Theatre Is Good at World-Building, How About World-Saving?
Working for a more sustainable, integral life onstage and off may be its own reward.
The global climate crisis isn’t on its way—it is already upon us, falling especially hard on the most vulnerable among us. Theatre artists no less than any other citizens of our world are faced with the question of how to move forward in their practices. What can they do to mitigate the effects of climate change in their own work? Can they put their art in the service of advocacy and education? This issue explores the practical and ethical dimensions of the theatrical response to, and responsibility for, the Earth’s life-or-death struggle.
Working for a more sustainable, integral life onstage and off may be its own reward.
Theatremakers may be uniquely qualified to lead the way to a regenerative culture of climate justice.
After millennia of conquest and destruction, we desperately need new myths of beauty and symbiosis.
A unique New Orleans residency puts artists close to both the power and the danger of nature.
Want to adopt more environmentally friendly theatre practices? There’s a lot of work to do, but luckily there are plenty of resources to help.
Finding ways to off-set the impact of international touring was a hot topic at recent TYA gatherings.