Prague Quadrennial. Sited at Prague’s literal & metaphorical crossroads, NOW/NEXT explored the intersection between performance & space. It displayed work from 32 countries in the National Exhibition (representing practices NOW), projected cutting-edge projects in the Media Tower (working BETWEEN architecture & scenography) and drew together designers/theorists in the Open Spatial Laboratory (asking what a theatre could be NEXT). It also incorporated OISTAT’s 4-yearly Theatre Architecture Competition (TAC).
The Exhibition was bifurcated by a glowing wall that displayed selected TAC submissions printed onto suspended plastic sheets. Each nation presented their current state of theatre via a specially designed table they adapted or redesigned. The 10m high Media Tower visually connected the lower exhibition space with the upper Laboratory that also housed a projection tower and a studio for visiting international researchers & practitioners. It also doubled as a space for public lectures, symposia & reviews.
The project was one of 100 selected for exhibition in 2013 World Stage Design (Cardiff, Wales).
- Year of Completion
- 2011
- Type
- Exhibition
- Role
- Designer & Curator
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