STAGES Presentation - ETC International Theatre Conference, Lisbon 2022

STAGES is a large-scale collaboration between 14 theatre partners which is testing experimental solutions to the biggest challenges posed by the climate crisis: the carbon impact of international touring; the social and financial transformations required in theatres; and the importance of including scientists and local audiences in the artistic process.

The first findings of the project were discussed during the hybrid panel discussion between Lisbon and Gent.

00:00 - 01:00 - Session introduction by Heidi Wiley, Executive Director, ETC

02:10 - 03:00 - Introduction by Jonathon Thonon, Deputy General Manager and Head of European Projects and Innovation, Théâtre de Liège

03:00 - 07:10 Introduction to STAGES by Serge Rangoni, General Manager and Artistic Director, Théâtre de Liège

07:30 - 09:30 - STAGES trailer

10:30 - 14:00 - Intervention by Milo Rau, Artistic Director, NTGent

14:30 - 20:30 -  Introduction to the restaging concept with Katie Mitchell, Director of A Play for the Living in a Time of Extinction, one of the STAGES productions

20:30 - 29:10 - Introduction to the ‘Doughnut Economics’ concept with Darious Ghavami, Sustainable Coordinator, Théâtre Vidy-Lausanne

29:10 - 37:50 - Presentation of first self-analysis results by Shih Hsin-yuan, Deputy Artistic Director, National Theater & Concert Hall Taipei

38:25 - 47:00 - Intervention from Pedro Penim, Artistic Director, Teatro Nacional D. Maria II; and Rui Catarino, President of the Administrative Board, Teatro Nacional D. Maria II

47:00 - 58:00 - Intervention from Natalie Martinelli, Piccolo Teatro

1:00:00 -1:02:00 Closing words from Serge Rangoni, General Manager and Artistic Director, Théâtre de Liège