Submissions for the USITT Exhibits for the 2019 Prague Quadrennial of Performance Design and Space (PQ) has been extended to JUNE 4.

The curators of the USITT Exhibit for the 2019 PQ recognize the rich ethnic, cultural, and artistic diversity of the United States today, and are seeking to exhibit design work that mirrors this diversity. USITT is seeking work that represents the finest in artistic achievement presented in the United States between 2015 and 2019.

The work presented will be divided into three exhibitions:

  • IMAGINATION: Emerging and Student Designers
  • TRANSFORMATION: Exhibition of Countries and Regions, Professional Designers
  • PERFORMANCE SPACE ARCHITECTURE EXHIBITION – THEATRE OF OUR WORLD: Architects/Space Creators

All American designers and architects who are living and working in the United States or abroad are invited to submit their work to the curators.

PQ Performance Space Architecture Exhibition

The PQ is asking architects/space creators and performance designers to participate in a competitive exhibition by sending short videos about projects realized in past six years.

All submissions need to show the space as well as how it is used in performance. All submitted videos must include a dialogue between the space creator (architect) and the performance designer(s) or performers using the space. The documentary video can be made on a smartphone and shouldn’t exceed five minutes.

Deadline for Proposals: May 31, 2018

Announcement of Selection: Aug. 31, 2018

The Prague Quadrennial of Performance Design and Space is the largest international exhibition and festival event dedicated to scenography, performance design and theatre architecture. Since 1967 PQ

has been an exchange, networking and educational platform exploring the best works in scenography and design for performance through exhibitions, festivals, workshops, performances, symposia, educational events, and residencies.