PechaKucha Night - Adelaide

PechaKucha Night - ADELAIDE

PechaKucha 20x20 are informal events for creatives to show their work in public. The 20 20x20 format was devised and shared by Astrid Klein & Mark Dytham of Klein Dytham Architecture, with their first event held in Toyo, 2003. Presenters show 20 images, each for 20 seconds, with images advancing automatically - keeping presentations concise and often very funny!

PechaKucha limits the number of images and the number of seconds to keep things concise -- with the all important auto-forward. There’s no “next slide” or “go back one, please” at PechaKucha Nights.

PechaKucha Nights are informal and fun gatherings where creative people get together and share their ideas, works, thoughts, holiday snaps -- just about anything, really -- in the PechaKucha 20x20 format. PechaKucha Night - ADELAIDE has been showcasing events for since 2011, hosted by local organiser Anna Scott in Agreement with PechaKucha HQ (Tokyo).

PechaKucha Nights are mostly held in fun spaces with a bar, similar to the home of PechaKucha Night, SuperDeluxe, which is a space for “thinking and drinking.” To date, PechaKucha Nights have been held in bars, restaurants, clubs, beer gardens, homes, studios, universities, churches, prisons (disused), beaches, swimming pools, even a quarry!

Anyone can present -- that’s the beauty of PechaKucha Nights. Astrid's daughter presented her artwork when she was 5 and Mark's mother presented when she was 69 about her elaborate wedding cake creations.

The key to a great Pecha is to present something you love. Most people use PechaKucha Night to present their latest creative projects or work. Some people share their passion and show their prized collection of Nana Mouskouri records, while others share photos of their latest visit to a construction site or recent holiday snaps. We always recommend that people either attend a PechaKucha Night, or watch loads of Presentations online before asking to present, so that they have a great feel for what its all about!

Good PechaKucha presentations uncover the unexpected -- unexpected talent, unexpected ideas. Some PechaKuchas tell great stories about a project or a trip. Some are incredibly personal, some are incredibly funny, but all are very different, and they turn each PechaKucha Night into “a box of chocolates.”

Klein Dytham architecture has supported the movement and global network for the past 15 years, covering all costs for staff and web development. We are currently looking at different ways to keep the project sustainable and viable going forward as the network expands.

TRADEMARKED? PechaKucha Night is trademarked to protect and unify all the effort and hard work of our PKN city hosts and network.

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