Cuadrienal de Praga

50 years of Prague Quadrennial
Introduction
Over the past five decades organizing the Prague Quadrennial, The Arts and Theare Insitute has compiled an extensive
archive that contains materials regarding the expositions and individual exhibits, records of the preparatory and
organizational tasks, and documentation of the overal administration for this important international cultural event.
As such, the PQ Archive has become not only a source of information about the developments in scenography over the
past fifty years, but also important depository of material about the different periods in which the individual editions of
PQ occured. Contemporary political, economic, and social situations have always had a great impact on the work of the
Quadrennial’s organizers, placing them in situations that required significant diplomatic as well as managerial skill
in order to ensure that each of the individual editions could be realized.
The Archive was processed in much more detail in 2007, when, on the occasion of the Quadrennial’s anniversary, the
English DVD 40 Years of the Prague Quadrennial was published, as well as – and even more importantly – the Czech book
Kronika Pražského Quadriennale. The latter was written using the archived materials by Jarmila Gabrielová, who
was present at the inception of the Prague Quadrennial in the 1960s and was involved in the preparations, holding
various positions, for all editions of PQ until 2003. In the case of the publication you are now reading, the sections about
the first ten editions of PQ were prepared specifically using the detailed information contained in Gabrielová’s book;
those covering the 2007, 2011, and 2015 editions were prepared using the final reports and the websites for each of the
individual years.
The materials documenting the expositions were processed between 2008 and 2011, during which time all of the PQ
Catalogues as well as the photo documentation from 1967 to 2003 (consisting of over 10,000 images) were digitalized.
These materials, together with extensive documentation from 2007 to 2015, are accessible in the online database of the
PQ Archive at: http://services.pq.cz/en/archive.html.
It is by no means possible, within the limited space of this publication, to visually present the entire length and breadth
of everything that took place during the various editions of PQ and its myriad of accompanying events. For this reason,
for each of the PQ editions we have selected images that capture the most important events and the prize-winning
expositions. The information for each of the editions is supplemented by a short film. The documentaries for 1967
to 2003 were edited and produced for the previously mentioned DVD 40 Years of the Prague Quadrennial. The films
included for the later editions were made for documentation purposes and for promoting the event in the media. If you
are interested in more detailed information, we recommend that you use the online archive or visit to Arts and Theatre
Insitute, whose collection, in addition to letters, various written documents, and a vast array of archival materials,
includes almost 3,000 articles from newspapers, magazines, and professional periodicals around the world that have been
published over the fifty year of PQ’s existence..
We strive to use the PQ Archive to store and process the largest volume possible of the materials we receive,
however, this task would be impossible without the cooperation of those who share in PQ editions, whether as
guests, exhibitors, workshop participants, or conference attendees. And so this is also an appeal to all of you who
read and use this publication – should you have any materials in your own personal archive (or if there are any in your
organization’s archive), that are unique or in some way intersting as far as the history of the Quadrennial is concerned,
or are in any way associated with PQ, we would be very happy if you could share them with us and provide a copy for
our PQ Archive. Our main interest is in photographs, documentary materials, or film records from earlier editions of PQ –
when photographs and film were not media used on a daily basis. We would be grateful for any such collaboration.
Ondřej Svoboda
Prague Quadrennial ‘67
International Exhibition of Stage Design
and Theatre Architecture
The first edition of the Prague Quadrennial opened on September

22, 1967 in the Brussels Pavilion at the Prague Exhibition Grounds
(as a part of the International Section) and at the Wallenstein Palace
Riding Hall (the Czechoslovak Section. The overall concept for the
Quadrennial was in part inspired by the Bienal de São Paulo (São Paulo
Art Biennial), an exhibition of painting, sculpture, and the graphical arts
that had been held on a regular basis since 1951, and in 1957 expanded
to include scenography as an independent discipline. Czechoslovak
scenographers continued to enjoy success in São Paulo and brought
home gold medals from every edition: František Tröster in 1959, Josef
Svoboda in 1961, Jiří Trnka in 1963, and Ladislav Vychodil in 1965.
The Prague Quadrennial was also linked with the São Paulo Biennial
through a contract, which ultimately provided a looser definition of the
originally conceived close cooperation based on the exchange of entire
expositions. The catalogue for the first edition of PQ briefly summarizes
how scenography was approached by both events:
“As compared to the Biennial of Stage Design in São Paulo, where the
artistic aspects are the main criteria for judging the exhibited works
– apparently because this particular section was only subsequently
included within the context of the Biennial of Visual Arts – the Prague
Quadrennial is led in an effort to capture the specificity of stage design, Jean-Denis Macles (France), Golden Triga
Jean Anouilh: Becket, Théâtre Montparnasse, 1966
the inseparability of scenography from the direction and all other
components of a dramatic work, and the synthetic nature of this field.”
The definition contained in this preamble consequently determined

how PQ was organized into individual sections a structure that
remained intact without any major changes until the ninth edition
of PQ in 1999. In an attempt to comprehensively cover all of the
artistic aspects that make up a theatre work, this organization also
reflected the performance space and new approaches for shaping it.
The main section of PQ – Stage Design and Costumes – was divided
into two subsections: (1) an international one, specifically the National
Section (later transformed into the Section of Countries and Regions),
within which participants from abroad competed, and the main PQ
prize – the Golden Triga – was awarded for the overall contextual,
architectural, and conceptual aspects of an exposition; and (2) the
Czechoslovak Section, where Czech and Slovak designers exhibited
their works and which the jury judged separately. The Thematic Section,
within which individual artists competed against each other, compiled
comprehensive materials about the staging themes used for specifically
defined works, thus making it possible to compare the approaches
taken by scenographers within the context of the theatre culture in
different countries. The theme chosen for the first edition of PQ was
Andrzej Majewski (Poland), Gold Medal – Costume Yves Falicheur (France), Golden Triga
Performances of the Operas of W. A. Mozart. The final competitive Igor Stravinsky: Orpheus, Opera Warszawa, 1963 William Shakespeare: The Merry Wives of Windsor,
section – Theatre Architecture – provided space for exhibiting realized Théátre de 1’Alliance Francoise 1962
projects as well as conceptual ones, with stress placed on the innovative
forms of shaping performance space and its individual components,
experimental activities, traveling theatre, and open-air theatre.
The three competitive sections were supplemented with the non-
competitive exhibition of São Paulo Biennial Laureates.
Karl von Appen (German Democratic Republic),

Gold Medal – Scenography
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« Josif Sumbatašvili (Soviet Union), Gold Medal – Scenography William Shakespeare – Bertolt Brecht: Coriolanus,
Prague Quadrennial Aleksey Tolstoy: The Death of Ivan the Terrible, CTSA Moskva, 1966 Berliner Ensemble, 1959
September 22 – October 15, 1967
Brussels Pavilion and Wallenstein Riding Hall, Prague
General Commissioner Eva Soukupová
Participating countries Statistics

Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Finland, Number of participating countries: 20
France, Italy, Japan, Yugoslavia, Canada, Mexico, the German The number of exhibiting artists: 327
Democratic Republic, Netherlands, Poland, Austria, Federal Number of exhibiting Czech and Slovak designers: 28
Republic of Germany, Soviet Union, Switzerland, Tunisia Number of visitors: approx. 13,000 people
Jury
Radu Beligan (RO), Paul-Louis Mignon (FR, jury foreman),
Vito Pandolfi (IT), Militsa Nikolaevna Pozharskaya (SU), Josef
Svoboda (CS), Beatriz Veiga (BR), Ladislav Vychodil (CS)
National Day of Romania The non-competitive, honorary hall was
devoted to the Czechoslovak laureates of the
international art Biennial in Sao Paolo, Brazil
Prizes Awarded
National Section Czechoslovak Section

Golden Triga Gold Medal – Scenography
France – for its exposition as a whole and for the inventive Vladimír Nývlt
installation of works by stage and costume designers and
theatre architects Silver Medal – Scenography
Pavol M. Gábor, Luboš Hrůza, Vladimír Suchánek
Karl von Appen (GDR) – for his scenographic work Gold Medal – Costume
at the Berliner Ensemble Ludmila Purkyňová – for the collection of exhibited costume
Two additional programs completed the PQ ‘67 schedule. The most Joseph Sumbatashvili (SU) – for the stage for Tolstoy’s designs
important accompanying event was a four-day international symposium The Death of Ivan the Terrible
in which 130 delegates from 24 countries participated. It had two Silver Medal – Costume
main themes: Collaboration Between the Director and the Performance Silver Medal – Scenography Zdeněk Seydl
Designer and The Influence of New Dramas on the Development of the not awarded
Theatre Stage/Building. From the very first edition of PQ, the event The jury unanimously recognized the entire Czechoslovak
known as “National Days”, during which the individual curators had the Gold Medal – Costume exhibition for its artistic richness and diversity.
chance to present their country’s own expositions and theatre culture, Andrzej Majewski (PL) – for costumes for Stravinsky’s opera
enjoyed great popularity. Orpheus
As the organizer of the Prague Quadrennial, The Ministry of Culture Silver Medal – Costume
charged the Arts and Theatre Insitute with the realization of the event. not awarded
Invitations to participate in PQ were sent out diplomatically through
the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and via the country’s embassies. Given Thematic Section
the bureaucratic demands of this official form of communication, Performances of Operas by W. A. Mozart
information was also disseminated using the network of national no medal awarded
centers of the International Theatre Institute (ITI), making PQ
an important cultural event on the UNESCO program calendar. Theatre Architecture
Additionally, OISTT, the International Organization of Scenographers Gold Medal
and Theatre Technicians (which was later expanded to also include Fabio Penteado (BR) – for a theatre in Campinas
theatre architects), was closely linked with PQ from the very beginning
– its founding meeting was held in Prague in 1968, one year after the
first Prague Quadrennial.
Links
On-line archive
Bibliography
Catalogue (download PDF)
10 Prague Quadrennial
The preparations for the second edition of the Prague Quadrennial

were significantly affected by the political events in Czechoslovakia. The
gradual relaxation of the Communist regime, which made it possible to
hold the first PQ in 1967 and peaked with the non-violent introduction
of democratic principles at the start of 1968 (the so-called “Prague
Spring”), ended in August 1968 with the occupation of Czechoslovakia
by the armies of the Warsaw Pact nations under the baton of the USSR,
leading to a change in the country’s leadership and the reintroduction
of a strict totalitarian Communist regime. These processes were
reflected in, among other things, changes in the leading positions in
all areas, including culture and art. Although these restrictions also
had an impact on the composition of the PQ Committee, fundamental
changes in the concept and structure of the Prague Quadrennial were
successfully prevented. The entire event was also threatened by artists
from some Western European nations that were planning a boycott
as a protest against the occupation of Czechoslovakia. Thanks to the
intervention of two non-governmental organizations, namely the ITI
(the International Theatre Institute, established in Prague in 1948) and
OISTT (the International Organization of Scenographers and Theatre
Technicians, established in Prague in 1968), the boycott was averted.
This made it possible for PQ to become one of the very few events Horst Sagert (German Democratic Republic), Golden Triga
where, for the next twenty years, artists from both parts of the divided Bertolt Brecht: Turandot, Schauspielhaus Zürich, 1969
world could meet in relative freedom.
Preparations faced additional complications from interventions by this

reinforced political structure. Without regard to the earlier reservations
of the Burssels Pavilion for the Prague Quadrennial, an exhibition
celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of the Czechoslovak Communist
Party was deemed to be an event of the highest priority and therefore
took precedence in the venue. Another characteristic manifestion of this
power structure occured in the first week of PQ ’71 with the forced
replacemtn of the Secretary General of OISTT. Despite protests of
the international guests present, Ota Ornest, who had held the post
since the organization was established, was forced to resign under
pressure from the Communist authorities. Josef Svoboda replaced him
as the Secretary General as someone who was acceptable to both the
Communist functionaries as well as one who was acknowledged by the
international scenographic community.
Jerzy Gurawski (Poland), Gold medal – Scenography
Important accompanying evets of PQ ’71 included the Second OISTT Pedro Calderón de la Barca: Constant Prince, Teatr Laboratorium Wroclaw, 1965
International Congress, two symposia held on the thems of Theatre in Guinille Palmstierne-Weiss (Sweden), Gold medal – Costume
Multifunctional Auditoria and New Elements in Theatrical Expression and Federico García Lorca: Blood Wedding, Kunglig Dramatiska Teatern,
Scenography, and an exhibition of theatre costumes, prepared by the Stockholm, 1970
Theatre Division of the National Museum, was opened.
David Borovsky (Soviet Union), Gold medal – Scenography
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« Helio Eichbauer (Brazil), Gold medal – Scenography Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky: Confessions of a Young Man,
Prague Quadrennial José Triana: Night of the Assassins, Panema Theatre, 1969 Stanislavsky Drama Theatre, Moscow, 1969
June 8 – June 27, 1971
Brussels Pavilion and the Left Wing of the Julius Fučík Park of Culture and Leisure (PKOJF)
Congress Hall, Prague

Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Cuba, Number of participating countries: 26
Czechoslovakia, Federal Republic of Germany, Finland, France, Number of exhibiting artists: 558
German Democratic Republic, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Number of exhibiting Czech and Slovak designers: 59
Norway, Poland, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Number of visitors: more then 12,000 people
Kingdom, Uruguay, Soviet Union, Venezuela, Yugoslavia
The Brussels Pavilion, site of the first four Prague Quadrennials International Jury
Denis Bablet (FR), Saulo Benavente (AR), Margret
Diettrichová (AT), Militsa Nikolaevna Pozharskaya (SU, jury
foreperson), Andreas Reinhardt (GDR), Agostinho Olavo
Rodriguez (BR), Josef Svoboda (CS), Walter Unruh (FRG),
Ladislav Vychodil (CS)
Prizes Awarded
National Section Theatre Architecture

Golden Triga Gold Medal
German Democratic Republic – with a view towards the not awarded
works of Horst Sagert
Silver Medal
Gold Medal (ex aequo) Pierre and Anne-Marie Simon (CH) – for the Integrated
Polish scenographers Jerzy Gurawski, Leokadia Serafinowicz, Theater project
Józef Szajna, Zofia Werchowicz – with a view towards work on
Shakespearean productions. Honorary certificates
Gerhard Heinemann accepts the Golden Triga for the German Democratic Republic architecture exhibitions from Finland,
Gold Medal – Scenography France and the Soviet Union
David Borovsky (SU) Honorable mention
Hélio Eichbauer (BR) national exhibitions from Japan
Michel Raffaelli (FR) and the Federal Republic of Germany.
Individuals: Jorge Carrozzino (UY), Carmen Prieto (UY),
Silver Medal – Scenography Susanne Sommer (AT), Juha Lukkala (FI)
not awarded
Czechoslovak Section
Gold Medal – Costume Gold Medal – Scenography
Exhibitors from twenty-six countries participated in PQ ‘71. One of the Gunilla Palmstierna-Weiss (SE) Oldřich Šimáček
topics that arose at that time, and which continues to accompany the
Prague Quadrennial today, was outlined by Dr. Vladimír Jindra, one of
Thematic Section Silver Medal – Scenography
the co-authors of the PQ concept and a key figure of its first edition, Štefan Hudák
Productions of dramas by William Shakespeare
in his evaluation, when he wrote:
medal not awarded
“PQ has shown that scenography has specific special requirements for Gold Medal – Costume
its installation. It should not be exhibited in gallery style, as this does Helena Bezáková
not correspond with the essence of scenography. A ‘theatre environment’
should be created for its exhibits. Indeed, several of the expositions at Silver Medal – Costume
this PQ have already tried to achieve this, and, it is to be expected that Adolf Wenig
this is the direction in which the exhibition will continue to develop even
in the future.”
Links
On-line archive
Bibliography
16 Prague Quadrennial Catalogue (download PDF)
The preparations for the Prague Quadrennial in 1975 also faced

challenges. A typical manifestation of “socialist planning”, specifically
the inability to coordinate multiple events, threatened the very
existence of the exhibition. Just after the agreed June 1975 date for PQ
was published, it was announced that the Congress Palace (now the
Industrial Palace) would be undergoing renovations during the planned
PQ timeframe. A new, less suitable date for the end of September
and start of October was planned. After the corrected information
about the timeframe was distributed, it came to light that celebrations
marking the thirtieth anniversary of the liberation of Czechoslovakia
by the Red Army was going to be held in 1975. This “high priority”
event shifted the renovation of the Congress Palace to the fall, and
also occupied the entire Brussels Pavilion, so that PQ once again lost its
venue. The highly impractical final solution was to hold PQ at the end Shigeo Kawamori (Japan), Gold medal – Costume, Maxim Gorky: The Lower Depths, Toyoko Theatre, 1975 Andris Freibergs (Soviet Union), Golden Triga
of the year, so that the exhibition of Czech and Slovak stage designers Ārijs Geikins: Legend of Kapuo, Paegle Valmier Drama
was opened in the Wallenstein Riding Hall on December 22, and the Theatre, 1974
international parts of the exhibition (the National Exposition Section
and the Theatre Architecture Section) were not opened in the Brussels
Pavilion until January 7, 1976.
A new feature of PQ was the exhibition organized by schools of stage

design, which was held in the Center for Folk Art Production (ÚLUV)
Exhibition Hall on Národní třída in the center of Prague. For the third
edition of PQ, this exhibition replaced the Thematic Section, as the
initially published theme of The Dramatic Works of Nikolai Vasilievich
Gogol had not received a very favorable reception amongst the national
curators. However, the organizers reacted flexibly, and rather than
having only a weak section, gave the space to schools whose works
generated lively interest on the scenography scene. The theme of that
year’s OISTT International Congress was linked to this section of PQ
and included a highly acclaimed symposium devoted to the teaching
Installation PQ 75
of scenography. The participants had the opportunity to compare the
educational systems and practices used in schools from just about
the entire world: there were contributions from East as well as West
Germany, the United States, Belgium, Poland, and Czechoslovakia.
Several of the contributions stressed the need for specialized education
for theatre technicians, as this was necessary to properly manage
and use the options offered by the constantly developing technical School section – Great Britain
equipment found in theatres. Another topic that was repeated in
several contributions concerned the teaching of theatre architecture.
This gave birth to the idea of an international theatre architectural
competition organized by OISTT.
In addition to the sections published in the exhibition statutes, prizes

were also awarded to three fresh publications devoted to the field
in the improvised section of Scenography Theory and Critique. The
need to reflect and document scenography developed into a proposal
to establish a documentary center in Prague, which was prepared by
a group of foreign experts and submitted to the Arts and Theatre
Institute for evaluation. Although the proposal was never realized, it
at least served as the impetus for deciding that at least one of the
competitive sections should also be devoted to scenography publications
during future editions of PQ.
Ralph Koltai (Great Britain), Gold medal – scenography
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«Eduard Kochergin (Soviet Union), Golden Triga Peter Maxwell Davies: Taverner, Royal Opera House Covent
Prague Quadrennial S. Karas: The Wrestlers, Maxim Gorky Grand Academic Drama Theatre Leningrad, 1974 Garden London, 1972
December 22, 1975 – January 28, 1976
Brussels Pavilion, Wallenstein Riding Hall and the Center for Folk Art Production (ÚLUV)
Exhibition Hall, Prague

Austria,Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Cuba, Number of exhibiting countries: 28
Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Federal Republic of Germany, The number of exhibiting artists: 774
Finland, France, German Democratic Republic, Hungary, Italy, The number of exhibiting Czech and Slovak designers: 55
Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Spain, Number of visitors: not known
Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Uruguay, USA, Soviet
Union, Yugoslavia
John Bury (Great Britain) accepts the Gold Medal for Scenography International Jury
Eric Alexander (NL), Denis Bablet (FR), Radu Beligan (RO),
Joshiki Hamamoto (JP), Walter Huneke (FRG), Otto Kähler
(GDR), Militsa Nikolaevna Pozharskaya (SU, jury foreperson),
Agostinho Olavo-Rodrigues (BR), Josef Svoboda (CS), Ferenc
Vajda (HU), Ladislav Vychodil (CS)
Prizes Awarded
National Section Thematic Section
Golden Triga Scenographic schools
Soviet Union for the work of Eduard Kochergin, David no awards presented
Borovsky, Valery Levental, Enar Stenberg and Vladimir
Makushenko Special Section
Criticism and the theory of scenography
John Bury, Ralph Koltai and Timothy O’Brian (UK) Gold Medal
Denis Bablet (FR) – for “Les Revolutions sceniques du XXe siècle”
Silver Medal – Scenography
Studio Skarabee (NL) – for its valuable experimental work Silver Medal
ITI President Radu Beligan (Romania) at the opening ceremony Théatre du Soleil (FR) – for collective scenographic research
of PQ 75 at the Brussels Pavilion
Friedrich Dieckman (GDR) – for “Karl von Appens
from the perspective of folk theatre Buhnenbilder am Berliner Ensemble”
The Belgian exhibition – for the high level of quality of the
exhibited works Honorable Mention
Nicolas Suba (CH) – for the original use of the cathedral space René Hainaux (BE) – for “Spectacle 70-75”
Roberto Francia (IT) – for his scenography for
Shakespeare’s Hamlet Czechoslovak Section
Gold Medal – Costume Jozef Ciller
Shiego Kawamori (JP)
A diplomatic rift, which almost led to some countries cancelling their Silver Medal – Costume Květoslav Bubeník
participation in PQ, resulted from the desire of Israel’s OISTT center to Judit Schäffer (HU)
send their own national exposition. The diplomatic relations between Gold Medal – Costume
Czechoslovakia and Israel had diminished at the start of the 1950s, and, The PQ committee gave honorable mention to the exhibition Jarmila Konečná
after the Six-Day War in 1967, the Communist government broke off all from Canada
ties with Israel. The Ministry of Culture had reserved the right to invite Honorable Mention – Costume
only those countries with whom the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic Theatre Architecture Josef Jelínek
had diplomatic relations. The official justification was that Israel had Gold Medal
submitted its application to participate in PQ too late. France – for the large number of solutions to the variability of
theatre space
Links Silver Medal

On-line archive Soviet Union – for designs for various theatre spaces within
Bibliography one single theatre compound
The policies of the ruling Communist Party in Czechoslovakia continued

to have a negative impanct on the Prague Quadrennial in 1979. The
harsh repressive measures against those who organized and signed
the Charter 77 Declaration (a manifest demanding that civil and
human rights be respected in Czechoslovakia) as well as their family
members, drew the attention of foreign media and civic initiatives,
including, amongst others, Amnesty International. As a result, Swedish
artists cancelled their participation in PQ and other countries were
considering the same move. The situation from the previous edition of
the exhibition, when the applications of those countries with whom
Czechoslovakia did not have diplomatic relations were refused, also
repeated itself (in this case, Israel, South Korea, the Republic of South
Africa, Nigeria, and some other African countries); this situation lasted
until the demise of the Communist regime in 1989.
This edition of PQ retained its traditional organization of individual Jenifer Carey (Great Britain), Golden Triga Puppets
sections. Initially, the Thematic Section was intended to be dedicated to the

scenography for Leoš Janáček’s operas. However, at that time his operas
were not that frequently performed around the world, and, in addition,
Czech directors and scenographers were involved in those productions
that were staged. The new theme that was chosen was Scenography for
Puppet Theatres, which corresponded with the fact that UNESCO had
declared 1979 as the International Year of the Child, as well as with
the celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of the International Puppetry
Association (UNIMA). Because of budget limitations, the Thematic
Section was not presented separately; instead, it was included as a part
of each national exposition. During this edition, the Schools of Stage
Design Section had its own pavilion, which provided sufficient space for
original installations and, at the same time, ensured direct contact with
the main part of the exhibition in the Brussels Pavilion. In addition to
the main National Stage and Costume Design Section, this also included
the Theatre Architecture Section. As in previous years, the separate
Czechoslovak exposition, comprising the work of 81 scenographers and
14 puppet designers, was housed in the Wallenstein Riding Hall.
PQ continued to host range of programming in addition to the

three main sections. In connection with the focus on puppetry, there
was a nationwide exhibition of professional puppet theatres, which
provided Czechoslovak puppetry with the opportunity to present itself
Horst Sagert (German Democratic Republic), Horst Sagert (German Democratic Republic), Teimuraz Ninua (Soviet Union), Gold medal – Costume
to a greater extent to the international public. The exhibited displays Gold medal – Scenography Gold medal – Scenography Alexey Tolstoy: The Golden Key, Theatre of Young
were also used by a three-day seminar about theatre techniques. An Euripides: Medea, Deutsches Theater Berlin, 1977 Lope de Vega: The Life and Death of King Bamba, Audiences Tbilisi, 1977
important part of PQ ‘79 was the exhibition of works by the laureates Deutsches Theater Berlin, 1972
from the first edition of the OISTT’s international theatre architectural
competition. The jury awarded prizes to 38 of the 806 submitted « J ean Potvin
projects in the competition organized by the Belgian OISTT center. The (Belgium), Gold
medal – Architecture
OISTT Congress as well as an international symposium on the mutual Theatre universitaire
influences of contemporary fine art and scenography were both held Jean Vilar Louvain
during PQ.
»A
dam Kilian
(Poland) – Puppets,
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« John Burry (Great Britain), Golden Triga Gold medal
Prague Quadrennial John Galsworthy: Strife, National Theatre London, 1978 – Thematic section
June 1 – July 1, 1979
Wallenstein Riding Hall, Brussels Pavilion and the Julius Fučík Park of Culture and Leisure (PKOJF)
Pergola, Prague

Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Czechoslovakia, Number of participating countries: 27
Denmark, Egypt, federal republic of Germany, Finland, France, Number of exhibiting artists: 705
German Democratic Republic, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Number of exhibiting Czech and Slovak scenographers: 109
Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Switzerland, United Number of visitors: 30,283 people
Kingdom, USA, Uruguay, Soviet Union, Yugoslavia
Jury
Denis Bablet (FR), Helmut Grosser (FRG), Henryk Jurkowski
(PL), Otto Kähler (GDR), Paul Mignot (BE), George Paro
Exhibition in the entrance hall to the Brussels Pavilion at PQ 75
(YU), Militsa Nikolaevna Pozharskaya (SU, jury foreperson),
Agostinho Olavo Rodriguez (BR), Joel Rubin (USA), Josef
Svoboda (CS), Ladislav Vychodil (CS)
Prizes Awarded
National Section Czechoslovak Section
Golden Triga Gold Medal – Scenography
United Kingdom – for the high artistic standard of the entire not awarded
exposition
Gold Medal – Scenography Vladimír Suchánek
Horst Sagert (GDR) Jan Vančura
Silver Medal – Scenography Gold Medal – Costume

Eduard Kochergin (SU) Margita Polónyová
Paul van den Berg (NL)
Silver Medal – Costume
Theatre Institute director Eva Soukupová opens PQ 79 Gold Medal – Costume Stanislava Vaníčková
Teimuraz Ninua (SU)
Honorary diplomas
The international jury awarded a special silver medal to the Netherlands – for the overall concept and realization of its
exhibition from the Federal Republic of Germany for the exhibition
inventive search for new expressive forms in scenography. Belgium – for a collection of theatre posters
Italy – for a collection of posters from puppet theatres
Thematic Section
Puppetry The jury awarded special recognition to Switzerland – for
A major change from previous editions of PQ was how the event a presentation of the work of Adolphe Apia, a leading pioneer
was promoted. A Promotional Committee was established, which, Gold Medal of modern scenography.
in a timely and focused manner, prepared supporting documents and Poland exhibition
other materials, and communicated with the media. An agreement was
successfully reached with Czechoslovak television and radio as well Silver Medal
as with film studios. The filmed materials were provided to foreign Ivan Koós (HU)
television companies and, in some cases, they were allowed to film the František Vítek (CS)
exhibits and accompanying events. The promotional activities were also
targeted at art universities and general secondary schools. PQ was also Theatre Architecture
mentioned in travel agencies promoting Prague to tourists abroad. Gold Medal
Belgium
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Bibliography
At the start of the 1980s, the traditional venue of the Prague

Quadrennial – the Brussels Pavilion – was in such poor technical
condition that it was impossible to rely on its being used for the
exhibition. For the next several editions of PQ, the main venue became
the Industrial (at that time, Congress) Palace in the Prague Exhibition
Grounds. The Industrial Palace was built in 1891 as a part of the
renovation of the entire premises in preparation for the General Land
Centennial Exhibition. In its main spaces, it offered almost 10,000
square meters of exhibition space. However, at the time that PQ ‘83
was held, the central hall was being rebuilt and so it was not possible
to use all of the exhibition space. In addition, the issue of a temporary
entrance to the building had to be resolved, as well as how to connect
the two wings of the Palace.
The exhibition was structured in the same way as previously, and

separated into the Stage and Costume Design Section (the so-called
National Exposition Section), the Thematic Section (the theme for
PQ ‘83 was Czech and Slovak Musical Dramas), the Architecture
Section, and the non-competitive Schools of Stage Design Section.
Although during this edition of PQ the space provided to the schools
Jürgen Dreier (Federal Republic of Germany) – Golden Triga
was limited and so they were not able to present their work in the Leoš Janáček: Katya Kabanova, Staatstheater Darmstadt
most ideal way, there was an increase in the interest of students to
personally participate in PQ and accompanying events, including the
program prepared for them by the Theatre Faculty of the Academy
of Performing Arts in Prague (DAMU) in collaboration with the OISTT
Education Committee.
As a part of the ongoing quest to find ways in which to give the

exhibition a more dynamic, theatrical structure, this edition included
the first attempt to present an installation that was more innovative
and performative. Specifically, the Danish exposition Space in Action
emphasized a unique perspective of the visual aspects of theatre, and
the actors from the independent Fønix Theatre used their motional
creations to demonstrate the process of how theatre performance is
created and its final version.
Even this edition of PQ was affected by the political powers in a way

that is hard to imagine today. The international jury, headed by the
Russian theatrologist Militsa Nikolaevna Pozharskaya, unanimously André Acquart (France), Gold medal – Scenography David Short (Great Britain), Gold medal – Costume
Jean-Yves Daniel-Lesur – Jean Giraudoux: Ondine, Théatre des Champs-Elysées, 1982 E. Williams: The Corn is Green, Royal Exchange Manchester, 1981
awarded the Golden Triga to the West German exposition. The
leadership of the Communist Party did not agree with awarding
the main prize to representatives of a capitalist foreign country and
instructed the Ministry of Culture to overturn the decision. This led « View into the
exposition
to intense pressure exerted on the jury chairperson and on the Czech
members of the jury (the scenographers Josef Svoboda and Ladislav
Vychodil), as well as on the PQ General Commissioner Eva Soukupová,
who was also the director of the Arts and Theatre Institute at the
time. The Soviet Embassy in Prague also tried to pressure Pozharskaya.
All of the professionals dragged into the affair threatened to resign.
« Marco Arturo Marelli (Federal Republic of Germany), Gold medal – Thematic section
Leoš Janáček: Jenufa, Oper Frankfurt am Main School section – The Netherlands
June 13 – July 3, 1983
Julius Fučík Park of Culture and Leisure (PKOJF) Congress Hall: Left and Right Wings,
and the Gallery in the Right Wing, Prague

Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Cuba, Number of participating countries: 28
Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Egypt, Federal Republic of Germany, Number of exhibiting artists: 766
Finland, France, German Democratic Republic, Hungary, Number of Czech and Slovak stage and costume designers
Italy, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, Philippines, Poland, exhibiting: 27
Romania, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, USA, Soviet Number of visitors: approx. 13,000 people
Union, Vietnam, Yugoslavia
Jury
Jarka M. Burian (USA), Heinz Bruno Gallée (AT), Helmut
Grosser (FRG), Otto Kähler (GDR), Kotaro Maki (JP), Paul
Mignot (BE), Rose-Marie Moudoues (FR), Nils Gunnar Nilsson
Shigeo Okajima (Japan) accepts the Silver Medal for Pentti Piha (Finland), Gold medal – Architecture (SE), Georges Paro (YU), Militsa Nikolaevna Pozharskaya (SU,
Costume Design Intimiteatteri Helsinky
jury foreperson), Agostinho Olavo Rodriguez (BR), Zenobiusz
Strzelecki (PL), Josef Svoboda (CS), Ladislav Vychodil (CS)
Prizes Awarded
National Section Theatre Architecture

Golden Triga Gold Medal
Federal Republic of Germany – for productions of and Finland – with a view towards Pentti Piha project for
scenographies for the operas of Leoš Janáček Helsinki’s Intimiteatteri
Gold Medal – Scenography Silver Medal

André Acquart (FR) France – with a view towards the projects of Bernard
Guillaumot
If this had occurred, the entire matter would have been publicized Silver Medal – Scenography Italy – for an exposition showing the exemplary restoration of
and resulted in an international scandal. The situation was ultimately Maurizio Baló (Italy) – for his stage design for Berlioz’s historical theatre buildings
resolved by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which declared that the The Damnation of Faust
granting of the highest award to West Germany was, within the Shigeo Okajima (Japan) – for his scenography for the plays Czechoslovak Section
context of contemporary developments in the CSSR’s foreign policy, of Bertolt Brecht Gold Medal – Scenography
an unambiguously positive move. Drago Turina (Yugoslavia) – for a state design Jozef Ciller
for Šnajder’s Croatian Faust
The accompanying program included the by-now traditional events Silver Medal – Scenography
held during every edition of PQ: the OISTT symposium had the theme Gold Medal – Costume Tomáš Berka
of The Theatre of Today and Tomorrow, there was the exhibition David Short (UK) Jan Vančura
and naming of the laureates of the second occurrence of the OISTT
architectural competition, an exhibition of theatre technology organized Silver Medal – Costume Gold Medal – Costume
in connection with a seminar for the technicians working in Czech and Volker Pfüller (GDR) Josef Jelínek
Slovak theatres, an exhibition of photographs and film screenings of the
documentaries made by Denis Bablet about the works of Josef Svoboda, Thematic Section Silver Medal – Costume
and of course the National Expositions Days took place as in previous Scenography for the musical dramas of Czech and Slovak Alexander Barbaj
editions. An exceptional endeavor was the architectural presentation authors
made by Italy, whose exposition was devoted to the renovation of Honorable mention
seventy-two historical theatre buildings in the Emilia-Romagna Region. Gold Medal Young Soviet scenographers, Kaoru Kanamori (JP), Roy
Although it was not intended to be a part of the competition, it was Marco Arturo Marelli (FRG) – for the stage design for Robitschek (CA), Georgie C. Izenour (USA), Paul Mignot
awarded a special silver medal by the jury. Janáček’s Jenůfa at the theatre in Frankfurt am Main (BE), Ralf Äke Forsström (FI), Creative team of Laterna
Magika (CS), exhibitions from German Democratic Republic,
Silver Medal Danmark, Netherlands, Poland, Japan, Philippines,
Links Maria Björnson (UK) – for her scenography Australia, Canada and Vietnam
On-line archive of Janáček’s operas
Bibliography Zbyněk Kolář (CS) – for his scenography of contemporary The jury recommended giving recognition to all schools.
Czechoslovak operas
Catalogue (download PDF)
The 1987 edition of the Prague Quadrennial retained its established

structure. In this year, the Thematic Section was devoted to productions
of plays by Anton Pavlovich Chekov. The Architecture Section included
designs for theatre buildings of the future as well as solutions for new
stage spaces and the adaptation and renovation of historical theatres.
Twenty schools from sixteen countries participated in the Schools of
Stage Design Section. One part of the exhibits in this section was
focused on the results of learning and creation; the other, more on the
teaching process. Once again, the number of participating countries
grew, and more interest was shown by some Asian countries, namely
Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos. The Czech organizers helped with paying
for the transport of their exhibits and also waived the relevant fees.
The PQ ‘87 exhibits included projects from the by-now traditional

