The state of Australian performance design: A roundtable discussion on scenographic practice, education and research through the lens of the Prague Quadrennial

, , Briscoe, Jo, Burke, Rachel, Osmond, Suzanne, McKeague, M'ck, Roberts, Richard, & Tregloan, Anna (2021) The state of Australian performance design: A roundtable discussion on scenographic practice, education and research through the lens of the Prague Quadrennial. Scene, 9(1-2), pp. 13-35.

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As the Prague Quadrennial of Performance Design and Space 2019 (PQ19) drew to a close Australian designers, researchers and educators gathered to discuss the impact of PQ on our scenographic communities while querying the evolutions and challenges facing design practice. Australia’s vast geography made this event a unique opportunity to bring together leading experts from multiple states and capture contemporary perspectives. At the midpoint between the 2019 and 2023 gatherings – a time of global pandemics, political unrest and educational transformation – this paper offers the outcomes of this roundtable as a unique snapshot of the state of design practice within Australia through the lens of the Quadrennial. The roundtable was themed around Australia's presence at PQ19, the effects of PQ19 on those present and the ripples to be felt by those at home, and what attendance illuminated about current developments and concerns in practice, teaching and research. Led by practitioner-researchers Tessa Rixon and Madeline Taylor, the roundtable featured both the curators of Australia’s Country and Student exhibits; award-winning set, costume and lighting designers with diverse experiences from national opera to independent theatre; and educators and researchers from the nation’s top universities.
The resulting discussion presents a unique perspective on the gaps and weaknesses in the design education, practice and research; first-hand insights on the challenges and opportunities available in both exhibiting and participating in the Prague Quadrennial; and the need to actively promote and privilege diverse voices and a multiplicity of representations in the process of claiming a 'national' scenographic identity. The roundtable was the first to capture multiple expert first-person Australian perspectives on the Prague Quadrennial while simultaneously contributing to the ongoing international discussion of performance design through the lens of artists, educators and researchers.

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ID Code: 214191
Item Type: Contribution to Journal (Journal Article)
Refereed: Yes
ORCID iD:
Rixon, Tessaorcid.org/0000-0001-7874-1990
Taylor, Madelineorcid.org/0000-0003-2378-658X
Measurements or Duration: 23 pages
Keywords: scenography, performance design, Australia, Prague Quadrennial, design identities
DOI: 10.1386/scene_00037_1
ISSN: 2044-3722
Pure ID: 100268762
Divisions: Current > QUT Faculties and Divisions > Faculty of Creative Industries, Education & Social Justice
Copyright Owner: 2021 Intellect Ltd
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Deposited On: 28 Oct 2021 07:37
Last Modified: 10 Feb 2025 05:57