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
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