architectural competition, which, for this edition of PQ, was organized
by the Dutch OISTAT center. The published theme of Playhouse in
Amsterdam required the competing participants to submit a solution
for a specific location, with precise requirements for the size of the Exhibition of USA, Golden Triga
building, the stage, the auditorium, and the technical facilities. The
OISTAT symposium focused on the very current topic of Electronics
and Computer Technology: A Help or a Hindrance in Artistic Theatre
Work? In addition, the Theatre Faculty of the Academy of Performing
Arts in Prague (DAMU) prepared a special program for teachers and
students of schools of stage design. Directly as a part of the theatrical
school exposition, a seminar was held during which the exhibitors
introduced their exhibits and provided information about the teaching
system. The following days included a teachers’ discussion on the
topic of The Specifics of Scenography as a Part of a Dramatic Work,
with an associated excursion to Bratislava, where the Theatre Faculty
of the Academy of Performing Arts (VŠMU) organized a seminar
entitled Educating Scenographers. The PQ program was also enlivened
by several smaller exhibitions, such as the two held in the National
Theatre’s workshops (which acquainted visitors with the process of
creating theatre scenery), and a few in that took place in the foyers
of some of Prague’s theatres. The Czech branch of the International Werner Strub (Switzerland) – Special award for masks
Association of Theatre for Children and Young People (ASSITEJ) Carlo Gozzi – B. Besson: The Green Bird, Comédie de Geneve, 1982
organized an international seminar on the topic of The Main Tasks and
Issues of Contemporary Theatre for Children and Young People and Its
Creative Presentation. Other non-governmental theatre organizations
had their own programs, as did the International Association of Theatre Liisi Tandefelt (Finland), Gold medal – Costume
Critics (IACT) and the International Puppetry Association UNIMA. Frederich Loewe – Akan Jay Lerner: My Fair Lady, Tampereen Työväen Teatteri, 1985
There was a significant increase in the program of live performances –

during PQ ‘87 there was a show put on by studio theatres under the
title of Parallels of the Quadrennial and the motto Scenographically
Inspiring Productions. This gave highly progressive theatre ensembles
such as, to name but a few, Divadlo na provázku (Theatre on a String),
the HaDivadlo, Studio Ypsilon, and the Divadlo Drak, the opportunity
to present themselves to the international public.
Yannis Kokkos (France), Gold medal – Scenography

Sophocles: Elektra, Théatre National de Chaillot Paris, 1985
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« David Borovsky (Soviet Union), Gold medal – Thematic section
Prague Quadrennial Anton Pavlovich Chekhov: Ivanov, Moscow Art Theatre, 1977 Czechoslovak section
Prague, June 8 – 28, 1987
Julius Fučík Park of Culture and Leisure (PKOJF) Congress Hall
General Commissioner: Eva Soukupová

Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, Number of participating countries: 32
China, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Egypt, Federal Number of exhibiting artists: 754
Republic of Germany, Finland, France, German Democratic Number of exhibiting Czech and Slovak artists: 52
Republic, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Japan, Laos, Netherlands, Number of Visitors: more then 40,000 people
New Zealand, Poland, Romania, Spain-Catalonia, Sweden,
Switzerland, United Kingdom, USA, Soviet Union, Vietnam,
Yugoslavia
Josef Svoboda accepts the Gold Medal for Scenography
Jury
John Bury (UK), Chavdar Dobrev (BG), Heinz Bruno Gallée
(AT), Helmut Grosser (FRG), Marjatta Jaattinen (FI), Otto
Kähler (GDR), Adam Kilian (PL), Chris Lievaart (NL), Rose-
Marie Moudoues (FR), Hachiro Nakajima (JP), George Paro
(YU), Militsa Nikolaevna Pozharskaya (SU, jury foreperson),
Agostinho Olavo Rodriguez (BR), Joel Rubin (USA), Judith
Schäffer (HU), Josef Svoboda (CS), Ladislav Vychodil (CS)
Prizes Awarded
National Sections Silver Medal
Golden Triga Bulgaria – for the children’s theatre project Flag of Peace
United States of America – for best exhibition in Kyustendil
Sweden – for the project by the Norrbotten Theatre in Luleå
Yannis Kokkos (FR) – for his scenographic work, in particular Czechoslovak exposition
Board of OISTAT international symposium: Helmut Grosser, prezident OISTAT (FRG), his design for Sophocles’ Electra
Kensuko Mori (Japan), Serge Desarges (France), Bran Ferren (USA)
Josef Svoboda, Ladislav Vychodil
Ralph Koltai (UK) – for the stage design Silver Medal – Scenography
for Shakespeare’s Othello Jozef Ciller
Gold Medal – Costume Gold Medal – Costume

Liisi Tandfelt (FI) – for costumes for My Fair Lady not awarded
Silver Medal – Costume Silver Medal – Costume

Emmanuel Peduzzi, Jacques Schmidt (FR) – for costumes Helena Bezáková
for Aristophanes’ The Birds
Honorary diplomas
Thematic Section exhibitions from Brazil, Bulgaria, China, France, Cambodia ,
Productions of plays by Anton Chekhov Cuba, Vietnam
Gold Medal Special awards

Soviet Union
Werner Strub (CH) – for artistic masks.
Silver Medal
PQ awards ceremony in Wallenstein Palace
Federal Republic of Germany OISTAT awards in the Scenographic Schools Section
Mozarteum, Salzburg (AT)
Theatre architecture Latvian Academy of Fine Arts, Riga (SU)
Gold Medal
Links German Democratic Republic OISTAT diploma
On-line archive Jan van Eyck Academy, Maastricht (NL) – for its original
Bibliography presentation.
The 1991 edition of the Prague Quadrennial was held in an entirely

new social and political atmosphere. In November 1989, the Velvet
Revolution took place in Czechoslovakia – the Communist regime
was non-violently overthrown and, after forty years of Communist
rule, democracy was reinstated in the country. University students
played a critical role in instigating the events of that November, and
their initiative was immediately supported and adopted by theatre
people, whose popularity and credibility was an important instrument
for communicating with the public. It was not by chance that many
individuals from the theatrical world took on important functions after
the revolution. The post of Minister of Culture was held by theatre
historian Milan Lukeš, who was followed by the dramatist Milan
Uhde, and the playwright Václav Havel became the President of the
Republic. Nevertheless, the change in regime introduced uncertainty
and confusion as far as the preparations for PQ were concerned. After
the fall of the Communist government, there were personnel changes
in many key positions, and the composition of the PQ preparatory
team was also modified. In 1990, Eva Soukupová was removed from
her position as the PQ General Commissioner and the scenographer
Jaroslav Malina was named as her replacement. In 1991, Soukupová
also resigned from her post as the OISTAT Secretary General and Ota
Ornest took over this function. The PQ Committee, which included
a large number of professionals and theatre practitioners, was also
completely transformed. Additional problems with the realization of Anthony McDonald (Great Britain), Goden Triga
PQ arose with the shift from a managed to a market economy. New William Shakespeare: As You Like It, Old Vic Theatre London, 1989
economic principles, new approaches to ownership rights, the ability to
set prices, and other changes, significantly affected the cost of renting
exhibition spaces, accommodations, and, in general, all other services.
Companies with whom agreements had been signed prior to the Velvet
Revolution for producing exhibits were closed, and tenders for new
suppliers had to be quickly organized.
The Prague Quadrennial once again encountered a critical problem

with exhibition space in 1991. The Industrial Palace, thanks to its
location and adequate exhibition space, had proved to be ideal during
the past two editions and was booked for June 1991 for PQ; however,
it could ultimately not be used. The whole of the Exhibition Grounds
was rented out for the first six months of the year for the Universal
Czechoslovak Exhibition, which was organized to celebrate the 100th
anniversary of the General Land Exhibition – the event for which the
Exhibition Grounds, including the Industrial Palace, had originally been
built in 1891. A number of the issues were actively solved by Helena
Albertová, who was the new director of the Arts and Theatre Institute,
as well as a member of the PQ Council, and who had abundant
practical experience from previous editions of PQ, for which she had
been in charge of production. It was thanks to her involvement that
PQ was successfully realized in the alternative space of the Palace Jan Vančura (Czech and Slovak Federation), Gold medal – Thematic section Miriam Grote Gansey (Nethrlands), Gold medal – Scenography
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Magic Flute, Státní divadlo F. X. Šaldy Liberec, 1987 Jean Racine: Andomaque, Haagse Comedie, 1987
of Culture in Prague’s Vyšehrad district, which had been built in the
1980s primarily as a venue for Communist Party events. Although this
was a truly temporary solution – the PQ exhibits were located in the
palace’s expansive corridors and foyers and the Student Section was
even situated in the underground garages – it was possible to manage
the space architecturally and, in the end, PQ ‘91 was considered to be
« John Conklin (USA), Gold medal – Thematic section
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Idomeneo, San Francisco Opera, 1989
June 10 – 30, 1991
Palace of Culture, Prague
General Commissioner Jaroslav Malina

Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Number of participating countries: 36
Cyprus, Czech and Slovak Federal Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Number of participating artists and collectives: 706
Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Number of visitors: not known
Iceland, Italy, Israel, Japan, Netherlands, Norway, New
Zealand, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Korea, Romania, Syria,
View of the exhibition at the Palace of Culture
Spain-Catalonia, Sweden, Switzerland, USA, Soviet Union,
United Kingdom, Yugoslavia
Jury
From left: Pamela Howard, Ralph Koltai, an unidentified individual, Richard Hudson, and Arnold Aronson (USA, jury foreman), Eric Alexander (NL),
Timothy O’Brien accept the Golden Triga for Great Britain Marjatta Jaatinen (FI), Yannis Kokkos (FR), Iván Koós (HU),
Jurij Kovalenko (SU), Marta Lacombe de Goes de Vasconcelos
(BR), Miroslav Melena, (CSFR), Hachiro Nakajima (Japan),
George Paro (Croatia), Jan Zavarský (CSFR)
very interesting and the unusual location served to increase its appeal.
However, the total exhibition space was smaller than originally planned, Prizes Awarded
which was reflected in the sizes of the individual exhibits, and many
technical limitations affected the implementation of PQ overall. National Section Thematic Sections
Golden Triga Productions of operas by W. A. Mozart
Once again, the exhibition was organized into four sections, with United Kingdom – for the high artistic value of the entire
the only change being that the Czechoslovak exposition, which exposition Gold Medal
had previously always been presented and judged separately, was Jan Vančura (CSFR) – for a set of designs for Mozart’s operas
included with the other national expositions in the Stage and Costume Honorable Mention USA – for the excellent exposition “Mozart in America”
Design Section, making it possible to directly compare it with the Spain-Catalonia – for a national exposition showing the
world’s leading scenography. The Thematic Section was devoted to the spiritual vitality of Catalan theatre Honorable Mention
operas of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart on the occasion of the 200th Poland – for an exposition of scenographies for the operas of
anniversary of his death. The jury awarded the entire non-competitive Gold Medal – Scenography W. A. Mozart
Schools of Stage Design Section an honorable mention for its energy, Mirjam Grote-Gansey (NL) – for the depth and clarity of the
creativity, and original approach. multifaceted work on display Theatre Architecture
Gold Medal
As in the past, PQ ‘91 had a rich program of accompanying events. Silver Medal – Scenography Manos Perrakis (GR) – for the Teatro Technes Karolos Koun,
OISTAT organized a symposium with the title Mozart in Contemporary Alain Chambon (FR) Athens
Theatre. The National Days took place not only within the context of Roni Torén (IL) France – for an excellent presentation of contemporary
the expositions, but often also in cultural centers or at the embassies theatre architecture
of the individual countries. There were several associated exhibitions: Gold Medal – Costume
the Andrzej Majewski Exhibition at the Polish Institute; exhibits of not awarded Silver Medal
Hungarian and Slovak scenography prepared by the cultural centers of not awarded
the respective countries; an exhibition prepared by students from the Silver Medal – Costume
DAMU Department of Stage Design; a monographic exhibit devoted Vera Marzoto (IT) Honorable Mention
to the works of František Tröster; the Salon of Czech Scenography, and Jindřich Smetana, Jan Louda, Tomáš Kuklík, Zbyšek Stýblo
others. ASSITEJ organized an exhibition and associated seminar under Honorable Mention – Costume (CSFR) – for the Spirála Theatre in Prague
the title of The Creative Element as an Active Factor in Performances Byoung Bok Lee (KR) – for the exhibited works
for Children. An excursion to Slovakia, organized in conjunction with Scenographic schools
a seminar at the Academy of Performing Arts (VŠMU) in Bratislava Though not a competitive section, the jury awarded honorable
about the teaching methodology for stage design and visits to several mention to the section as a whole for its energy, creativity and
local theatres, aroused great interest among PQ’s foreign guests. fresh point of view.
Links
On-line archive
Bibliography
During the preparations for the eighth edition of the Prague

