The Prague
Quadrennial (PQ) of Performance Design and Space is the largest event
of its kind in the world . It presents contemporary work in a variety
of performance design disciplines and genres: costume, stage, light,
sound design, and theatre architecture for dance, opera, drama, site
specific, multi-media performances, and performance art, etc.
Every four years, since it’s establishing in 1967, the Prague
Quadrennial has presented work from more then 70 countries, from five
continents, in individual countries' expositions in three competitive
sections: the section of countries and regions, section of theatre
architecture and student section.
This large exhibition is accompanied by a wide spectrum of live events:
workshops, lectures, performances, discussions and presentations, and
provides an in-depth exploration of contemporary theatre and
performance design, creating space for meetings and exchange among
thousands of performance and theatre professionals, students and
spectators, who always attended the event.
Over 12 000 square meters of objects, photos, videos and live
performances of work in-between theatre and visual arts formed this
unique live exhibition in 2007. With over 500 live events over the
course of eleven days in the last edition, in June 2007, the PQ became
more then an exhibition. The eleventh edition was the most successful
in the history of 40 years of the PQ, according total the number of
visitors and participating countries, including more then 1 500
students from all over the world who attended Scenofest - educational
events organized in cooperation with the OISTAT.