The Amazing Prague Quadrennial

The Prague Quadrennial of Performance Design and Space is an event held in the city of Prague in the Czech Republic every 4 years. The quadrennial is sometimes referred to as the Olympics of design for performance, scenography, and theater architecture. I had the good luck of travelling to Prague while the quadrennial was going on, and I managed to visit a few of the exhibits. In the videos below I present some of my favorite ones.


The Hungarian Exhibit (Infinite Dune)

Stranded due to a storm, the end of which seems invisible: In this apocalyptic weather-project, the spectator peeks into a space where light, sound, and material all perform together and are synthesized into an immersive experience of transformation and memory. This exhibit won a prize for the Best Exhibition in the Exhibition of Countries and Regions.
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The Danish Exhibit (Blood of a Virgin)

According to legend, the blood from virgins has magical properties. The person in the rotating box is a virgin, and every so often an aide would draw a little blood from him. Then they would have a raffle, and someone from the audience would win and take home the blood!
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The Russian Exhibit (Theater of a Madman)

This installation by Shishkin-Hokusai and Olga Muravitskaya reflects the desire to abandon everything yearning for a solitude that would be similar to madness...an escape into the woods.
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The Romanian Exhibit

This was one of the most surreal exhibits at the quadrennial with its themes of vision, visions, and time.