Quadrennial, some changes were made in how certain services were
secured. The provision of accommodations, transport, promotion, and
Architecture section – Czech exhibition, Silver medal
others, which were previously covered by the PQ team members could
be partly or fully turned over to specialized agencies. This allowed the
professionals to devote their time more actively to preparing the PQ
contents. There were also some foreign experts and active participants
from previous editions of PQ involved in preparing the concept, having
met in 1992 during a two-day meeting to discuss the concept and
contents of the upcoming edition. The meeting participants comprised
Giorgio Ursini (Italy), Pamela Howard (Great Britain), Eric Alexander
(Holland), Detlev Schneider (Germany), Maija Pekkanen (Finland), Ján
Zavarský (Slovakia), and Joël Rubin (from the USA, who participated
by correspondence). The meeting was led by Helena Albertová, who
was the director of the Arts and Theatre Institute at that time and the
General Commissioner for PQ ‘95. Other meeting attendees included
the Art and Theatre Institute staff members who were involved in the
preparations for PQ. Czech exhibition in Thematic section
– Publications on scenography, Gold medal
Although PQ ‘95 did retain its traditional sections (scenography,

thematic, and architecture), they were combined and exhibited
together within individual national expositions under the motto
of On a Quest for Performance Space. This change had the aim of
ensuring the implementation concept of PQ even in the event that
sufficient exhibition space could not be ensured. The scenography
schools’ exhibition and the exhibition of scenographic publications
(which replaced the Thematic Section in 1995) remained separate.
A key change, which was necessary to ensure the future existence of
José Carlos Serroni (Brazil), Golden Triga
PQ, was the introduction of a fee to be paid by those participating in
J. Andrade: Path of Salvation, SESC-Anchieta Sao Paulo, 1993
the national expositions for exhibition space of more than 20 square
meters.
Ultimately, PQ was able to use the entire space of the Industrial Palace
– however, at the cost of having to move the exhibition dates. The Exhibition of Germany, Gold medal – Scenography
Prague Autosalon, which was held in June, was given priority over the
artistic exhibition. As a result, the timeframe for PQ had to be changed,
and it ran later – from June 26 to July 16 – and this had a negative
impact primarily on the number of visitors.
There was also a significant move forward as regards collaboration

with UNESCO, which included PQ ‘95 amongst the events of the
World Decade for Cultural Development, and also provided a grant
that helped to publish the PQ Catalogue as well as to support the
participation of less economically developed countries. The Prague
Quadrennial was held under the auspices of the President of the Czech
Republic – the playwright Václav Havel – who personally participated
in the official opening and examined the entire exhibition with great
interest.
Many events accompanied PQ ’95. The most impressive was the

exhibition organized in honor of scenographer Josef Svoboda’s 75th
birthday, and it dominated the central hall of the Industrial Palace.
The topic of this year’s regular OISTAT Congress was the thirtieth
Exhibition of Great Britain, Special gold medal
50 Prague Quadrennial « School section – Great Britain

June 26 – July 16, 1995
Industrial Palace, Prague Exhibition Grounds
General Commissioner Helena Albetová

Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Belarus, Brazil, Number of Participating Countries: 42
Bulgaria, Canada, China, Chile, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Number of Participating Artists and Collectives: 331
Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Greece, Number of Exhibiting Schools: 69 from 26 countries
Hong Kong SAR China, Hungary, Iceland, Israel, Japan, Publications on Scenography Section: 16 countries with 107
Korea, Lithuania, Latvia, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, exhibits
Philippines, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Syria, Number of Visitors: Approximately 10,000.
Spain-Catalonia, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, USA
Jury
Eric Alexander (NL), Hedwig Belitska-Scholtz (HU), José
Manuel Castanheira (PT), Yury Gnedovsky (RU), Helmut
Grosser (DE), Mel Gussow (USA), Samppa Lahdenperä (FI),
Byoung Boc Lee (KR), Iain Mackintosh (UK), Jaroslav Malina
(CZ, jury foreman), Michele Notterman (BE)
Prizes Awarded
President of the Czech Republic Václav Havel with PQ general commissioner
Helen Albertová at the opening of PQ 95
National Section Thematic Section
Golden Triga Publications on scenography
Brazil – which succeeded in raising theatre to the level of
festive occasion, place of joy, and deep emotional experience Gold Medal
Věra Ptáčková (CZ) – for her book A Mirror of World Theatre
Special Gold Medal
United Kingdom – for an exemplary approach to fulfilling the Silver Medal
PQ 95 theme “In search of performance space” Giorgos Patsas (GR) – for his book Costumes and Stage
anniversary of its establishment. Additionally, this was the first time Design
the International Association of Theatre Critics (IACT), which unites Gold Medal – Scenography Hungary – for the catalogue to the Hungarian exposition at
theatre critics from around the world, held a meeting during PQ. Their Robert Ebeling, Frank Hänig, Hartmut Meyer, Peter PQ 95, which is an excellent example of how to document
International jury
discussion on the topic of Critique and the PQ drew attention to the Upper line: Mel Gussow (USA), Hedwiga Belitska- Schubert (DE) – for an imaginative approach to classical and contemporary scenography
fact that reflections about scenography are missing in theatre reviews Scholtz (HU), Eric Alexander (NL), Jury Gnedovsky modern theatre
and that that, in this respect, PQ served as a good example. The (RU), Samppa Lahdenpera (FI), Jaroslav Malina (CZ), Theatre architecture
José Manuel Castanheira (PT)
symposium entitled Scenography as the Intersecting Point Between the Lower line: Ian Mackintosh (GB), Byung Boc Lee (KR), Silver Medal – Scenography Gold Medal
Theatre and the Fine Arts, which was organized by the International Michele Notterman (BE), Helmut Grosser (DE) Zinovij Margolin (BY) – for stage designs that helped to meet not awarded
Federation for Theatre Research (IFTR). The Association of Theatre for the aims of Françoise Sagan’s play “The Vanishing Horse”
Children and Young People (ASSITEJ) held a symposium addressing Andris Freibergs (LV) – for his stage design for Penderecki Silver Medal
the topic of The House: A Non-Traditional Use of Performance Space. and Bach’s Credo Belgium – for an excellent and original presentation of
There were also several other associated exhibitions prepared by Czech Jeoug-Sup Yoon (KR) – for a design for Ji-il Kim’s play theatre architecture
organizers during PQ (such as The Theatre Costume in the Czech Lands; Heavenly Order Czech Republic – for its exposition dedicated primarily to
Czech Cubist Scenography; and Three Centuries of Theatre Architecture in theatre spaces and theatre architecture with a view towards
Bohemia), and also the cultural centers of participating countries, such Gold Medal – Costume the Archa Theatre in Prague by architects Miroslav Melena and
as the Krasimir Valkanov Exhibition at the Bulgarian Cultural Center, the Alex Ollé, Charles Padrissa, Peter Minshall, Chu Oroz (ES- Ivan Plicka and graphic designer Robert V. Novák
exhibition entitled Teatrapy prepared from the collections of the Centre CT) – for dazzling costumes from The Mediterranean, Olympic
for Polish Scenography in Katowice, and the exhibition Forty Years of Sea by La Fura dels Baus
British Theatre Architecture that was held in the Jaroslav Frágner Gallery.
The professionals from abroad were also interest in excursions to the Silver Medal – Costume
preserved Baroque chateau theatres in Český Krumlov and Litomyšl. Anna Kontek (FI) – for a set of costumes for
Stravinsky’s opera The Nightingale
Gabriel Berry (USA) – for a set of costumes for experimental
Links theatre performances
On-line archive
Bibliography
9th International Exhibition of Stage Design and
Theatre Architecture
The preparations for PQ ‘99 were carried out under the new Director
of the Arts and Theatre Institute Ondřej Černý, who took over this
position from Helena Albertová in 1996. His aim was to give the
Prague Quadrennial greater autonomy within the structure of the
Arts and Theatre Institute so that it would be more independent, and
have its own statutes as well as its own budget. The main requirement
formulated by the preparatory team headed by Ondřej Černý was that
PQ should not continue with the exhibition practices of the previous
editions insofar as presenting individual exhibits and artefacts in
museum style; instead it should become a live display, a living organism,
in which traditional installations would be intermingled with creative
workshops, meetings, seminars, and live performances.
A competition was announced for the design of the concept for PQ

‘99 and four architectural studios were invited to participate. However,
none of the submitted designs was recommended for realization and
PQ remained the direct responsibility of the Arts and Theatre Institute,
but with the understanding that the implementation of those parts
possible to implement through suppliers would be entrusted to external Simona Rybáková (Czech Republic), Golden Triga, Costumes
companies. The realization of the students’ program was directly the
responsibility of OISTAT, and the second part was implemented by
DAMU. An important change was that an external main producer
was engaged. In addition, the position of press spokesperson was
established, who would ensure the continuous flow of information and
general press services for the media.
The structure of the exhibition used the tried and tested model of
four separate sections. The Thematic Section bore the title of Homage
to Scenography, with the intent of presenting the most impressive
scenographers from each country. During the preparations, the idea of
adding a section for theatre photography was discussed; however, given
the production demands for an event that was already of such large and
that a prestigious competitive show already existed in the form of the
International Triennial of Theatre Photography in Novi Sad, this concept
was never realized.
The other accompanying events that deserve mention are the Light
Lab workshop; several lectures and workshops for students; and
the Scenography Forum organized by OISTAT with the theme of
Collaboration Between Stage and Costume Designers in the 21st Century. Achim Freyer (Germany), Gold medal –Thematic section Joan-Josep Guillén (Spain – Catalonia), Jana Preková (Czech Republic), Golden Triga,
There were also many separate exhibitions, the most important of Wofgang Anadeus Gold medal – costume Gold medal – Costume
which were devoted to the scenographic works of Ralph Koltai (in the Ramon Llull: The Book of the Beasts, Teatre Romea
Barcelona, 1995
Mánes Exhibition Hall), and to the theatre photography of Jaroslav
Krejčí and his students (along the gallery in the central hall of the
Industrial Palace). « School section
Tel Aviv University: Space of Hamlet
A new concept introduced in 1999, which ran during the entire PQ,
was the joint hosting of five theatre groups within the La Campement
program. A pleasant and friendly meeting place was established in
front of the right wing of the Industrial Palace, where elements of
theatre, circus, café, pub, and cabaret blended to create an inimitable
atmosphere. » Antonio Carlos de Castro (Brazil),
Gold medal – architecture
Teatro José de Alencar – recinstruction
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« Jaume Plensa (Spain – Catalonia), Gold medal – scenography
Prague Quadrennial Claude Debussy: The Martyrdom of Saint Sebastien, Opera di Roma, 1997
June 7 – 27, 1999

Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Belarus, Brazil, Number of participating countries: 45
Bulgaria, Canada, China, Chile, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Number of participating artists and collectives: 516
International jury
Arnold Aronson (USA), Maija Pekkanen (FI), Christopher Till (ZA),
Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Number of participating schools: 111
Edith del Campo (CL), Timothy O’Brien (GB), Hong Kong SAR China, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Israel, Japan, Number of Visitors: approximately 20,000 people
Věra Ptáčková (CZ), Georges Banu (FR), Tereza Wagner Lithuania, Latvia, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway,
(UNESCO), Jerzy Gurawsky (PL), Ján Zavarský
Poland, Portugal, Republic of Korea, Republic South Africa,
Industrial Palace – Prague Exhibition Grounds Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain-Catalonia, Sweden,
Switzerland, United Kingdom, USA, Yugoslavia
Jury
Arnold Aronson (USA, jury foreman), Timothy O’Brien (UK),
Jerzy Gurawski (PL), Maija Pekkanen (FI), Věra Ptáčková (CZ),
Ján Zavarský (SK)
Jury members named by UNESCO: Georges Banu (FR),
Edith del Campo (CL), Christopher Till (ZA),
Tereza Wagner (UNESCO)
Prizes Awarded Gold Medal

