World Stage Design 2025: Research Symposium

About the Symposium

 
The World Stage Design 2025 Research Symposium offers a platform to showcase global perspectives on theatre and performance design, architecture, and technology research. This event features a wide-ranging discussion on the symposium themes: Scenographic Heritage, Design Futures, & Sustainability. Across this one-day event, presenters from over 20 countries and regions will share academic presentations, flashtalks and poster presentations. Topics span questions of scenography identities, sustainable and eco-conscious approaches to design, the influence, impact and potential of new technologies, performance design education and knowledge sharing, across all design disciplines from costume to lighting.

 

Symposium Program

Learn more about specially curated "Digital Collection" of the Symposium.
 

Symposium Convenors

• Dr. Tessa Rixon (OISTAT Research Commission Chair. Senior Lecturer, Queensland University of Technology, Australia) 
• Dr. Slađana Milićević (OISTAT Research Commission Vice-chair. Associate Professor, University of Novi Sad, Serbia.)
• Kathleen Bell (DMA كاثلين بيل, Lead Tutor Research and Singing, Sharjah Performing Arts Academy)
• Michelle Bohn (Programme Supervisor, Performance Design, Set & Costume MFA, Sharjah Performing Arts Academy) 

WSD'25 Research Symposium: Scenographic Heritage, Design Futures, & Sustainability

Date & Time: October 20, 2025 from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm
Location: Main Theatre, SPAA
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