Jacqui George – Project Director for World Stage Design 2025: “Theatre is about connection” (StageLync Podcast Ep.49)
Jacqui is Project Director for World Stage Design 2025, co-produced by Sharjah Performing Arts Academy and OISTAT. She played a key role in establishing SPAAs pioneering undergraduate program in the MENA region.
Her professional credits include National Theatre Wales, NYT, Shared Experience, and international festivals from Shanghai to Berlin. A Senior Fellow of the HEA, she co-hosted the Stand By Please podcast and co-authored The Art of Collaboration for Routledge, released later this year.
This podcast episode is a special feature highlighting the World Stage Design (WSD) Conference. The World Stage Design (WSD) Conference is held every four years—just like the Olympics—and 2025 is their year. World Stage Design is the only exhibition globally to showcase performance designs from individual designers. After successful shows in Toronto, Seoul, Cardiff, Taipei, and Calgary, the sixth edition of the event – WSD25 Sharjah, UAE, is its first time in an Arab country. The event is co-produced by the Sharjah Performing Arts Academy (SPAA) and the International Organization of Scenographers, Theatre Architects and Technicians (OISTAT).The exhibition features three categories: Performance Design, Space and Object Design and Set, Sound, Costume, Lighting, and Video Design.Registration to WSD25 is now available via their website.
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