Theatre Design & Technology - Fall 1991 - 4

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THE JOURNAL FOR
DESIGN & PRODUCTION PROFESSIONALS
IN THE PERFORMING ARTS

Editorial Staff
ERIC fiELDING

Executive Editor
CECELIA fiELDING

Editor
Associate Editors
ROBERT BENSON Architecrure
JOY EMERY Costume

While reporting on PQ'83 in the Spring 1984 issue of TD&T, I said: "Until you

MITCH HEfTER Engineering

have seen one-no, until you have experienced one-it is almost impossible ro

ELBIN ClEVELAND Education

comprehend the overwhelming nature of the Prague Quadrennial." Well, nothing

RANDY DAVIDSON Health & Safety

has changed since I wrote that, bur we are once again going ro attempt the
"impossible" and try ro give you a taste ofPQ'91 in this issue of TD&T
Every four years, since its inception in 1%7, the PQ has turned the capital city
of Czechoslovakia into a mecca for those interested in the art, the craft and the
technology of scenic design, costume design and theatre architecture. Prague is one
of the most pristine and beauriful cities in Europe, a city rich in a heritage of

RICHARD DEVIN Lighting Design
ROBERT SCHMIDT Scenic Design
CHARLIE RICHMOND Sound Design
RICK STEPHENS Technical Production
WILLIAM fLYNN Production & Management

Department Editors
ROBERT C. HELLER New Products
NORMA ADLER International Journals

architecture, music, literature, opera and theatre. So it seems more than appropriate

WILLIAM H. ZUCCHERO Book Reviews

that it should serve for the seventh time as the host of the world's largest exhibition

PATRICK M. FINELLI Computers

and competition of theatre designs.

Contributing Editors

Since PQ'87, the city of Prague seems ro have experienced a magical "Spring
cleaning." Given the recent political changes which have occurred allover Central
and Eastern Europe, it was not surprising ro find Prague an even warmer host than
before. It seemed more beautiful, more colorful, more vibrant, more alive.
The PQ brings the work of hundreds of designers from throughout the world
rogether into a single exhibition. If you are interested in finding our more about
this unique theatre event, let me recommend reading the following special issues:

TD&T, vol. XlI, no. 3 (Fall 1976), TD&T, vol. XVI, no. 1 (Spring 1980), TD&T,
vol. XX, no. 1 (Spring 1984) and TD&T,vol. XXIII, no. 4 (Winter 1988).
My sincere thanks ro the members of the US delegation ro PQ'91 who were

ARNOLD ARONSON
NED BOWMAN
JARKA BURIAN
SARAH NASH GATES
TINA MARGOLIS
JOEL RUBIN
DELBERT UNRUH
TOM WATSON
FRED M. WOLFF

Design
ERIC FIELDING An Director

Production

willing ro confront the challenge of reporting on

PATRICE SUTTON/EPG Advertising Manager

this rare and overwhelming event-one that

DAVID DIAMOND USITT General Manager

provides a unique view of the state of theatre and

DAVID DEAN USITT Membership Services
DEBORA E. KINGSTON Accounts Manager

theatre design throughout the world.

Eric Fielding
COVER
The display of Richard Hudson's model for
A Clockwork Orange (RSC Barbican Theatre,
london, 1990) included in the Golden Trigue
Award-winning British PQ'91 exhibit.
Photo: Eric Fielding
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