The British display has been selected from 2D>3D, a major national exhibition held in Sheffield last year. 2D>3D explores the theme of PQ through the diversity of contemporary British design for performance. Within the range of work - in opera and drama, installation and education - individual approaches and design styles offer pauses for contemplation. Each design opens up an interior world composed of many layers of inspiration and interpretation which make up the realised concept. Wo hope that tho fragments of what is left of that world - embodied in drawings, models, photographs and costumes - will speak diroctly to tho interior world of oach visitor here in Prague.
As scenographers, we reflect on a refine our own visual language through the context offered by our colleagues (whatever their ago or oxporionco) and essentially through our own experience of the world. The visual narratives, characters and spaces presented here - from tho vast symbolic statement of a Masked Ball in Bregenz to the enhanced dereliction of the Almeida performance enviroments and tho conceptually rich but minimalist touring designs of Ian Teague - all extend our imaginative and rofloctivo capacities. Each dosign may also be considered through the sub-themes of our exhibition: Symbolic statements; Framing the figure in space; The performance enviroment, "Come into my world"; Animation: illumination. These suggest further ways of analysing and exploring our visual vocabularies.
But whoro is British theatre's statement about current world events? We offer no overt political statement here, but we need all of our storios and our visual resonances to make sense of them as they unfold.
- Rick Fisher
* 1954, Philadelphia, USA
Specialization: teacher, lighting designer
Awards: PQ 1995, 1999 - Honorary diploma, 1994 Tony Award, 1996 Ovation Award (Los Angeles), 1996 Critic's Circle Award
Additional information: Freelance lighting designer and Chairman of the Association of Lighting Designers in UK. He has designed three seasons for outdoor Opera stage for Musica nel Chiostro in Batignano (Italy). He teaches as a Guest Professor at Dramatisk Institute in Stockholm. Prizes and Awards: 1994 and 1998 - Olivier Award, 1994 - Tony Award, Drama Desk Award, 1996 - Occasion Award, Critic's Circle Award. He exhibited at the PQ in 1995.
- John Risebero
* 1979, London
Specialization: set designer, costume designer
Additional information: He graduated from Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design, works as a freelance set and costume dosigner.
Exhibiting works
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Patrick Marber: (Closer),
(Epilogue Productions, ADC Theatre),
2002, Director: Patrick Nlelsen,
- Ian Teague
* 1960, London
Additional information: He graduated from Trent Polytechnic, Nottingham, and works as a freelance set and costume designer and visiting lecturer in set design at Middlesex University and in use of information technology at Central School of Speech and Drama, London.
Shakespeare First, with a cast of three, has taken radical adaptations of Shakespeare into schools and Arts Centres. A distinct holding form places the audience in a specific location to watch and participate in a story-within-a-story: a celebration of midsummer night in an Athenian ruin; a ritual in a derelict building; a touring puppet show; and a football training camp.
Exhibiting works
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Williame Shakespeare: (The Tempest),
(Nuffield Theatre, Southampton, Education Department),
2000, Director: Daniel Buckroyd,
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Williame Shakespeare: (Henry V),
(Nuffield Theatro, Southampton, Education Department),
2001, Director: Matthew Cullem,
- Richard Hudson
* 1954, Zimbabwe
Specialization: teacher, set designer, costume designer, scenographer
Education: Theatre Design, Wimbledon College of Art, London.
Awards: Olivier Award (1988); Tony Award, The Lion King (1998). He is a Royal Designer for Industry (RDI).
Additional information: Stage and costume designer. He graduated from Wimbledon School of Art in London. Collaborates with Old Vic Theatre in London. Currently (1999) operates in theatres in London, Amsterdam and Glyndebourne and teaches at Wimbledon School of Art. In 1988 he received the Laurence Olivier Award, in 1998 the Tony Award. He exhibited at the PQ in 1987 and 1991.
Richard Hudson is a Royal Designer for Industry (RDI). His set designs for The Lion King have been seen all over the world and won numerous awards.
Exhibiting works
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George Frideric Handel: (Tamerlano),
Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Teatro alia Pergola
2001, Director: Graham Vick,
- Vivienne Shadinsky
* 1969, Zürich
Specialization: scenographer, Illustrator
Additional information: Graduated from Motley Theatre Design Course, London. Works as a freelance set and costume designer and art-director.
- Sophie Jump
Specialization: director, set designer, costume designer, scenographer
Education: Central St Martins College of Art & Design, London.
