Call for Proposals: Symposium on Prague Quadrennial history

The Prague Quadrennial of Performance Design and Space (PQ) announces a call for proposals for an international online symposium: 60 Years of PQ as a Meeting Place of Scenographic Worlds.

Taking place between 11–12 September 2025, the online symposium intends to open the discussion about PQ as a unique global phenomenon by foregrounding the local histories, national and regional contributions, and international collaborations that have shaped its identity since its beginnings. We would like to explore PQ’s role in three main areas:

1. Developments of performance design, scenography and performance space;
2. exhibiting and curating performance design, scenography, and performance space;
3. and PQ’s role as a platform for cultural diplomacy and exchange (particularly in the context of the Cold War).

We welcome brief contributions that open discussion through concrete historical case studies.

You can submit an entry until 31 May via this link: https://pq.cz/projects/pq60/

Please see the full Call for Proposals: https://pq.cz/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/PQs-Scenographic-Worlds_CFP_online-symposium.pdf