Low-Carbon Theatre: Shaping Sustainable Arts Spaces

Overview

Join Small World Theatre, Cardigan for Trwco - a regular gathering where artists, leaders, environmental thinkers, policy makers and more, come together to explore bold ideas at the intersection of creativity, science and climate action.

Date
: 15 May - 10am - 4pm

Trwco is not a typical conference. Curated and hosted by the founding directors Ann Shrosbree and Bill Hamblett
, guests will be welcomed to west Wales’ near-zero carbon arts space. Previous Trwco events have included a guided experiential walk through temperate rainforest led by a lichenologist, exploring lichens as indicators of climate change. This year there’s a focus on sustainable arts spaces.

• How do our theatre buildings respond to the climate emergency?
• What does decarbonisation mean in practice?
• How can programming and content support meaningful change?
• How do we move forward together?

Arts venues large and small from across Wales will come together to share challenges, exchange solutions and chart a way forward for the sector.

We’re delighted to welcome

John E Mc Grath - Artistic Director & Chief Executive of Factory International, and former Artistic Director of National Theatre Wales.

Claire Appleby - Head of Theatre Buildings at the Theatres Trust.
Catrin John - Interim Director for Theatre Green Book.

Grant Mc Farlane - Manager of Swansea Grand Theatre and Brangwyn Hall.

The panel discussion will be chaired by Jane Davidson
, Chair of Wales Net Zero 2035 Challenge Group; author of #futuregen:
Lessons from a Small Country (2020) and its update #futuregen:
Gwersi o Wlad Fechan (2022).

Panellists also include

Andrew Filmer - Senior Lecturer in Theatre and Performance at Aberystwyth University.

Judith Musker Turner - Climate Action Programme Lead for the culture sector, National Library of Wales.

Trwco is more than a conference with

• A locally sourced, delicious lunch.
• Performance of ‘Piano Phase - Between Light and Dark’ by David Pepper
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• Screening of ‘Momentum’ - a creative response to our building by aerial movement artist Dr Jess Allen
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• A space for conversation, connection and collaboration.

If you run, manage, programme, tour to, or care about theatre and cultural spaces, this day is for you.