Historical materials 2007

PQ07 - HISTORICAL MATERIALS

11th International Competitive Exhibition of Scenography and Theatre Architecture
June 14 - 24, 2007

Industrial Palace – Prague Exhibition Grounds, Alfred ve dvoře Theatre, NoD/Roxy, Archa Theatre, Ecotechnical Museum, Streets of Prague city centre, Prague Theatres


Organization

  • Organized by Ministry of Culture of Czech Republic
  • Realized by Arts Institute – Theatre Institute
  • Director: Ondřej Černý
  • General Commissioner: Arnold Aronson
  • Under auspices of the President of the Czech Republic, Mr. Václav Klaus and Mayor of City of Prague, Mr. Pavel Bém
  • The prestigious UNESCO Prize for the Promotion of the Arts - Performing Arts Section was awarded during the PQ 07

 

Exhibition (Industrial Palace, Krizik Pavilon E)

  • 3 competitive sections – Section of National Exhibitions, Sections of Architecture and Technology and Student Section – Scenofest
  • 51 exhibiting countries
  • More than 550 exhibiting artists
  • More than 58 exhibiting schools
  • The PQ Golden Triga grand prize was awarded to Russia

 

Scenofest (Central Hall of Industrial Palace, Alfred ve dvore Theatre, NoD/Roxy, Ecotechnical Museum)

  • Co-production of PQ and OISTAT
  • Project of cooperation between young and prominent artists from all around the world
  • Thematic exhibitions, digital exhibitions, performance, critiques, lectures and presentations of prominent artists from all areas of contemporary theatre design
  • Almost 90 workshops with 1100 participating students from all around the world

 

Live Program (Industrial Palace, streets in the Prague city centre, Prague theatres)

  • Almost 500 live events
  • Special performances throughout the centre of Prague
  • Installations, performances, fashion shows, launches of new theatre literature
  • Lectures, discussions, workshops, conferences, accompanying exhibitions etc.
  • Prague Theatre Festival – showcase of 35 performances in Prague theatres

 

PQ for Children

  • Long-term project for schools which began prior to the exhibition – 1200 children from 36 schools from all over the Czech Republic
  • Program in the exhibition – adventurous journey through the PQ
  • More than 3500 children attended the program
 

Attendance

  • Record-breaking attendance: 34 683 visitors
  • 17 342 visitors of the exhibition
  • 5 091 registered theatre professionals and students from 70 countries (56 % from Europe, 28% from overseas and 16% from Czech Republic)
  • 12 250 spectators during the performances in the city centre

 

Documentation

  • More than 10 000 photos of the exhibition and program
  • More than 70 hours of video material
  • Electronic version of the catalogue with completed photographic documentation and Index on the PQ website

 

Media

  • 147 registered foreign journalists from 38 countries and 140 Czech journalists
  • Czech media monitoring (to Sept 07): 15 TV and radio reports, 126 published articles and 75 internet articles
  • Foreign media monitoring (to Sept 07): 180 media feature articles and reviews
  • Number of hits on the PQ website’s (Jan - Sept 07): 250 000 unique visitors

 

Sections

Program

Awards

Jury

General commissioner

Scenofest

PQ for children

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Partners

Publications

Videos