The WSD 2022 Organizing Committee thanks all exhibiting designers, architects, and inventors!
A humble thanks to Elders and Indigenous artists who have lead or participated in the events of World Stage Design.
Congratulations to all winners! See list of winners below.
Thank you to all delegates, participants and ticket buyers!!
World Stage Design (WSD) is the first and only designer-based exhibition to showcase and celebrate performance design from individual designers. The fifth WSD exhibition was held in Calgary, Canada from August 6th to 16th, 2022. We welcomed several hundred artists, designers, technicians, and architects from around the world who practice, study and create performing arts events. There were performances, exhibitions, and speakers sharing and celebrating Stage Design for 11 days.
World Stage Design was hosted by the University of Calgary.
We are pleased to announce the World Stage Design 2022 Professional and Emerging Designer Awards!
Winners for the 11th Theatre Architecture Competition have been announced!
List of winners and shortlist of the Technical Invention Prize
Anyone using the sharing link will be permitted to download web-sized, watermarked copies of the images for free, and will be offered the option to license high resolution images for personal use at a rate of $20 per image. Cast and crew are welcome to post images on their social channels and tag @timnguyen.co
Registration for WSD 2022 and Scenofest is now closed.
Commonly asked questions about the events.
Please note that the portal for the WSD 2022 Exhibition is now closed and we are no longer taking applications. Thank you for your interest.
Please use English for your WSD 2022 application. WSD 2022 is an international event and the juries are from different countries. English will be the communicating language in WSD 2022.
Please provide one of the following:
a. A copy of your Student ID card
b. Graduate diploma or certificate of Degree
c. Admission notice
Please provide one of the following:
a. A copy of your Student ID card
b. Admission notice
After you complete your application form and click “submit”, the page will lead you to a system where you will be able to pay the application fee by credit card. Please note that we only accept credit card payment through the system. Be sure to have a valid credit card at hand.
First, please check if your credit card is valid, then contact your bank. If you still can’t validate your payment via the system, please contact info_wsd2021@ucalgary.ca
Please note that the WSD 2022 Scenofest portal is now closed and we are no longer accepting applications. Thank you for your interest.
Scenofest events with limited seating capacity will be ticketed. Tickets for performances will be $15 CAD while workshop prices will vary depending on the cost of providing the workshop. There will be free events that may require tickets due to seating capacity. There will also be free events that are included with registration that do not require tickets. Ticket income will be used to cover the overall costs of the festival.
WSD is a platform for global theatre communities and we appreciate designers and performers who contribute their passion and energy to WSD 2022. Although we cannot provide financial support for air travel or other costs, we will provide access to group discounted accommodations and technical support during WSD 2022. We are also prepared to assist with letters of invitation for funding in your home country.
Please see our "Accommodations" page under the "Information" menu tab.
https://wsd2021.ca/accomodations/
Please see our "Registration Fees" page under the "Information" menu tab.
https://wsd2021.ca/fee-information/
Please see our "Schedule" page.
https://wsd2021.ca/https-wsd2021-ca-events/
Performance Design was formally referred to as Scenography. This category will look at designers who cross several disciplines such as lighting and set, set and costume, etc. Space Design refers to designs for performance spaces outside of what might be perceived as “standard” scenic/set designs.
If you do not see your work(s) fitting into the listed categories (Performance Design, Set Design, Space Design, Set Design, Lighting Design, Costume Design, Sound Design, Projection and Multimedia Design), you are welcome to submit your works to Alternative Design.
Alternative Design may include but is not limited to Ecoscenography and Sustainable Design, Indigenous Design, AR/VR/MR, Technical Design, Make-up Design, Puppetry Design, Theatre Architecture Design, etc.