October 8, 2021 (Friday)

12:00-14:10   View in your time

Commission Activities  

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.

15:30-16:40   View in your time

Commission Activities

OISTAT Commission Open Session (2)    Join    

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.

October 9, 2021 (Saturday)

16:00-18:10   View in your time

Commission Activities

OISTAT Commission Open Session (3)   Join 

16:00-16:30 Costume Design Sub-commission Open Session

This session will introduce you to what OISTAT Costume Design Sub-commission is all about, including its mission, related activities, projects, and upcoming events. All are welcome to attend the Sub-commission’s virtual meeting on Tuesday, October 13.

A Sub-Commission is a group focusing on specific field under OISTAT Commission. OISTAT Performance Design Commission has four Sub-commissions: Costume Design, Sound Design, Lighting Design and Space Design.

16:30-17:00 Lighting Design Sub-commission Open Session

This session will introduce you to what OISTAT Lighting Design Sub-commission is all about, including its mission, related activities, projects, and upcoming events. All are welcome to attend the Sub-commission’s virtual meeting on Tuesday, October 13.

A Sub-Commission is a group focusing on specific field under OISTAT Commission. OISTAT Performance Design Commission has four Sub-commissions: Costume Design, Sound Design, Lighting Design and Space Design.

17:10-17:40 Sound Design Sub-commission Open Session

This session will introduce you to what OISTAT Sound Design Sub-commission is all about, including its mission, related activities, projects, and upcoming events. All are welcome to attend the Sub-commission’s virtual meeting on Tuesday, October 12.

A Sub-Commission is a group focusing on specific field under OISTAT Commission. OISTAT Performance Design Commission has four Sub-commissions: Costume Design, Sound Design, Lighting Design and Space Design.

17:40-18:10 Space Design Sub-commission Open Session

This session will introduce you to what OISTAT Space Design Sub-commission is all about, including its mission, related activities, projects, and upcoming events. All are welcome to attend the Sub-commission’s virtual meeting on Tuesday, October 12.

A Sub-Commission is a group focusing on specific field under OISTAT Commission. OISTAT Performance Design Commission has four Sub-commissions: Costume Design, Sound Design, Lighting Design and Space Design.

17:00-17:50   View in your time

Commission Activities

Education Commission Chair Election    Join  

The election of the new Education Chair for the next four years will be held in the session. The Candidate of Education Chair Election is the current Chair William Kenyon (USA), nominated by OISTAT Centre USITT-United States Institute for Theatre Technology. The delegates of the commission will cast their votes in this session.

October 11, 2021 (Monday)

16:00-16:50   View in your time

Commission Activities

Sound Design Sub-commission Chair Election    Join  

The election of the new Sound Design Chair for the next four years will be held in the session. This year, Joe Pino, our current Chair of OISTAT Sound Design commission will step down. We would like to thank the current Chair Mr. Joe Pino for his achievement and commitment that opened up various possibilities for OISTAT Sound Design. He will continue to support and cooperate with the newly elected Chair on the upcoming projects.

17:00-17:50   View in your time

Commission Activities

Space Design Sub-commission Chair Election    Join  

The election of the new Space Design Chair for the next four years will be held in the session. This year, Rob Eastman-Mullins and Fiona Watt, our current Co-Chairs of OISTAT Space Design commission will step down. We would like to thank the current Chairs Rob and Fiona for their achievement and commitment that opened up various possibilities for OISTAT Space Design. They will continue to support and cooperate with the newly elected Chair on the upcoming projects. Space Design Chair Election has one candidate Jennifer Rose Ivey (USA). The delegates of the commission will cast their votes in this session.

October 12, 2021 (Tuesday)

12:00-13:50   View in your time

Commission Activities  

Architecture Commission Presentation (1)    Join  

The first hour of this session, OISTAT Architecture will be presenting an one-hour workshop on Theatre Architecture Competition (TAC) given by Tim Foster and Selma Göker. The second part of the session, there will be an acoustic lecture (50 minutes) from 2 points of view: Eckhard Kahle-Kahle Acoustics Brussels and Nicole van Hout-Level Acoustics Eindhoven.

Commission Activities  

Research Commission Business Meeting and ‘Works in Progress’ Presentation    Join  

This session will be the Research commission’s business meeting during World Congress. It will also include presentations of a number of ‘works in progress’ and shared initiatives. Everyone is welcome to participate in the meeting’s discussions. The meeting’s agenda will be distributed via the commission’s Basecamp page prior to the session.

Speakers

Tessa Rixon, Digital and Lighting designer, Queensland University of Technology, will discuss her current projects including guest editing a special issue of Scene journal on Australian Theatre and her research into digital practice and sustainability

Sue Field, Artist, designer, academic and author will present her process on new and upcoming publications including her monograph, The Scenographic Design Drawing: Performative Drawing in an Expanded Field, (Bloomsbury, 2020), and new book entitled Anatomical Drawing: A Scenographic Intersection Between Science, the Visual Arts, and Performance.

Commission Activities  

Technology Commission Meeting    Join  

This session is a virtual meeting of OISTAT Technology, it will cover regular business, on-going projects of Technology commission as well as interactions from members. Join this session to learn more about OISTAT Technology.

Commission Activities  

Performance Design Meeting    Join  

This session is a virtual meeting of OISTAT Performance Design, it will cover regular business, on-going projects of Performance Design commission as well as interactions from members. Join this session to learn more about OISTAT Performance Design.