Collaboration with theatres: Seven Sistes Group
Participation in other important exhibitions: Collaborators, Victoria & Albert Museum, London.
Additional information: Born in 1969 in Bristol. Scenographer. She studied at Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design. Currently co-operates with the company Seven Sisters Group. She participated in the PQ in 1991 (school section).
- Ralph Koltai
* 1924, Hungary
Specialization: set designer, costume designer
Additional information: He graduated from Central School of Art and Design in London, works as freelance set designer He has designed some 200 productions of opera, drama, dance and musicals around the world. This includes 30 productions as Associate Designer for the Royal Shakespeare Company; also for the National Theatre, London's West End and Broadway. Opera and dance includes productions for Royal Opera, Royal Ballet, English National Opera, Orange, St Petersburg and Venice. He was Head of the Theatre Design Department, Central School of Art and Design (1965-72) and teached at Central Saint Matins College of Art and Design, London too. At the PQ 1975 he participated in the exposition awarded the Gold Medal for stage design (collective) and at the PQ 1979 in the exposition awarded the Golden Triga — the main prize. At the PO 1999, we could see the Ralph Koltai Retrospective in Prague.
PQ 1975 - Gold Medal ( Groat Britain)
PQ 1979 - Golden Tiiga ( Great Britain)
PQ 1987 - Silver Medal for stage design
1991 - Golden Triga (Great Britain)
1967, 1981 Drama Critics Award
1984 - Elected to The Royal Society of Arts
1993 - Distinguished Service to the Theatre, USITT
Society of West End Thoatro: Designer of the Year 1978 and 1984
- Marie-Jeanne Lecca
* 1960, Bucharest
Specialization: set designer, costume designer
Additional information: Born in 1960 in Bucuresti, Romania. Costume designer. Graduated from the Academy for Fine Arts in Bucharest and currently co-operates with theatres in Begrenz and London. Living and working in London since 1984 as freelance set and costume designer. Awarded Martinů Medal (2000) for work on Julietta (Opera North) and The Greek Passion (Bregenzer Festspiele and Royal Opera, Covent Garden).
She exhibited at PQ in 1999.
- Paul Brown
* 1960, South Wales
Specialization: set designer, costume designer
Education: University of St Andrews, Scotland; Motley Theatre Design Course
Continuing collaboration with directors: Graham Vick
Awards: PQ 1999 - Honorary diploma
Additional information: Scenographer and costume designer. He was trained under Margaret Harris. Currently co-operate with theatres in Glyndebourne, Sydney and the Royal Opera in London. He has designed plays for the Almeida company, Giselle (La Scala, Milan), Man of La Mancha (Broadway) and films, including, Angels and Insects and Up at the Villa.
Exhibiting works
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Claude Debussy: (Pelléas et Méllisande),
(Glyndebourne Festival Opera),
1999, Director: Graham Vick,
- Bunny Christie
* 1962, Fife, Scotland
Specialization: set designer, costume designer
Education: Central School of Art (now CSMCAD)
Awards: 2003 Olivier Award for Set Design
Additional information: She graduated from Central School of Art, London, works as freelance set and costume designer at National Theatre and West End. London.
For Renaissance Films she designed Swansong, starring Sir John Geilgud (nominated for an Oscar as Best Short Film) and in 2007, Dance of Death at the Dramaten Theatre, Stockholm.
Exhibiting works
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: (Baby Doll),
(Birmingham Rep, England and Lyttelton Theatre),
2000, Director: Lucy Bailey,
- Emma Ryott
* 1958, Leeds
Specialization: costume designer
Education: Nottingham Trent Polytechnic
Collaboration with theatres: Royal Court/Duke of Yorks, Stuttgart Ballet, Neville Holt, Grange Park Opera,Semperoper Dresden, Royal Ballet of Flander
Additional information: She graduated from Trent Polytechnic, Nottingham - Theatre Design, works as freelance costume designer.
- Bruno Poet
* 1972, London
Specialization: lighting designer
Additional information: He received his degree from Oxford University, works as freelance lighting designer and an assistant to Ben Ormorod and Paule Constable.
- Ian Mac Neil
Additional information: Born in 1960 in London. Freelance set and costume designer.
