Markéta Fantová, M.F.A.

Markéta Fantová graduated from Stage Design at DAMU in Prague and Theatre Design at Wayne State University in Detroit. After finishing her master’s degree studies until the present, she has been a university teacher and designer in the US at four universities. She has also realized many scenographic designs in the US and Europe. Her designs were included in the US National Exhibition at the Prague Quadrennial 2007 and World Stage Design in Seoul in 2009. Markéta was a curator of the American national exhibition at the Prague Quadrennial in 2015 and after her return to the Czech Republic in 2016 she has become the PQ artistic director.

Education

1996–1999 M.F.A., Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA 

1992–1996 Theatre Faculty, Academy of Performing Arts in Prague, Bachelor’s Degree in Theatre Scenography

Professional résumé

2014–2016 Head of Design for Performance, Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ, Department of Theatre and Dance

2006–2014 Associate Professor of Design for Performance, Alfred University, Alfred, NY, Department of Theatre Studies, Arts Department

2003–2005 Visiting Assistant Professor of Scenic Design, University of North Texas, Denton, TX, Department of Theatre Studies

1999–2003 Assistant Professor of Scenic and Costume Design, Texas Woman’s University, Denton, TX, Department of Theatre Studies, Dance Department

Work experience in cultural non-profit and other organizations

2003–2016 USITT – United States Institute of Theatre Technology – Institute of Theatre Technology and Design USA

2011- 2016 Vice-president for international affairs, member of the USITT Board of Directors that administers all USITT activities, preparation, and organization of presentations and international parts of the USITT conference program, which is held annually in various US cities, head of the USITT International Commission, coordination and administration of the budget of the North American OISTAT Office

July 2011 – USITT artistic director-USA PQ national exhibitions and coordinator of a student exhibition

2003–2019 OISTAT 
June 2015 – 2019 head of the Performance Design Commission 

Stage Design

Stage design in theatres, galleries and other spaces. Projects in stage design, costume design, set and light design 

Projects: 

• Estates Theatre, Prague 
• Ego-po Classic Theatre, Philadelphia, PA
• New Directions Theatre, New York, NY
• Undermain Theatre, Dallas, TX
• Circle Theatre, Fort Worth, TX
• Kitchen Dog Theatre, Dallas, TX
• Water Tower Theatre, Dallas, TX
• Novi Theatre, Detroit, MI
• Hilberry Theatre, Detroit, MI
• Bonstelle Theatre, Detroit, MI
• WallMart Trail, Philadelphia, PA
• Fosdic Nelson Gallery, Alfred, NY
• Foster Lake, NY
• WSD grounds, Cardiff, Wales, UK
• Elks Lodge, Hornell, NY
• Gem Hotel Gallery, New York, NY
• Random Room Gallery, Alfred, NY
• National Bank, Rochester, NY
   

Other information
 

2015 Grayce and Jarka Burian Fellowship, 2015–2016, Ohio State University

2011 Nomination- Falstaff Award for inspiring stage design, As You Like It, Main Stage Theatre, San Marcos, TX http://www.playshakespeare.com/falstaff-awards

2010 Stage design works exhibited at the international exhibition World Stage Design Exhibition, Seoul, Korea

2007 Stage designs, costume designs, photographs at the US National Exhibit, Prague Quadrennial - USITT USA, National Exhibit, Prague

2006 US National Teaching Artist Award Fellowship, led by Ming Cho Leem, Kennedy Center for Performing Arts; Washington DC