Achim Freyer (DE) – for his lifelong work
National Section
Golden Triga Silver Medal
Czech Republic – for the best exposition Byung-Bok Lee (KR) – for his excellent expression
Authors of Czech exhibition Šimon Caban and Simona Rybáková of the purity, harmony, and beauty of theatre art
in the National Section
Gold Medal – Scenography Theatre Architecture

Jaume Plensa and his colleagues from La Fura dels Baus Gold Medal
(ES-CT) for their brilliant design, the consistency of their Brazil – for balancing functionality and the human dimension
scenographic elements, and their exceptional creativity of eight projects by various types of theatres
Silver Medal – Scenography Special Gold Medal

not awarded United Kingdom – for an inventive approach to the
Glyndebourne Opera House
Gold Medal – Costume
Jana Preková (CZ) – for her excellent expression of the Silver Medal
For the first time in the history of the Prague Quadrennial, there was relationship between costume, actor, and the psychology Poland – for respecting and using the genius loci for theatre
the broadly conceived PQ for Children program, through which children of the character productions
personally participated in the exhibition events and their scenographic Joan Guillen (ES-CT) – for fantasy and an apposite expression
designs were displayed in one section of the central hall of the of the fusion between human and animal form Honorable Mention
Industrial Palace. Hungary, Russia, Slovakia
Silver Medal – Costume
PQ ‘99 received significant support from UNESCO. Not only did it not awarded UNESCO awards
provide generous support for the participation of less economically First category – award for excellent and original work by
developed countries, but it also included PQ in its special program for Honorable Mention – Costume emerging artists and artists’ groups
awarding the Prize for the Promotion of the Arts. UNESCO defined Rakefet Levy (IL) – for exceptional creativity and the high Vladimir Anshon (EE)
this prize as an “award for a new generation”, and appointed a special standard of designs Liz Ascroft (UK)
expert jury headed by Georges Banu. Elzbieta Terlikowska (PL) – for exceptional creativity and the group of nine artists – Tracy Grant Kate Halley, Dorita
high standard of her designs Hannah, Mark McEntyre, Diane Prince, Tolis Papazoglou,
Helen Todd, Andrew Thomas, Lemi Ponifaso (NZ)
Links Thematic Section
On-line archive The best and most inventive presentations Second category – award for the new generation for school
Bibliography projects
58 Prague Quadrennial Catalogue (download PDF) Netherlands, United Kingdom, University of Tel Aviv, Latvia, Korea
10th International Exhibition of Scenography
Ondřej Černý, the Director of the Arts and Theatre Institute, concluded
the successful Prague Quadrennial ‘99 with a detailed evaluation
from which it was possible to draw inspiration for the next edition of
PQ. Additionally, when preparations for PQ ‘03 were first started, he
approached a number of foreign experts and active PQ participants
with an appeal to help formulate ideas and topics. The conclusions
from the evaluation meetings showed that the Stage and Costume
Design Section and the Schools of Stage Design Section should
remain unchanged. A number of interesting recommendations were
put forward for the Schools Section, which provided evidence of
the importance placed on education in the field of scenography.
For example, a concept for an associated program for students was
proposed; this was implemented by OISTAT under the title of Scenofest
during PQ ‘03. It consisted of a daily series of lectures, seminars, light
and sound presentations, the thematic exhibition Lear in our Time, and
samples of live performances, often with the participation of leading
representatives of the field. Over 800 students participated in the
program, and PQ thus became a significant educational event.
On the other hand, the contents of the Thematic Section were widely
debated at the preparatory meetings. The theme of Theatre and the
Visual Arts, which had already been mentioned during the preparations
for the previous edition of PQ, was discussed, and the idea of a fully Paul Brown (Great Britain), Golden Triga
curated exhibition was considered. This would, however, require Anton Pavlovich Chekhov: Platonov, Almeida Theatre London, 2001
a systemic change to the concept and organizational structure of the
entire Prague Quadrennial, something that was unfeasible at the given
time. The Thematic Section was ultimately replaced by a project, the
concept for which had been proposed by the New Zealand architect
and scenographer Dorita Hanah, and which was focused on the role
that the architecture of the theatre space plays in the preparations for
a performance. Later discussions with the Czech creative team led to
the preparation of an entirely new project entitled The Heart of PQ,
with the subtitle of A Cardiac Arrest to the Conventional! Its main
aim was to introduce theatre design within the context of current
live art, to inject life into the otherwise static PQ exhibition, and to
give visitors a more intense experience and allow them to share in
a live event. This was the first major international project organized
by PQ that received support from the European Union’s Culture
Program. Over 300 artists from twenty-five countries participated in
its realization. The Central Hall of the Industrial Palace was filled with
a structure built designed by Dorita Hannah and her colleagues from
Massey University, which consisted of five towers, each of which was
dedicated to one of the human senses. Here, performances, workshops,
and various events standing on the outer boundaries of theatre,
dance, the visual arts, sound and light installations, and interactive
events took place. The motto of PQ ‘03 was “The labyrinth of the world
and paradise of the theatre”. The section of the National Expositions
of Stage and Costume Design was supplemented with the joint
installation Pageant of Dramatic Figures, which diagonally intersected
the entire left wing of the Industrial Palace. The Architecture Section,
which bore the subtitle of Architecture of the Theatre in Context,
was supplemented by an auditorium with a projection screen where
various lectures, presentations, and screenings took place. The theme
Lars-Ake Thessman (Sweden), Gold medal – Complex realization of a single production
Richard Strauss: Elektra, Göteborgs Operan, 1999
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« Richard Hudson (Great Britain), Golden Triga, Gold medal – Scenography
Prague Quadrennial Georg Friedrich Haendel: Tamerlano, Maggio Musicale Florentino – Teatro alla Pergola Florence, 2001
June 12 – 29, 2003

Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Czech Number of participating countries: 50
Republic, Canada, Chile, China, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, Number of exhibiting artists and collectives: 671
Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Number of exhibiting schools: 126
The Heart of PQ. A Cardiac Arrest to the Conventional! Kong SAR China, Hungary, Iceland, India, Israel, Italy, Japan, Visitorship: 20,000 visitors.
Lithuania, Latvia, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, New Zealand,
Oceania, Peru, Poland, Republic of Korea, Republic of South
Africa, Romania, Russia, Serbia and Montenegro, Spain,
Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Turkey,
International jury Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States
Upper line: Valerij Levental (RU), Leszek Madzik (PL), Sharon Cort (ZA), André-Louis Perinetti, (FR)
Kazue Hatano (JP), Hartmut Meyer (DE), Alejandro Luna (MX)
Lower line: Ian Herbert (GB), Jiří T. Kotalík (CZ), Delbert Unruh (USA), Dionisis Fotopoulos (GR) Jury
Sharon Cort (ZA), Dionisis Fotopoulos (GR), Kazue Hatano
(JP), Ian Herbert (UK), Jiří T. Kotalík (CZ), Valerij Levental
(RU), Alejandro Luna (MX), Leszek Madzik (PL), Hartmut
Meyer (DE), André-Louis Perinetti (FR, juror delegated by
UNESCO, jury foreman), Delbert Unruh (USA)
Prizes Awarded
of this edition’s Schools Section was Art and Interaction, and it was
accompanied by a rich educational program. A record number of 126 National Section Complex realization of a single production
schools from thirty-four countries participated in the exhibition art. Golden Triga Gold Medal
The importance of the entire event was once again emphasized by the United Kingdom Lars-Ake Thessman – stage design, Karen Erskine – costumes
support provided by UNESCO, which made it possible for scenographers (SE) – for the excellent production of Sophocles’ Electra
from less economically developed countries to participate. Gold Medal – Scenography
Richard Hudson (UK) – for the stage design to Silver Medal
The most important associated events included the OISTAT Congress on Handel’s opera Tamerlano Ilmars Blumbergs (LV) – for a presentation of Mozart’s
the topic of Communication of Scenery and Place and the exhibition of The Magic Flute
the winning works from the sixth year of the architectural competition. Silver Medal – Scenography
Once again, other international non-governmental organizations were Georgios Patzas (GR) – for his stage design for Honorable Mention
active during PQ. The IFTR organized a conference on the theme of Aeschylus’s The Persians for the festival in Epidaurus not awarded
Patronage, Spectacle and Stage, and ASSITEJ held a seminar entitled
The Labyrinth of the Theatre for Children and Young People. The Honorable Mention – Scenography Theatre architecture
International Association of Libraries and Museums of Performing Arts Hartus Kafkarides (CY) – for an inventive stage design for Gold Medal
(SIBMAS) helped to realize the National Museum’s exhibition Flowers Euripides’s play The Trojan Women Renzo Piano (IT) – for the cultural complex
of Fall, which presented traditional kimonos used in Noh theatre from at the Parco della Musica in Rome
the 17th to the 19th centuries. There were also monographic exhibitions Gold Medal – Costume
presenting the works of Tadeusz Kantor, Dionisis Fotopoulos, and Nicky Gillibrand (UK) – for costumes for A Midsummer Silver Medal
Otakar Schindler. Viktor Kronbauer prepared an exhibition of his Night’s Dream Francesca Guardia, Nuez Yanowsky (ES-CT) – for the Lliure
theatre photographs that had received awards at the International Teatre in Barcelona Lauritz and Manfred Ortner (CH) –
Triennial of Theatre Photography in Novi Sad. Silver Medal – Costume Schiffbau in Zurich
Tanja Simonen (FI) – for costumes for Matti Rossi’s The Deer
There was also a successful and popular children’s program realized and the Rhinoceros Honorable Mention
under the title Theatre of the Senses, which was connected to the A. Vassiljev, S. Gusarev, I. Popov, B. Thor (RU) – for the
live part of the exhibition. Over 2,500 youngsters participated in it. Honorable Mention – Costume renovation of the School of Dramatic Arts in Moscow
A new feature was the child viewer’s award for the most interesting Hye-Suk Chang (KR) – for interesting costume designs for Sweden – for the entire architecture exposition
exposition. Mozart’s The Magic Flute
Doina Levintsa (RO) – for a clever and inventive costume Special Silver Medal
collection Netherlands, Russia, Taiwan, Slovakia, Canada, Greece,
Links New Zealand, USA
On-line archive
Bibliography
11th International Competitive Exhibition
of Scenography and Theatre Architecture
The 2007 edition of the Prague Quadrennial was characterized by an

impressive uniform design, which was used consistently not only on all
press, promotional, and advertising materials, but also in the creative
concept for all of the exhibition spaces, furnishings, and bar as well
as during live performances and the accompanying events that took
place outside of the Exhibition Grounds. The leitmotif of PQ ‘07 was
“recycling” as symbolized by the visual element of a ballerina carrying
a transport crate, red-and-white caution tape, and the motto “Hamlet is
(not) dead”.
The concept for the exhibition was significantly overhauled. Following

the replacement of the Thematic Section with the Heart of PQ project
during the previous edition, this section was completely eliminated.
Previously, it had already been often mentioned that there was a need
to prepare a curated scenographic exhibition within the framework of
PQ. In 2007, it was possible to implement a structure that brought
greater freedom and more opportunities for the curators’ own creative
work. They were asked to select their own theme for their national
expositions, which would use the unique theatre trends in their
respective countries to express their points of view about today’s world.
The individual expositions were to concentrate on the specifics and
exceptional expressions of contemporary theatre and scenography Exhibition of Russia, Golden Triga
(whether in a fully representational manner or in a marginal area).
The aim was to emphasize the current diverse scenography, and to
take advantage of its ability to reflect the present time. The main
prize – the Golden Triga – would be awarded to the exposition that
best expressed the chosen theme. The same theme could be used for
the country’s expositions in all three sections (the National Expositions
Section, the Architecture and Technology Section, and the Student
Section), or each of the expositions could have its own theme. This was
the first time that the Student Section was also competitive.
The objective of the Prague Quadrennial’s artistic leadership was to

present theatre design not only in the form of inanimate exhibits, but
also in its natural environment – as an integral part of an event. For
this reason, a great deal of attention was devoted to the live program,
which included 500 happenings. Performances, artistic installations,
and site-specific projects were realized in the city’s streets, serving as
examples of theatre design within the context of various artistic and Boris Kudlička (Slovakia), Gold medal – Best use of technology Students section SCENOFEST
theatre disciplines. The program was supplemented with numerous of
seminars, workshops, and presentations.
The students’ exhibition was expanded to include the broadly conceived

