I found the trip really interesting, especially the exhibition which was a collection of the best set/ costume/ lighting design from 2007-2011 from all over the UK. There was some work there which I was really impressed by:
However there was also work there which I was not so impressed by and felt that people on both sides of the course have actually achieved better! Some of the model boxes were done without specific attention to detail and you could see lumps of glue etc. We would never be allowed to get away with this! There were also beautiful illustrative costume designs but they had no faces and they were all characters were in the same poses. Again, we would never be allowed to design like this; we are taught that every character has to be in a pose, with facial expressions representing their character.
We also went to some lectures, I went to one by Ramon B Ivars. The description states: "Professor of Scenography and Costume Design at the Institut del Teatre in Barecelona. Theatre and Televsion designer and Director. Spanish National Curator PQ 2007-2011. 'AFTER DESIGN', my work at PQ011."
This lecture was really interesting, Ivars talked about his exhibition work which will be shown at the Prague Quadrennial this year: a collection of work by artisans in Spain. Some of the artisans will even be creating work live in the space. He talked about potter makers, sculptors, model makers, puppet makers and even carpenters. However these carpenters are extremely gifted, they create the HUGE wooden sculptures for the Fallas fiesta in Valencia:
www.fallasfromvalencia.com
As his website is still under construction, this is the only link i can find for a BIO of his work:
www.theatreurope.org/www/Members/RamonIvars/RamonBIvars
The second lecture was by Jean Guy Lecat. The description states: "Space designer, developer of architecture, stage designer, theatre maker, Lecat devotes himself fully to the transformation of space for performance. he is untiring in his exploration of the interaction of theatre and architecture, dsign and performance, space and storytelling. 'An insight into his work and process" full title to be confirmed." Lecat talked about his work, mostly the reconstruction of old theatres but also designs for new theatre spaces. He was extremely interesting to listen to; he has got such a huge portfolio of work and is such a talented man in all aspects of his work.
A BIO for Lecat:
www.hamakom.at/uploads/media/BIO_JEAN_GUY_LECAT.pdf
I found the exhibition facinating, it was really inspirational and have given me motivation for this project. I am really inspired to go to Prague now to visit the exhibition.
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