World Stage Design 2013 is happening in Cardiff from Thursday 5 September, hosted by the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama (RWCMD) and using venues throughout the college as well as spaces in and around Cardiff city centre.
Project leader Sean Crowley, RWCMD's Director of Drama, says, "This exciting event only takes place every four years and global competition to host it is fierce. So, it is a real coup, that Cardiff's bid to bring World Stage Design to the UK - and Europe - for the first time has succeeded. It means that in September Wales will be the stage design capital of the world - the place where everyone interested in performance will want to be, whether they are industry professionals, emerging artists, students or are simply keen to know more about how stage shows are created."
He adds: "An extra benefit is that as well as bringing in leading designers from many different countries to share their work, skills and experiences, through exhibitions, workshops and talks, we will also be putting on a vibrant programme of live performances at the RWCMD and all around the city, including in a brand new space, designed especially for this event and built by a team of volunteers from sustainable materials."
The full programme for World Stage Design 2013 (WSD2013) is available to view online at www.wsd2013.com/whatson.
Covering many aspects of design for performance the programme will include over 25 Lighting workshops, seminars and lectures alongside events covering sound, technology and projection media and video.
Highlights include Inside the Isles of Wonder - Lighting the London 2012 Ceremonies with Tim Routledge, who will give a talk about working alongside Patrick Woodroffe in creating the lighting design for the Opening & Closing Cermonies of the London 2012 Olympics & Paralympics.
Over 30 live performances from 20 countries will also travel from across the world to perform during the festival.
(Jim Evans)