SCENOFEST program, which was implemented by PQ in collaboration
with OISTAT, and covered all areas of theatre design. The Scenofest
Theatre, made of cardboard transport crates (designed by Jean-Guy
Lecat) and a Tower of Babel – a 18 meter tall dominant structure
used for performance, workshops, presentations, and exhibits – were
built in the central hall of the Industrial Palace. A number of lectures
and presentations associated with the main program of Top Ten Talks
were also held. Following tradition, the program also included the
announcement of results and the presentation of selected projects from
the OISTAT Architectural Competition.
68 Prague Quadrennial « Magone Šarkovska (Latvia), Gold medal – Students section SCENOFEST Industrial Palace – view to exhibitions
June 14 – 24, 2007
Industrial Palace and Krizik Pavilon E – Prague Exhibition Grounds, Alfred ve dvoře Theatre,
NoD/Roxy, Archa Theatre, Ecotechnical Museum, Streets of Prague city centre, Prague Theatres
General Commissioner Arnold Aronson

Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Number of participating countries: 51
Cameroon, Canada, Chile, China, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Number of participating artists and collectives: 550
Opening of PQ 07
Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Germany, Number of participating schools: 58
Greece, Hong Kong SAR China, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Scenofest: Almost 90 workshops with 1100 participating
Israel, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Mexico, Netherlands, New students
Zealand, Norway, Pacific Islands, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Live program: Almost 500 live events
Portugal, Republic of Korea, Republic of South Africa, Romania, PQ for Children: Long-term project – 1200 children from 36
Russia, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, schools; Program in the exhibition – more than 3500 children
Switzerland, Taiwan, Turkey, United Kingdom, USA, Venezuela Number of Visitors: 34 683 visitors (17 342 visitors of the
exhibition, 5 091 registered theatre professionals and students
Jury from 70 countries (56 % from Europe, 28% from overseas
Vladimir Anshon (EE), Georges Banu (FR), Vladimír Franz and 16% from Czech Republic), 12 250 spectators during the
(CZ), Dorita Hannah (NZ), Richard Hudson (UK), Koffi performances in the city centre
Kwahulé (CI/FR), Rumi Matsui (JP), Monica Raya (MX),
José Carlos Serroni (BR), Austin M. C. Wang (TW), Mary
Zimmmerman (USA)
PQ 07 Awards ceremony – Dmitry Krymov with Golden Triga
UNESCO Jury: Rolf Abderhalden (CO), Nissar Allana (IN),
Hope Azeda (RW), Manfred Beilharz (DE), Jan Dušek (CZ)
Prizes Awarded
Golden Triga for the Best Presentation of a Theme Gold Medal for Best Realization of a Production
Russia – for their theme entitled „Our Chekhov: Brett Bailey (designer and director) – Oscar van Woensel:
Twenty Years Later“ medEia, Republic of South Africa
Angie Hiesl, x-times people chair Gold Medal for Best Use of Technology Gold Medal for Best Theatre Costume
Taiwan – for its facility with and profound understanding of Mexico – for the vast array of approaches to adorning the
the possibilities of both modern and ancient technologies performing body

Gold Medal for Best Use of Technology Gold Medal for Best Stage Design
Boris Kudlička (SK) – for his use of technology to create Joao Mendes Ribeiro (PT) – awarded to an architect who
images of astonishing effect truly understands theatrical space

Gold Medal for Best Theatre Architecture UNESCO Prize for the Promotion of the Arts – Performing
not awarded Arts Section
Department of Theatre, Faculty of Arts, University of Chile
Honorary Diploma in the Section of Architecture and Technology Theatre Faculty of Academy of Performing Arts in Prague,
Spain – for its originality and the spirit of the manifesto Czech Republic
calling attention to theatres at risk Eliza Alexandropoulou (GR)
School Exhibit of Republic of Korea
Gold Medal for the Most Promising Talent in the Student Ana Milic and Snezana Veljkovioc (RS)
Two monographic exhibitions – one displaying the works of František
Section – Scenofest
Tröster, the other those of David Borovský – were included the
Reinis Suhanovs (LV) – for its wit and simplicity
accompanying program. As in the past, several international non-
governmental organizations held conferences on such topics as New
Gold Medal for Best Exposition in the Student Section and
Space and Authenticity (IFTR), Capturing Scenography (OISTAT),
Scenofest
Transliteration: History and Theory of Scenography (the magazine
Latvia
Scenography International in conjunction with PQ).

Links Gold Medal for Best Realization of a Production
On-line archive Johannes Schütz (scenography and costume design), Jürgen
Bibliography Gosch (direction) – William Shakespeare: Macbeth, Düsseldorf
70 Prague Quadrennial Catalogue (download PDF) Schauspielhaus, 2005, Germany
12th Prague Quadrennial of Performance Design
and Space
The twelfth edition of the Prague Quadrennial was marked by many

significant changes. The long-established subheading of “International PRAGUE QUADRENNI
Exhibition of Scenography and Theatre Architecture” was changed to AL OF PERFORMANCE
“Prague Quadrennial of Performance Design and Space”. Sodja Lotker,
the Artistic Director for PQ ‘11, explained this change as follows: D E S I G N A N D S PA C E
“Using the term performance design aims towards acknowledging the
changes in the theatre in the last decades as well as the changes in
scenographic activity being part of numerous genres and disciplines. […]
Scenography, or performance design, today can be defined as a complex
environment including space, light, sound, and body, an environment for
creation of performative relations.”
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Another important change consisted of a change in the exhibition

P Q 011
venue. PQ ‘11 left behind the by-then traditional location of the at the still point of the turning world
: a stage is a stage is a stage
Industrial Palace on the Prague Exhibition grounds, part of which was

destroyed by fire in 2008. The Section of Countries and Regions as well
as the Student Section were moved to the Functionalist building of the
Trade Fair Palace (which was used by the National Gallery’s Collection www.pq.cz
of Modern and Contemporary Art). Here, in the cleared out, austere
underground space of a former cinema, the very first fully-curated PQ JUNE 16 - 26 - 2011 / Prague / CZ
section – Extreme Costume – found its refuge. The Architecture Section, The World´s Largest Performance Design Exhibition /// More than 70 Participating Countries /// The Best of
Contemporary Set, Costume, Lighting, Sound Design and Performance Space /// Performances and Exhibitions
throughout the City of Prague /// Hundreds of Installations, Presentations, Seminars, Workshops, and Lectures
bearing the subtitle of Now/Next: Performance Space at the Crossroads, Under the auspices of the President of the Czech Republic.
With the support of the Culture Program of the European Union. The Prague Quadrennial is organized by and realized by
Exhibition of Brazil, Golden Triga
found its home at the Prague Crossroads Social and Cultural Center in plakat A1-PQ2011.indd 1 10.2.2010 18:21:18
St. Anne’s Church, located in Prague’s historical center.
This edition of PQ also saw the culmination of the international project

Intersection: Intimacy and Spectacle. This was a curated, international
interdisciplinary art and research project in the field of scenography
and performance, which included a series of symposia and public
events in seventeen European cities. The symposia, together with
the resulting publication entitled Expanding Scenography: On the
Authoring of Space, in which theoreticians and artists jointly explored
contemporary scenography in relation to various artistic, cultural, and
other disciplines and with regard to the use of performance elements,
became the theoretical base for the entire Prague Quadrennial. For
PQ ‘11, an interactive installation sprung up in the Piazzetta of the
National Theatre. It consisted of thirty spaces – so-called “Boxes” – in
which eminent contemporary scenographers, installation and video
artists, theatre groups, fashion designers, and architects from around Numen For Use (Croatia), Gold Medal – Best Stage Design
the world presented their works. This was all supplemented with a trio
of “Spectacles” that formed a counterpart to the intimate environment
and projects in the Boxes, and a series of fifty panel discussions,
presentations, lectures, and costume displays. This allowed PQ to
penetrate into the life of the city, and, for eleven days, it became an
integral and dynamic part of the metropolis.
As in previous years, PQ ‘11 had a rich program of accompanying

events that supplemented the exhibition and live events with an
attractive theoretical and educational component. This associated
program included a series of lectures, presentations, symposia, and
discussions about individual specializations that were carried out under
the common heading of PQ Talks. The Student Section was once again
accompanied by the joint PQ and OISTAT Scenofest Project, in which
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« Eva Manidaki – Thanassis Demiris (Greece), Gold medal – Theatre
Prague Quadrennial Architecture and Performance Space section. Machine Theatre Intersection ??????
June 16 – 26, 2011
Trade Fair Palace, Prague Crossroads, DAMU, the Piazzetta of the National Theatre, Prague,
National Gallery’s Trade Fair Palace, the National Theatre’s public piazzetta and at the Prague
Crossroads social and cultural centre in St. Anne’s Church.
General Commissioner Boris Kudlička

Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Brazil, Number of participating countries: 61
Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Number of participating artists and collectives: 1,100
Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Number of participating schools: 165
Trade Fair Palace – view to exhibitions
Germany, Greece, Hong Kong SAR China, Hungary, Iceland, Intersection: 28 artists from 13 countries (6600 visitors)
India, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Scenofest: 52 workshops, 70 lecturers from 25 countries, 1045
Macedonia/Fyrom, Mexico, Mongolia, Netherlands, New participating students from 47 countries
PQ 11 Awards ceremony – Team of Brazil exhibition
Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, PQ for Children: Long-term project – 1000 children from 29
Republic of Korea, Republic of South Africa, Romania, Russia¸ schools; Program in the exhibition – more than 3000 children
Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Number of Visitors: more than 50,000
Taiwan, Turkey, United Kingdom, Uruguay, USA, Venezuela
Jury
Monika Pormale (LV), Viliam Dočolomanský (SK/CZ),
Felice Ross (IL), Carmen Romero (CL), Marvin Carlson (USA),
Brett Bailey (ZA), Kevin Purcell (AU)
Prizes Awarded
Golden Triga Gold Medal for Most Promising Talent
Brazil – for a vivid sense of the national identity and the vital in the Students’ Section
spirit of creativity Norway – for the exhibit, ‘Erase the Play’
Gold Medal for Best Stage Design Gold Medal for Best Curatorial Concept of an Exhibit
Liberated Energy – Exhibition of Poland Numen/For Use (HR) – for the creative use of stripped down, Hungary – for the conceptual unity of evocative exhibit
essentialized and compelling scenography in the various
collaborative theatrical projects Special Award for Excellence in Sound Design
United Kingdom – for outstanding sound design to the UK
Gold Medal for Best Costume Design for its productions Kursk and Hush House
‘Inhabiting Dress’ by Emma Ransley (NZ) in the ‘Extreme
Costumes’ section – for the extreme simplicity and conceptual
strength.
Gold Medal for Best Realization of a Production

‘BR-3’ by Teatro da Vertigen (BR) – for extraordinary urban
intervention
1,500 students participated. The series of workshops, lectures, and
discussion that took place in more or less the entire DAMU building, Gold Medal for Best Work in Theatre Architecture and
were supplemented with performances and site-specific projects in the Performance Space
city streets. Greece – for the Machine Theatre and the New Stage for the
National Theatre
The accompanying program included several conferences and symposia
organized by non-governmental organizations, such as DRAMplan2011, Mexico – Teatro Ojo’s Within a Failing State
Shaping Performance Space (IFTR), Architecture of Affect, and an
informal presentation of creative artists during Pecha Kucha Night. Gold Medal for Best Use of Theatre Technology
For children, PQ prepared an interactive tour of the exhibitions – the Numen/For Use (Croatia) – for the use of both high and low
Cabinet of Curiosities. technology, their rigorous research, and their re-imagination
of conventional scenography in their various performance works
Links Gold Medal for Best Exhibit in Student Section:

