An ongoing series curated by Small World Theatre and chaired by Jane Davidson. If you run, manage, programme, tour to, or care about theatre and cultural spaces, this day is for you!
🗓️ 15 May - 10am - 4pm
📍Small World Theatre, Cardigan, Ceredigion
Join Small World Theatre 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.
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.
Running order
It's going to be a packed day, and we aim to involve the audience as much as possible. We hope you have time to stay and chat to peers at 4pm.
9.30am - Registration and coffee
10am ~ Welcome from Ann Shrosbree and Jane Davidson.
10.10am ~ Bill Hamblett and Mair Bell,Small World Theatre.
10.30am ~ John E McGrath, Artistic Director & Chief Executive of Factory International, and former Artistic Director of National Theatre Wales. Q&A
11.10am ~ Claire Appleby - Head of Theatre Buildings at the Theatres Trust. Q&A
11.50am ~ Break. Screening of shorts by Jess Allen
12pm ~ Catrin John - Interim Director for Theatre Green Book. Q&A
12.40pm ~ Grant McFarlane - Manager of Swansea Grand Theatre and Brangwyn Hall. Q&A
1.20pm ~ A locally sourced, delicious lunch and performance of ‘Piano Phase - Between Light and Dark’ by David Pepper.
2pm ~ Screening of ‘Labordy Momentwm / Momentum Lab’ - a creative response to our building by aerial movement artist Dr Jess Allen.
2.15pm ~ 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). Joining the panel is Andrew Filmer - Senior Lecturer in Theatre and Performance at Aberystwyth University, and Judith Musker Turner - Climate Action Programme Lead for the culture sector, National Library of Wales.
3.15pm ~ A round up of the day's event
3.30pm ~ Participatory workshop
4pm ~ Networking and close.
Cost: £35 (£25 concessions) includes lunch, available at the door from 9.30am.
Enquiries: helene@smallworld.org.uk