Join the European Theatre Talks 2024 at Festival d'Avignon

The Roadmap to Cutting-Edge, Net-Zero Theatre by 2030

Can you put on spectacular shows and wow audiences with AI, holographic projects and VR -- and still fulfil sustainable requirements of the European Green Deal and the Opole Recommendations?

This edition of the European Theatre Talks explores themes at the intersection of sustainability, new technologies, cultural policy and freedom of expression, at the heart of the Festival d'Avignon, to officially launch the ETC Theatre Green Book, the one reference tool for all theatres to become green across all their work, whether digital, large-scale, on their building, or in their logistics.

• Georg Häusler, European Commission (EU)
• Cláudia Belchior, Centro Cultural de Belém (Portugal)
• András Dömötör, Director (Hungary)
• Paddy Dillon, Renew Culture / Theatre Green Book (UK) 
• Lisa Burger, Renew Culture / Theatre Green Book (UK)
• Paulien Geerlings, De Toneelmakerij (The Netherlands)
• Emmanuelle Lejeune, STAGES (EU)
• Florence Minder, Venedig Meer (Belgium)
• Johann Otten, Deutsches Theater Berlin (Germany)
• Jonathan Thonon, Théâtre de Liège (Belgium)
• Heidi Wiley, European Theatre Convention (EU) 
• + more speakers to be announced

Moderated by: Emily Gonneau, Causa 

The event will be attended by renowned European artists, policymakers, theatre professionals, and media representatives.

Join ETC’s reception before the European Theatre Talks to meet international theatre makers – working on everything from cutting-edge digital performances to socially-charged, sustainable theatre – for informal networking and a drink.

The invited guests are drawn from ETC Member Theatres; partners in EU-funded, large-scale sustainable theatre projects (ACuTe, STAGES, PROSPERO and Future Laboratory); and emerging theatre-makers taking part in ETC’s European Theatre Academy.

ETC Networking Lunch Reception
Monday 01 July 2024, 13:00 - 14:00 CET
Cloitre Saint-Louis

European Theatre Talks
Monday 01 July 2024, 14:30 - 16:30 CET
Salle Colloque, Cloitre Saint-Louis

Location:

Festival d'Avignon - Cloitre Saint-Louis
20 Rue du Portail Boquier
84000 Avignon, France

Registration

Admission is on a first-come-first-served basis and registration is required (please note there is limited capacity). 

See the European Theatre Talks in the Maison des Professionels - Festival d'Avignon 2024 programme.

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European Theatre Talks : le développement durable à l’horizon 2030

Est-il possible d’épater le public grâce à l’IA et autres nouvelles technologies, tout en respectant les exigences du Pacte vert européen et des Recommandations d’Opole ? Cette édition des European Theatre Talks explore des thèmes à l’intersection du développement durable et la transition numérique, ainsi que de la démocratie, de la collaboration internationale et du rôle du théâtre. L’évènement de cette année lancera le très attendu « ETC Theatre Green Book » – l’outil de référence permettant aux théâtres d’atteindre des émissions nettes nulles d’ici 2030. Des directeur·ice·s artistiques de renom partageront leurs expériences avec Georg Häusler, directeur de la Culture, de la Créativité et du Sport de la Commission européenne, et des expert·e·s en matière de développement durable, Renew Culture.

Plus d'informations

For any questions or further inquiries, please contact ETC Project & Network Manager Laura Gardes:

lgardes@europeantheatre.eu