Greening Our Performance

2012 Program Overview

Greening Our Performance (GOP) is an alliance of performing arts companies and individuals who are striving to reduce our industry’s carbon footprint.

Organizations such as: Malthouse Theatre, Australian Circus and Physical Theatre Association (ACAPTA), Tipping Point Australia, ClimARTe, Circus Oz, ArtsHouse and Arts Centre Melbourne have been involved so far to bring this alliance to reality.

GOP aims to:

• Support each other in our endeavour to change the way we do things to reduce our resource use;
• Offer information to enable us to create and implement sustainability plans;
• Share resources and ideas;
• Develop and share innovative solutions;
• Encourage realistic and sustainable commitment from participants.

The workshops will focus on the following areas of sustainable practice relating to:

• MAR 21st @ Arts Centre Melbourne - AbaF’s Performing Arts and Sustainability: Greening Your Strategic Plan
   
• MAY 16th @ The Abbotsford Convent  - Buildings (venues, offices, studios, theatres);
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• JULY 18th @ St Martins Youth Arts Centre - Marketing and audiences/ participants (materials, audience travel, behavioural change);
   
• SEPT - Production (sets, props, costumes, lighting, production/ stage management);
   
• NOV - Touring – GOP will facilitate a workshop session addressing international and national touring as a part of Going Nowhere, an Artshouse event spanning four days in November.