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This project successfully funded on 16th September 2020, you can still support them with a donation.
Ecostage
United Kingdom
Aim: Education, resources and knowledge-sharing for a fairer, flourishing future in performance, rooted in the seven Ecostage Principles
Ecostage is a grassroots initiative founded by theatre practitioners that offers practical and creative ideas to green up practices in the performing arts sector and work together for change. A catalyst for individual and collective transformation, it provides a framework that offers multiple routes for change-making. At the heart of Ecostage are the Seven Principles that help to provide a roadmap for everyone at all stages of their eco-journey.
We are a hub for education and professional development, running talks and workshops at various venues and universities across the UK that offer multiple routes for change-making, including the University of Reading, the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, and Buckinghamshire New University. Other venues include the Wild Rumpus festival in Cheshire and the National Theatre, London. As part of an international network, Ecostage has been a major contributor to events from the Prague Quadrennial 2023 to the People’s Summit at COP26 Glasgow, and World Stage Design, Canada, 2022, and co-ran a 5-day lab on climate dramaturgy and sustainable theatre in Bangkok, Thailand, 2024.
Our website offers different ways to get involved and lots of free resources to use, including guides to our Seven Principles. Connect with a global Ecostage Community to share knowledge and meet future collaborators, add to a growing library of resources, take a pledge to the Seven Principles, and contribute case studies that celebrate the aesthetic range and diversity of sustainably-produced work.
As a voluntary organisation with no other sources of funding, your donations are vital to keep our organisation going, and will be used directly to maintain and develop our website, produce education materials, and to cover costs for events and workshops.
Be part of the collective momentum for sector-wide change.