Meggan Rollandi

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Meggan Rollandi is a New Zealand artist, performance designer and academic. [1] She is a lecturer in spatial design at Massey University. [2]

Biography

Rollandi completed a bachelor of performance design at Massey University in 2007, and a master's degree in design at Massey in 2010. [2]

In 2014, she received the Weta Workshop Award for Set Designer of the Year at the Chapman Tripp Theatre Awards for her work on WATCH. [3] In 2016, Rollandi was nominated for best set designer in the Wellington Theatre Awards. [4] In 2020, she won an Auckland Theatre Award for excellence in production. [5]

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References

  1. "Meg Rollandi". 20 February 2015. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  2. 1 2 New Zealand, Massey University. "Meggan Rollandi – Lecturer – Massey University". www.massey.ac.nz. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  3. "Meggan Rollandi". The Court Theatre. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  4. "Wellington Theatre Awards 2016 | Scoop News". www.scoop.co.nz (Press release). Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  5. "Auckland Theatre Award winners named". NZ Herald. Retrieved 4 June 2021.