Overview
Join Small World Theatre, Cardigan 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.
Date
Date: 15 May – 10am – 4pm
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.
Key Questions
- 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.
Guest Speakers
We’re delighted to welcome
John E McGrath – Artistic Director & Chief Executive of Factory International, and former Artistic Director of National Theatre Wales.
Claire Appleby – Head of Theatre Buildings at the Theatres Trust. Catrin John – Interim Director for Theatre Green Book.
Grant McFarlane – Manager of Swansea Grand Theatre and Brangwyn Hall.
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).
Panellists also include
Andrew Filmer – Senior Lecturer in Theatre and Performance at Aberystwyth University.
Judith Musker Turner – Climate Action Programme Lead for the culture sector, National Library of Wales.
Trwco is more than a conference with
- A locally sourced, delicious lunch.
- Performance of ‘Piano Phase – Between Light and Dark’ by David Pepper.
- Screening of ‘Momentum’ – a creative response to our building by aerial movement artist Dr Jess Allen.
- A space for conversation, connection and collaboration.
If you run, manage, programme, tour to, or care about theatre and cultural spaces, this day is for you.
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