16:00-17:50   View in your time

Commission Activities  

Architecture Commission Presentation (2)    Join  

In this session, OISTAT Architecture will present the highlights from the Dutch tour that did not happen by various speakers:

• Maaike Westinga (OISTAT Architecture Chair)
• Roel ten Bras (TenBras Westinga architect)
• Martine van Goor (GGH architect)
  
• Herman Hertzberger (AHH architect)
  
• Jim Klinkhamer (architect)
  

Commission Activities  

Upcoming and New Research Publications by Research Commission    Join  

Join the Research commission as members and invited guests share their new and upcoming research publications (print and e-books) focused on historic theatre architecture, spectacle design and technologies.

Speakers

Peter McKinnon, Professor Emeritus, Department of Theatre, York University, Toronto, will present his most recent research and conclusions on his new book, Sailors and Stagehands to be published in 2022.

Filipa Malva, Scenographer, Architect and Post-Doctoral Fellow at the Instituto de Etnomusicologia, Lisbon, will discuss the inspirations and process involved in her research into Drawing and Performance and the process of developing material through interviews, conference and exhibition, practice and finally an e-publication for 2022.

Sofia Pantouvaki, Scenographer and Professor of Costume design, Aalto University, will share insights into the extensive research and editorial process, in collaboration with Professor Peter McNeil, that has produced this essential new resource: Performance Costume, New Perspectives and Methods (Bloomsbury, 2021).

Commission Activities  

Education Commission Meeting    Join  

This session is a virtual meeting of OISTAT Education, it will cover regular business, on-going projects of Education commission as well as interactions from members. Join this session to learn more about OISTAT Education.

Commission Activities  

Space Design Sub-commission Meeting    Join  

This session is a virtual meeting of OISTAT Space Design, it will cover regular business, on-going projects of Space Design sub-commission as well as interactions from members. Join this session to learn more about OISTAT Space Design.

Commission Activities  

Sound Design Sub-commission Meeting    Join  

This session is a virtual meeting of OISTAT Sound Design, it will cover regular business, on-going projects of Sound Design sub-commission as well as interactions from members. Join this session to learn more about OISTAT Sound Design.

October 13, 2021 (Wednesday)

13:00-14:50   View in your time

Commission Activities  

Architecture Commission Presentation (3)    Join  

This session, OISTAT Architecture will be presenting an extended presentation of the 3 theatre tours in Taiwan, Chicago and Prague-Berlin by Louis Janssen (Netherlands), Peter Ruthven Hall (UK) and Greg Cook (USA).

Commission Activities  

Ongoing Research: Sustainable Practices in Performance Design, Theatre Buildings and Operations by Research Commission    Join  

The session’s presenters will focus on The Theatre Green Book project and their efforts to develop eco-awareness and sustainability standards for theatres and companies within the United Kingdom. The presenters will discuss their research processes, ongoing collaborations in the UK and internationally, and future developments of their research to be showcased and evaluated at the next ITEAC conference in June 2022. (International Theatre Engineering and Architecture Conference)

Speakers

Paddy Dillon, Chair of the ITEAC Editorial Board and Co-ordinator of The Theatre Green Book and Andrew Wylie, of Buro Happold Engineering, will discuss The Theatre Green Book project and their aim to develop eco-awareness, sustainability standards and ‘toolkits’ for theatres and companies at all scales and contexts.  They will consider the challenges and insights found while developing the first volume -Sustainable Productions (2021), and the current work on books 2 and 3, on Sustainable Theatre buildings and Front-of-house operations, respectively.

Paul Burgess (SBTD and Ecostage) will present current Sustainability initiatives including: Carbon Literacy training for designers; the Attic Costume Store project; Ecostage-pledge; and the call out for the Performing Arts Global Voices project in time for COP26, and with the aim of stimulating initiatives and thoughts about individual and company eco-practice.

Commission Activities  

Publication & Communication Commission Meeting    Join  

This session is a virtual meeting of OISTAT Publication & Communication, it will cover regular business, on-going projects of Publication & Communication commission as well as interactions from members. Join this session to learn more about OISTAT Publication & Communication.

Commission Activities  

Lighting Design Sub-commission Meeting    Join  

This session is a virtual meeting of OISTAT Lighting Design, it will cover regular business, on-going projects of Lighting Design Sub-commission as well as interactions from members. Join this session to learn more about OISTAT Lighting Design.

Commission Activities  

Costume Design Sub-commission Meeting    Join  

This session is a virtual meeting of OISTAT Costume Design, it will cover regular business, on-going projects of Costume Design Sub-commission, Cotume Design flash talk as well as interactions from members. Join this session to learn more about OISTAT Costume Design. 

Costume Design Flash Talk Presenters

• Zuzu Hudek (Slovakia) – Metamorphosis
• Daphne Karstens (Netherlands)- Costume approached as wearable sculpture
• Laura Crow (USA) - The Big Squeeze: The Corset as Art
• Isabela Tavares (UAE) - Eurydice: the visual poetics of costume design for a myth reimagined
• Nermine Said (Egypt) - Wedding Dress’ biography: a docudrama
• Yasmine Abo Fakher (Syria) - The connection between costume design and the psychological aspects of the characters, drama, and space design in a performance
• Renato Bolelli (Brazil)- Architectures of the body – the work of Marcelo Denny at the Laboratory of Performative Practices
• Simona Rybáková (Czech Republic) - My one and half year with covid: professional and a bit personal "diary"