On-line archive Latvia
Bibliography
Prague Quadrennial of Performance Design and Space
The Prague Quadrennial underwent one of its greatest changes for

this edition. The traditional quest for an ideal venue, combined with
the desire to transform the scenography exhibition into a living event —————
June 18—28, Prague
Czech Republic
and attract not only a large group of experts and theatre artists but
also the general public, brought the entire PQ into the historical center
of Prague. This demanding, both in organization and production,
undertaking occupied several historical buildings. Site-specific projects,
shows, and performances realized as a part of the SharedSpace project
Largest
took over the streets. performance design
event in the world!
Much like the Intersection project during the previous edition of
PQ, the international project SharedSpace: Music Weather Politics
(within which fourteen partnering organizations from twelve countries
participated) introduced a theoretical framework for the event and, Save the date!
after PQ ended, made it possible to present some of the performative Only once in 4 years!
outputs from PQ in other countries. Between 2013 and 2016, thirty-
Kirsten Delholm, Dmitry Krymov
Exhibitions
nine events – workshops, symposia, artist residencies, presentations, Stefan Kaegi / Rimini Protokoll Performances
Robert Lepage, Julie Taymor Workshops
installations, discussions, festivals, and meetings were held within Robert Wilson Lectures
and many more! Installations
the context of this project. In 2014, the symposium Spatial Curation
was held in Prague, at which the commissioners of the individual PQ
sections presented their artistic concepts and intentions to the curators Prague Quadrennial is
part of the SharedSpace:
Prague Quadrennial is organized
and funded by the Ministry of
and realized by
the Arts and
With the support of
the Culture Programme
Supported by
Trust for Mutual
www.pq.cz
of the national expositions. The most important message was that
Music Weather Politics Culture of the Czech Republic Theatre Institute. of the European Union. Understanding.
2013 — 2016 project.
theatre design must not be exhibited as a series of inanimate designs,

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costumes, and models, but rather a living, accessible form should be
used to shed light on its purpose, function, and meaning. This led to
the realization of a number of experiential interactive expositions and
installations, which were supplemented by non-traditional innovative
forms of presentations: walks, performative lectures, happenings, and
other events.
The general theme was defined by the exhibition’s motto – Music

Weather Politics – and provided the curators of the national expositions
with a broad range of opportunities for creativity. This allowed the
individual expositions to respond to the different global and local
issues and phenomena that are most significantly manifested in their
countries and regions. The topics that were addressed included social,
gender, ethnic, environmental, technological, and wartime issues as well
as those of a more personal nature. The traditional structure of the
national expositions was thus broadly supplemented with exhibitions
and events that allowed the participation of individual artists and Reflection of an Image. Milan Čorba (Slovakia), Gold medal – Space for Performance
artistic groups based on the curator’s selection. The three curated
sections, entitled Tribes, Makers, and Objects, included a number of
associated workshops, performances, discussions, and presentations
within the context of the Show and Tell, Sound Kitchen, and other
events. The Architecture Section was redesigned according to a concept
entitled Performing Space or the Ephemeral Section of Architecture,
and was focused on how architecture and theatre are intertwined.
It consisted of two interconnected sections, the first being project
presentations through live discussions and lectures, the second, strolls
through the city that attempted to depict the “theatricality of the urban
space”. Once again, emphasis was placed on education, inspiration, and
the exchange of experience. Within the series of lectures entitled PQ
Talks, the organizers successfully arranged presentations by leading
personalities from the international theatre world, including, amongst
80 Prague Quadrennial « The Other Side (Finland), Gold medal – Students section Podoli Wave (Switzerland) MovingLab.be (Belgium), Gold medal – Best Exhibition Design
June 17 – 28, 2015
Clam-Gallas Palace, Colloredo-Mansfeld Palace, Kafka’s House, Nová síň Gallery, Bethlehem Chapel –
Lapidarium, The Topič Salon, Náprstek Museum, Prague Crossroads – St. Anne’s Church, DAMU, Prague
SharedSpace/ Music Weather Politics

Artistic Director Sodja Lotker Statistics
Number of participating countries: 78
Participating countries Jury Section of Countries and Regions: 56
Antarctica, Arab Countries Collective Exposition, Antonio Araujo (BR), Kirsten Dehlholm (DK), Eloise Kazan Student Section: 55
Armenia, Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Belarus, (HR/MX), Dmitry Krymov (RU), Radivoje Dinulović (RS), Number of participating artists and collectives: 1 383
Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Catalonia, Joslin McKinney (UK), Katrina Neiburga (LV), Dominic Number of participating schools: 152
Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Huber (CH), Kamila Polívková (CZ) PQ for Children: Long-term project – more then 1000 children
Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, from 34 schools; Program in the exhibition – more than 2500
France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong SAR children
View from Kafka House, PQ 11 Graphic design
China, Hungary, Chile, China, Iceland, India, Ireland, Number of Visitors: 180,000 (total number of visitors
Israel, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kubinia, Latvia, entering all exhibition spaces) návštěv včetně 6000 theatre
Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, professionals and students from 90 countries
Macau SAR, Macedonia/FYROM, Mexico, Moldova,
Monaco, Mongolia, Netherlands, New Zealand,
Norway, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Puerto
Rico, Quebec, Republic of Korea, Romania, Russia, Prizes Awarded
Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain,
Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Trinidad and Golden Triga for the Best Exposition Gold Medal PQ 2015 for Innovative Approach
Tobago, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Estonia – Unified Estonia to Performance Design
USA, Venezuela Unified Estonia, Theatre NO99, directors: Ene-Liis Semper
Gold Medal for the Best Exhibition Design and Tiit Ojasoo, 2010, Tallinn, Estonia
Belgium – “MovingLab.be”
Gold Medal for Provoking a Dialogue
Gold Medal for Curatorial Concept of an Exhibition Mia David, curator of the Serbian exhibition: “Power(less)
The Netherlands – “Between Realities: Fight, Flee, Shelter, – Response(ability)” and the curatorial team for the Serbian
Negotiate or Surrender” student exhibition – “Process, or What DOES Matter to Me”
Gold Medal for Performance Design Gold Medal for Best Performance Design Photo
Gao Guangjian (CN) for Fuchao Cai: Throughout the Empire Iren Stehli for the installation The Wenceslas Line, exhibited
Tribes – Massimo Furlan (Switzerland), Blue Tired Heroes All Hearts Turned to Him (National Centre for the Performing as part of the Swiss exposition “Under the Tail of the Horse”
Arts in Beijing/Beijing Opera Theatre), 2012
Gold Medal for Best PQ 2015 Publication
Honorary Award for Performance Design Meyerhold‘s Dream by Polina Bakhtina and Yan Kalnberzin,
Liu Xinglin (CN) for Renjie Wang: The Peony Pavilion (Beijing for the Russian exposition
North Kun Opera Theatre), 2014
Special PQ 2015 Jury Awards
Gold Medal for Sound Design
Agnieszka Jelewska-Michaś, Rafał Zapała, Michał Krawczak, United Kingdom – “Make/Believe – UK Design for
Paweł Janicki and Michal Cichy for the Polish exhibition – Performance 2011 – 15”
others, Robert Wilson, Robert Lepage, Julie Taymor, and Jerzy Gurawski. Post-Apocalypsis
Special Award for Best Shared Space in a Student Exhibition
For students, there was the SpaceLab project, which, in addition to
Gold Medal for Use of Media in Scenography Austria – “BAR III / IV”
workshops, offered the opportunity to participate in the Zlomvaz
Finnish exhibition – “Weather Station. Staging Sound”
Festival of student theater, organized this time by students from DAMU Special Award for Best Shared Process in a Student Exhibition
in collaboration with their counterparts from the DePaul University Gold Medal for Performance Architecture Russia – “Do you want to speak bad English with us
in Chicago and The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama Slovakia – Reflection of an Image. Milan Čorba about art? An Experimental Course in Scenography at the
in London. The impressive accompanying exhibition Glastonbury: Land Department of Directing, Russian University of Theatre Arts
and Legend, devoted to the inimitable atmosphere of the renowned Gold Medal for Use of Space for Performance (GITIS)”
music festival, was prepared by London’s Victoria and Albert Museum. Croatian exposition – “Intangible”
As in previous years, several symposia were held during PQ, such as The Prague Quadrennial also awarded:
Gold Medal for Total Performance Design PQ 2015 Best Scenography Publication Award
the symposium organized by ČOSDAT (the Czech OISTAT center),
Latvia – The Submission Katrin Brack: Bühnenbild / Stages. Berlin: Verlag Theater Der
which was focused on the state of scenography in the Central European
environment, and the Shared Space Scenography Symposium organized Zeit, 2010. Print.
Gold Medal for Best Exposition in the Student Section
by IFTR.
Finland – “The Other Side” Honorary PQ 2015 Scenography Publication Award
Sabine Marinescu and Janina Poesch: PLOT #9, PLOT #10.
Gold Medal for Promising Student Talent Stuttgart: Die Macht des Klangs, 2014. Print
Links Latvian student exhibition – “The Beginning”
On-line archive PQ 2015 Scenography Mentor Award
Bibliography Andris Freibergs
50 years of PQ
This publication is published by

the Arts and Theatre Institute / Prague
Quadrennial as its 726th publication
with the support of the Ministry of Culture of Czech Republic.
Texts: PQ 67-03 according to Jarmila Gabrielova: Kronika Pražského

Quadriennale, Prague 2007; PQ 07–15 Ondřej Svoboda
Edited by: Ondřej Svoboda
Translation: Veronika Lopaurová, AZ Translations
Language Editor: Brad Caleb Lee
Graphic Design: Tereza Melenová
Photo: PQ Archive
First Edition
ISBN 978-80-7008-393-2
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50 years of Prague Quadrennial

The first edition of the Prague Quadrennial opened on September

The definition contained in this preamble consequently determined

Karl von Appen (German Democratic Republic),

General Commissioner Eva Soukupová

Participating countries Statistics

National Section Czechoslovak Section

The preparations for the second edition of the Prague Quadrennial

Preparations faced additional complications from interventions by this

David Borovsky (Soviet Union), Gold medal – Scenography

General Commissioner Eva Soukupová

Participating countries Statistics

National Section Theatre Architecture

The preparations for the Prague Quadrennial in 1975 also faced

A new feature of PQ was the exhibition organized by schools of stage

In addition to the sections published in the exhibition statutes, prizes

General Commissioner Eva Soukupová

Participating countries Statistics

Links Silver Medal

The policies of the ruling Communist Party in Czechoslovakia continued

sections. Initially, the Thematic Section was intended to be dedicated to the

PQ continued to host range of programming in addition to the

General Commissioner Eva Soukupová

Participating countries Statistics

Silver Medal – Scenography Gold Medal – Costume

Links Silver Medal

At the start of the 1980s, the traditional venue of the Prague

The exhibition was structured in the same way as previously, and

As a part of the ongoing quest to find ways in which to give the

Even this edition of PQ was affected by the political powers in a way

General Commissioner Eva Soukupová

Participating countries Statistics

National Section Theatre Architecture

Gold Medal – Scenography Silver Medal

The 1987 edition of the Prague Quadrennial retained its established

The PQ ‘87 exhibits included projects from the by-now traditional

There was a significant increase in the program of live performances –

Yannis Kokkos (France), Gold medal – Scenography

General Commissioner: Eva Soukupová

Participating countries Statistics

Gold Medal – Costume Gold Medal – Costume

Silver Medal – Costume Silver Medal – Costume

Gold Medal Special awards

The 1991 edition of the Prague Quadrennial was held in an entirely

The Prague Quadrennial once again encountered a critical problem

General Commissioner Jaroslav Malina

Participating countries Statistics

During the preparations for the eighth edition of the Prague

Although PQ ‘95 did retain its traditional sections (scenography,

There was also a significant move forward as regards collaboration

Many events accompanied PQ ’95. The most impressive was the

50 Prague Quadrennial « School section – Great Britain

General Commissioner Helena Albetová

Participating countries Statistics

A competition was announced for the design of the concept for PQ

General Commissioner Jaroslav Malina

Participating countries Statistics

Prizes Awarded Gold Medal

Gold Medal – Scenography Theatre Architecture