Exploding the Box: The Future of Performing Arts Centre Design | Geelong Arts Centre, Little Malop Street, Geelong VIC, Australia

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Discover the future of performing arts center design at the highly anticipated event, Exploding the Box: The Future of Performing Arts Centre Design. This groundbreaking symposium, taking place on February 18, 2024, at the prestigious Geelong Arts Centre in Geelong, VIC, Australia, will bring together leading arts and cultural curators to explore contemporary trends in theatre and performance art. The event aims to address the lack of responsiveness in arts center design to audience diversity, cultural difference, and performance multiplicity, which has resulted in declining audience numbers. Could the inflexibility of performance spaces and the drabness of dark, black spaces be to blame? Do these venues turn their backs on the communities they serve? These pressing questions will be discussed and dissected by a distinguished panel of experts. The panelists include Professor Hilary Glow, an accomplished author and researcher in arts and cultural management, who focuses on arts audiences and diversification. Sam Strong, a renowned theatre director and advocate of new Australian works, will also lend his expertise. Joseph O'Farrell, a multi-art performer, producer, and curator, will share his insights on creating inclusive and engaging experiences for diverse communities. Moderating the discussion will be Ian McDougall, a highly acclaimed architect and recipient of the RAIA Gold Medal. The Stephen Ashton Address, an annual public lecture honoring the late Stephen Ashton, is made possible by the generous support of ARM Architecture and Dr. Rosemary Nixon AM. In 2024, this prestigious event is presented in partnership with Open House Melbourne. Don't miss this one-of-a-kind opportunity to gain valuable insights into the future of performing arts center design. Admission is free, so mark your calendars and prepare to be enlightened.