A event held at Sparks Bristol on Saturday 11th November. The event starts at 13:30.
Acting out a Greener, Fairer Future
Bristol has commited to a Just Transition to help tackle climate change and look after nature. Yet what this will look like in practice is still to be decided. The city will need to change in lots of ways and making sure that these changes are fair for everyone is a complicated task that will take sitting with many difficult conversations. For example, people in the city need to drive less to be kinder to the planet but we will need to make other types of transport much better to make sure people can still get around in a way that works for them.
To do its just transition well, Bristol will need to have lots of open conversations and imagination, and to work together across many different communities.
To start thinking in this way, this event will use a type of interactive theatre called Forum Theatre to explore some of these problems and possible ways of solving them. Join to help us imagine different futures, creatively problem-solve and have fun.
What is Forum Theatre?
Forum Theatre is a type of improvised play where the audience is invited to explore problems and types of unfairness with the aim of coming up with different ways of doing things. When they want to, members of the audience are invited to step into the scenes to take the role of one of the characters. In this way they can change what happens to make a better outcome. You will be led through a series of fun games beforehand to help you ease into the space and build your confidence.
Tickets
Please cancel your ticket if you find yourself unable to attend so someone else can use your space. This also really helps us plan the session around numbers.
About the residency and faciltators
This is the part of a series of creative climate events that will be happening September 2023 to February 2024 as part of Emma Geen's Artspace Lifespace Sparks residency. We’re extremely grateful to Artspace Lifespace for the opportunity.
Emma Geen is an author, activist, and researcher in Creative Writing. She coproduced the world's first community climate action plan by and for Disabled people, and is one of the authors of Bristol's just transition declaration.
Rachel Moffat is the Coordinator of Bristol Energy Network, a community energy organisation that supports, develops, and delivers energy projects across the city, and is one of the authors of Bristol's just transition declaration. Rachel has experience of working with those in or at risk of fuel poverty and has developed and delivered projects to address this growing problem in Bristol.
Access
The event is on the second floor. Please let us know if you'll need the lift and any access needs at [email protected]. If you need an interpreter please email as soon as possible so that we can find one.
Photo credit and alt-text
Cover shows a man a woman laughing and holding hands to make an arch. Other people are walking around them, acting and laughing. Credit goes to Vancover Film School.
Jargon Buster
Coproduce: This when people work together to make something.
Improvised: This is when people make things up as they go instead of working to a script.
Just transition: This is about making a climate and nature friendly future in a way that is fair for everyone.
Forum threatre: A type of play where the audience can join in to change how the play goes.
Residency: A setup where a person is connected to an organisation to do creative things at the venue or with them.
Entry requirements:
Bristol has commited to a Just Transition to help tackle climate change and look after nature. Yet what this will look like in practice is still to be decided. The city will need to change in lots of ways and making sure that these changes are fair for everyone is a complicated task that will take sitting with many difficult conversations. For example, people in the city need to drive less to be kinder to the planet but we will need to make other types of transport much better to make sure people can still get around in a way that works for them.
To do its just transition well, Bristol will need to have lots of open conversations and imagination, and to work together across many different communities.
To start thinking in this way, this event will use a type of interactive theatre called Forum Theatre to explore some of these problems and possible ways of solving them. Join to help us imagine different futures, creatively problem-solve and have fun.
What is Forum Theatre?
Forum Theatre is a type of improvised play where the audience is invited to explore problems and types of unfairness with the aim of coming up with different ways of doing things. When they want to, members of the audience are invited to step into the scenes to take the role of one of the characters. In this way they can change what happens to make a better outcome. You will be led through a series of fun games beforehand to help you ease into the space and build your confidence.
Tickets
Please cancel your ticket if you find yourself unable to attend so someone else can use your space. This also really helps us plan the session around numbers.
About the residency and faciltators
This is the part of a series of creative climate events that will be happening September 2023 to February 2024 as part of Emma Geen's Artspace Lifespace Sparks residency. We’re extremely grateful to Artspace Lifespace for the opportunity.
Emma Geen is an author, activist, and researcher in Creative Writing. She coproduced the world's first community climate action plan by and for Disabled people, and is one of the authors of Bristol's just transition declaration.
Rachel Moffat is the Coordinator of Bristol Energy Network, a community energy organisation that supports, develops, and delivers energy projects across the city, and is one of the authors of Bristol's just transition declaration. Rachel has experience of working with those in or at risk of fuel poverty and has developed and delivered projects to address this growing problem in Bristol.
Access
The event is on the second floor. Please let us know if you'll need the lift and any access needs at [email protected]. If you need an interpreter please email as soon as possible so that we can find one.
Photo credit and alt-text
Cover shows a man a woman laughing and holding hands to make an arch. Other people are walking around them, acting and laughing. Credit goes to Vancover Film School.
Jargon Buster
Coproduce: This when people work together to make something.
Improvised: This is when people make things up as they go instead of working to a script.
Just transition: This is about making a climate and nature friendly future in a way that is fair for everyone.
Forum threatre: A type of play where the audience can join in to change how the play goes.
Residency: A setup where a person is connected to an organisation to do creative things at the venue or with them.
Entry requirements: