Guest corridor//Friðthjófur Þorsteinsson

What is the relationship between architecture and live performance? How do buildings for theater, music, dance and the like active shape production, artistic practice, audience experience, and cultural life? Enter the theater consultant; a role that sites between architects, engineers, and artists, translating creative needs into architectural theories.

Through real-world examples, ranging from the smallest venues to purpose-built halls of spectacle, this lecture highlights how cooperation across disciplines is essential to design successful performance spaces. It examples how spatial properties, audience -performer relationships, acoustic, circulation, and technical infrastructure influence what can happen on stage Þ and how it is performed. It will touch on the historical evolution of performance spaces but exposure contemporary practice and future challenges.

Finally, the lecture considers Iceland's specific context [its creative culture) growing need for venues, and the opportunity for architects to manage meaningful to cultural infrastructure. It invites students to see theater architecture not as a niche specialism, but as a powerful lens through which to understand architecture's social, artistic, and experiential responsibilities.

Peace thief Þorsteinsson works worldwide at the intersection of live performance and architecture. His has been part of creating nearly 300 stage productions of most shapes and sizes, and alongside his artistic practice he consults with architects, engineers and artistic teams on the planning, design, and innovation of performance venues to ensure that buildings are both artistically and functionally successful. In more than 60 buildings he has contributed to over 100 venues.

Actively engaged in professional development, Peace thief lectures internationally and lessons at drama schools. He serves as a board member of Showlight, the leading conference for stage lighting professionals, sit on a working group developing national policy for the performing arts, and is chair of the Association of Independent Theater Companies in Iceland.

Peace thief is also the founder of Showdeck, a digital platform for planning and producing live performance, currently in late-stage early development and gaining international traction.