Title: International collaboration to overcome barriers and address local and global issues.
Speaker: Dr Aby Cohen
Short Bio
Dr Aby Cohen is a Brazilian / Slovenian scenographer, artistic director, exhibition designer and curator. OISTAT President elected for the term 2021-2025. Internationally recognized for her work in Theatre, Exhibition, Film and Live Events, with projects realized in the United Kingdom, Germany, Portugal, the Netherlands, Czech Republic, Suriname, Taiwan, Japan, Brazil and Argentina. PhD in Theatre Theory and Practice. Currently living and working in UK as the Head of Postgraduate Department at Academy of Live Technology ( formerly Backstage Academy) .PQ2011 Golden Triga awarded as designer and curator of Brazil`s National Exhibition. PQ2015 International curator of SharedSpace / Politics. PQ2019 Brazil`s National Curator. Co-founder of CenografiaBrasil in 2001. Founder of PQBrasilPlatform, in 2017. Member of OISTAT since 2003 collaborating in a number of OISTAT projects as: Scenofsest 2007 and 2011; WSD2013, 2017 and 2022. SENA 2020 and 2022, OISTAT 50 years celebration in Cardiff (UK).