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WE CELEBRATE THE DIVERSITY OF PERFORMANCE DESIGN AND MAKING PRACTICES TODAY

Lois Maskell

INSPIRING YOUNG PEOPLE TO INVENT NEW PRACTICES FOR THE FUTURE

Bronya Arciszewska

THE HIERARCHIES ARE DISSOLVING

Justin C Arienti

OUR CREATIVE BORDERS ARE POROUS

George Souglides

WE BUILD THE CONTENT

Alex Rigg

WE MAKE THE MEMORIES

Talia Sanz

WE ARE ALL THE STORYTELLERS NOW

Bettina John
Photo: Alex Brenner, performers Laure Meloy and Mark Stone as Brünnhilde and Wotan in Die Walküre at the Hackney Empire in London in 2021.
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Carbon Literacy Birmingham – 26th June

Description: Theatre Design for Sustainable Futures is an 8 hour course accredited by The Carbon Literacy Project and created and delivered by theatre designers from the SBTD Sustainability Working Group.

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Carbon Literacy Birmingham – 26th June
Sasha Gilmour, Photo credit Kirsty Barlow
Carbon Literacy Birmingham – 26th June

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