Alarmed by a feasibility study, commissioned by the City of Antwerp, that proposed the destruction of the entirely preserved historic stage machinery from 1834 in the Bourla Schouwburg in Antwerp, OISTAT – the International organization of scenographers, theatre architects and theatre technicians – and York University, Toronto (Canada), organized an international conference in Antwerp on 12–15 June 2014,
An exciting event is coming up in June in Antwerp: a conference focusing entirely on historic stage machineries – and their possible uses today. “Wood and Canvas (and rabbit glue) in the Modern World” takes place at the coStA, a community centre in the historic city centre, not far from the 1836 Bourla
The European Route of Historic Theatres, currently the biggest culture project in Europe, is holding its Conference 2014 in Hvar on the island of Hvar (Croatia) from 21 to 23 May. In Hvar, situated off the coast of Split, one can find the oldest communal theatre space in Europe, the “Theatre in the Arsenal”, dating
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