Exhibiting works
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Claudio Monteverdi: II ritorno d'Ulisso in Patria (The Return of the Oddysey),
Bayerische Staatsoper, Prinzregententheater
2001, Director: David Alden,
- Ian Sommerville
* 1955, Dumfries, Scotland
Specialization: set designer, lighting designer
Additional information: Graduated from Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama. A freelance set and lighting designer working mainly in the Opera House circuit around the world. He has also worked in theatre in the UK and as a fine artist has given several exhibitions of his work as a painter and installation artist. He is currently working towards a move into the film industry as a cinematographer with work planned in America and Italy. He is a lecturer at Drama Department, University of Leeds, too.
At PQ in 1995 he received a Gold Medal for Stage Design.
- Nicky Gillibrand
* 1960, Preston
Specialization: set designer, costume designer
Additional information: She studied Fashion and Textlle Design in Leicester Polytechnic. Crrently works as freelance costume designer. She has an einternational career, working in theatre and opra, principally as a costume designer, now also designing sets.
Exhibiting works
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Williame Shakespeare: (A Midsummer Night's Dream),
(Royal Shakespeare Company on tour),
2002, Director: Richard Jones,
- Tanya McCallin
* 1949, Cambridge
Additional information: She graduated from Central School of Art and Design, works as a freelance set and costume designer extensively throughout Britain, Europe, America and Australia, mostly with director David McVicar. Teaches in Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design.
Exhibiting works
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Giuseppe Verdi: (Macbeth),
Mariinsky Teatr Opery
2001, Director: David McVicar,
- Antony MCDonald
* 1950, Weston-super-Mare
Specialization: teacher, scenographer
Additional information: He graduated from Motley Theatre Design Course in London, works in theatre, dance and opera as both freelance director and designer. Teaches in Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design.
At PQ in 1991 he received a Golden Triga.
- Lez Brotherston
* 1961, Liverpool
Specialization: set designer, costume designer
Awards: Tony Award (1999), Olivier Award (2000)
Additional information: He graduated from Central School of Art and Design, London. Works as freelance set and costume designer. Works on dance includes notable productions for Adventures in Motion Pictures and now with New Adventures all with choreographer Matthew Bourne.
- Paul Burgess and Simon Daw
* 1974, 1976, Harlow, Southampton
Specialization: theatre director, set designer
Additional information: Currently are both employed as directors - designers in Scalo Project - Now work commission at The Arches, Glasgow and as designer/film-maker in Choked, touring south west England. Works as design tutor for "Youth Create" performing arts charity. Scale Project (Simon Daw and Paul Burgess) fuses visual art and theatre. Performers and designers devise collaboratively with a shared belief that design, performance and text carry equal weight. Its current theme, combining factual research and artistic responses, is the life of new towns, real and ideal. A series of collaborations with artists, performers and public focused on the 'new town' of Harlow (England), Novosibirsk (Siberia) and Glasgow (Scotland). Venues ranged from a thirteen-storey tower block to a nuclear bunker.
- Paul Edwards
* 1964, Australie
Specialization: set designer, costume designer
Additional information: He graduated from Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, London, works as freelance set and costume designer currently in Kazan (Russia) and teaches at Summer School, RADA. He has designed for a wide range of theatres across the UK and abroad, recent work includes extensive opera designs for: Tel-Aviv; Cardiff; Royal Academy; Garsington; Wexford; Strasbourg; Dublin; Nice; Caracas; and L'Opéra Comique, Paris.
- Richard Jones
* 1953, London
Specialization: theatre director, scenographer
Awards: Olivier and Evening Standard Award, Designer of the Year 2001; Tony Awards for Titanic on Broadway
- Ian MacNeil
* 1960, London
Specialization: set designer, costume designer
Awards: Olivier Award - Best Designer 1993; Critics Circle Award 1993; Drama Desk Award 1994; Critics Circle Award 1994
Additional information: He graduated from Croydon School of Art, works as free-lance sot and costume designer, currently (2003) on Billy Elliot, the Musical (West End).
At PQ in 1995 he received a Gold Medal for Scenography.
- Sue Willmington
* 1954, Scarborough
Specialization: set designer, costume designer
Additional information: Sho graduated from Maidstone College of Art, Fine Art, and Motley Theatre Design Course, London, works as a freelance set and costume designer and a visiting tutor at Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design.
- Fred Meller
Specialization: set designer, Pedagogy
Additional information: Born in 1968 in Staffordshire. Freelance scenographer. She graduated from the University of Ulster.
