In this session, OISTAT President Bert Determann will be giving an opening speech to welcome everyone. We will give you an introduction to some of the major OISTAT international projects over the past few years. In the following days, participants will be able to find out more in details what we have done and what will be happening in the future.
OISTAT is an international platform of scenographers, theatre architects and technicians. Through attending the various sessions in the following days, you will learn more about OISTAT community, feel the motivation and witness the abilities of theatre people that give rise to all the magical things in theatre.
*English to Arabic, Spanish and Mandarin interpretation provided
OISTAT Commission Open Session (1) Join
12:00-12:30 Research Commission Open Session
This session will introduce you to what OISTAT Research commission is all about, including its mission, related activities, projects, and upcoming events. You are also welcome to attend the commission’s virtual meeting on Tuesday, October 12.
12:30-13:00 Architecture Commission Open Session
This session, Architecture Chair Maaike Westinga will introduce you to what OISTAT Architecture commission is all about, including a summary of the 3 theatre tours since 2017 by Louis Janssen, Peter Ruthven Hall and Greg Cook. All are welcome to attend the commissions' presentation sessions on October 12 and 13.
13:10-13:40 Education Commission Open Session
This session will introduce you to what OISTAT Education commission is all about, including its mission, related activities, projects, and upcoming events. All are welcome to attend the commission’s virtual meeting on Tuesday, October 12.
13:40-14:10 Technology Commission Open Session
This session will introduce you to what OISTAT Technology commission is all about, including its mission, related activities, projects, and upcoming events. All are welcome to attend the commission’s virtual meeting on Tuesday, October 12.
Are you tired of Zoom meetings? Come and share what you like/dislike the most about online meetings. If you think online videos calls are draining or are experiencing 'Zoom fatigue', we invite you to explore all the other possibilities and alternatives to online meetings in the future.
15:30-16:00 Performance Design Commission Open Session
This session will introduce you to what OISTAT Performance Design commission is all about, including its mission, related activities, projects, and upcoming events. All are welcome to attend the commission’s virtual meeting on Tuesday, October 12.
16:10-16:40 Publication & Communication Commission Open Session
This session will introduce you to what OISTAT Publication & Communication commission is all about, including its mission, related activities, projects, and upcoming events. All are welcome to attend the commission’s virtual meeting on Tuesday, October 13.
This roundtable session will present SENA 2020/2022-Southern European and Northern African referring to the SENA 2020 Online Forum and the plans for next SENA edition in 2022.
SENA 2020/2022 at OISTAT Congress will explore themes of: International Community collaboration through OISTAT projects and specific themes related to SENA countries and regions, such as: Heritage, Architecture and Alternative Theatre.
Participants who participate in this session are invited to reflect and contribute on these topics.
Presenters: Hazem Shebl (Egypt), Amin Boudrika (Morocco), Tarik Ribh (Morocco), Bassam Yaqout (Egypt), Rob Eastman-Mullins (USA), Umberto di Nino (Italy)
Moderator: Aby Cohen (Brazil)
*English to Arabic, Spanish and Mandarin interpretation provided