"Lights! Sound! Curtains up!" at Stage|Set|Scenery 2015

Berlin, 12 March 2015 – On 9 June 2015 Stage|Set|Scenery will be opening its doors. The international trade fair and the international conference for event technology gathers exhibitors and trade visitors who are important for a successful production: they represent theatre planning, architecture, film, event services, stage, lighting, sound, video and media technology, make-up, costume and stage-set design, acoustics, studio, exhibition and museum technology. A total of 250 exhibitors and 7,500 trade visitors are expected to attend the Berlin Exhibition Grounds.

International trade fair
With Stage|Set|Scenery, Messe Berlin and DTHG, the organisers of the event, aim to address the industry's forward-looking international markets Leading international manufacturers and service providers from various parts of the industry will be attending and showcasing their projects, products and innovations. International interest in the event is high and exhibitors from the following 19 countries have registered to take part: Belgium, China, Germany, Finland, France, the UK, Italy, Canada, Latvia, the Netherlands, Austria, Poland, Sweden, Switzerland, Serbia, Spain, Taiwan, the Czech Republic and the USA. The participation of foreign associations cooperating with DTHG is a measure of the widespread interest in international dialogue. Thus, partnerships and sponsorships have been secured with the Organisation of Theatre Architects and Technicians (OISTAT) and with professional organisations from China (CETA), the Netherlands (VPT), Austria (OETHG), Switzerland (SVTB-ASTT), the USA (USITT), the UK (ABTT and PLASA) and Sweden (STTF).

International conference
The three-day international Stage Technology Conference is an integral part of Stage|Set|Scenery. On 9 June at 11.30 a.m. Brigitte Zypries, Parliamentary State Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Economics and Energy, will open the trade show and conference with a keynote speech. The symposium will take place in Forum I in Hall 4.2. Its slogan is ’Theatres and cultural spaces – urban centres and their continuous metamorphosis and cultural adaptation in the 21st century’. Other papers, workshops and presentations dealing with scenography/design, international projects, media technology, sustainability and stage and lighting technology will also be taking place. Simultaneous interpreting into English and German will be available at the International Stage Technology Conference. Around 140 individual events will be held.