"Why aren't we on the floor doubled up in pain at our capacity for industrial scale genocide of the world's species?" - Jo Confino
In Climate Grief Karaoke you are invited to express Reef Grief, Glacial Depression, Heatwave Angst, North Pole Numbness, Birdsong Heartbreak and Forest Fury. What are the qualities inherent to karaoke? Can these qualities be useful to humans at this moment in ecological time?
Climate Grief Karaoke was a research and development project that took place 2023 with support from Arts Council England, Cambridge Junction, The MAC Birmingham and Harlow Playhouse. It included two work in progress sharings to audiences.
Cambridge Junction, DISRUPT Festival, 27th May 2023 (R&D performance sharing)
The MAC Birmingham, Big Green Weekender Festival, 16th September 2023 (R&D performance sharing)
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Team for R&D project development and work in progress performances 2023:
Lead Artist/Concept: Katy Dye
Performer/Collaborator: Aby Watson
Performer/Collaborator: Craig Manson
Video/Captions Designer: Daniel Hughes
Sound Designer: Mark Readhead
Access Advisor: Jamie Rea
Outside Eyes: Tamara Micner
Production Manager: Livvy Lynch
Performance BSL Interpreter: Rachael Dance
Project BSL Interpreters: Chloe Elder and Kitty-Taylor Brown
Project developed with funding from Arts Council England, supported by Harlow Playhouse, Cambridge Junction and Take Me Somewhere Studio, following guidance on Sustainability from The Theatre Green Book. With thanks to The Yard Theatre Climate Works, SPILL Festival, The Sustainable Landing Hub COP26 and Totally Thames Festival Tide Changer Commission.
