Personal
- Name
- Mr Matthew Delbridge
- Position(s)
- Lecturer
Creative Industries Faculty,
School of Media, Entertainment, Creative Arts,
Technical Production - Discipline *
- Performing Arts and Creative Writing, Film, Television and Digital Media
- Phone
- +61 7 3138 5507
- matthew.delbridge@qut.edu.au
- Location
- View location details (QUT staff and student access only)
- Qualifications
-
Postgraduate Diploma (The University of Melbourne)
- Professional memberships
and associations - Member – Peer Review College – AHRC (Arts Humanities Research Council): 2009-2012
- Member – Scenography Working Group – IFTR (International Federation for Theatre Research)
- Member – Directors and Dramaturgy Working Group – TaPRA (Theatre and Performance Research Association).
- Member – USITT (United States Institute for Theatre Technology)
- Associate Artist, Queensland Theatre Company 2011-12
Biography
Matt Delbridge is a practising Scenographer and Visual Artist whose work has been featured both nationally and internationally.
Most recently, he was the digital scenographer for:
- UK national tour of Jonzi D’s Markus the Sadist
- UK/US premiere of Split Britches The Lost Lounge (London-New York).
Research interests
- Scenography
- Actor Training
- Interactive Performance Environments
- Action Design
Matt Delbridge’s research and practice is concerned with the immersion of the performer in technological environments and the associated dialogue conventions needed for performance makers to successfully navigate these scenographic landscapes.
To undertake this exploration and create interactive digtital scenography for the theatre and installation environments, Matt works with:
- Motion Capture systems
- live interactive video processing software
- virtual 3D environments.
He is currently involved in research projects with Joanne Tompkins and Richard Fotheringham at UQ, looking at the virtual representations of theatre environments and performance in early modern venues.
Background
- Feb 2010: Matt joined QUT – Early Career Academic Research and Development Program (ECARD)
- 2008 – 2010: Technical Director – Drama Department – Queen Mary, University of London.
- 2006 – 2008: Studio Coordinator – Deakin Motion.Lab (the largest Performance Research Motion Capture Studio in Australia) – Deakin University.
- 1999 – 2006: Technical Director – Drama and Dance Department in the SCCA – Deakin University.
Qualifications
Matt holds:
- a BCA with Distinction from Deakin University
- a Post Graduate Diploma in Creative Arts from the University of Melbourne
Matt is currently enrolled in the PhD program at the Queensland University of Technology.
Visit Matt’s website for more information.
Teaching
Unit coordination
- 2011: KRB120 – Scenography and the Art of Technical Theatre
- 2011: KRB121 – Visual Theatre
- 2011: KTB206 – The Creating Body
- 2012: KRB220 – The Scenographic Divide
- 2012: KRB221 – Intermedial Applications for the Theatre
Teaching
- 2011: KTB303 – Production 3: Interpreting and Adapting
- 2011: KTB205 – Production 2: The Collaborative Artist
- 2011: KTP401 – Contemporary Performance
- 2011: KRB120 – Scenography and the Art of Technical Theatre
- 2011: KRB121 – Visual Theatre
- 2012: KRB220 – The Scenographic Divide
- 2012: KRB221 – Intermedial Applications for the Theatre
Experience
External engagements
Matt has worked extensively throughout Australia and overseas on major international festivals as a scenographer and technical director for both Film and Theatre. He has also worked independently with international and Australian artists:
- Jonzi D
- Dominic Johnson
- Lois Weaver and Peggy Shaw (Split Britches)
- Peter Alwast
- Martin Welton
- Barry Kosky
- Michael Kantor
- Kim Vincs
- Rosalind Crisp
- Tom Salisbury
- Simon Fisher
- Natalie Cursio.
Recent productions
- Digital Scenography for “Markus the Sadist” – UK National Tour 2009/10
- 2010: Digital Scenography for “The Lost Lounge” – The Peoples Palace, London
- 2009: Digital Scenography for “The Lost Lounge” – Dixons Place, New York
- 2007: Scenography and Real Time Motion Capture for “The Silk Road Project” – Deakin Motion.lab
- 2007: Lighting and Stage Scenography for “The Album Project Reloaded” – Victorian Arts Centre Trust
- 2007: Production Scenography and Direction for “Max Dahls End of the Game” – PS128 Melbourne
- 2007: Production Scenography and Direction for “?ot I (What I ?)” – Melbourne University.
Publications
For more publications by this staff member, visit QUT ePrints, the University's research repository.
