about the project

The initiative takes place in three phases across February to May 2025.

Phase One: five seminars exploring aspects of concept touring. Participants hear from leading thinkers and practitioners through presentations, panels and Q&As. The seminars are facilitated by Chloe Naldrett, executive director of Sustainable Entertainment.

Phase Two: participants gather in small groups and pairs to develop ideas and models of working, partly inspired by the seminars.

Phase Three: a sharing of ideas, learnings and insights from the participants at a hybrid seminar hosted by ILT Festival on 22 May in Aarhus, Denmark. The seminar will be open to colleagues across the international arts sector. Programme and booking to be announced.

Seminar presenters and panelists

Seminar One: The State of Play
Asher Minns, Executive Director of the Tyndall Centre for Climate Research
Marcela Sabino, former director of the Museum of the Future
Becky Hazlewood, Environmental Sustainability Project Manager at Julie's Bicycle

Seminar Two: International Partnerships
Sophia Victoria, International Projects Producer for caravan at Farnham Maltings
Feimatta Conteh, Senior Manager, Environmental Responsibility for Arts Council England
Rebecca Gould, British Council
Gitta Malling, Danish Arts Foundation
Kristian Pellissier, Project Manager, International Touring and Environmental Responsibility (ITER) programme, Arts Council England

Seminar Three: Art + Sustainability
Tue Beiring, artistic director of Fix+Foxy
Tom Bailey, artistic director of Mechanimals
Amber Massie-Blomfield, theatre producer, arts consultant and writer

Seminar Four: Philosophy into Practice
Becky Hazlewood, Environmental Sustainability Project Manager at Julie's Bicycle
Toby Coffey, Executive Producer and Director working in immersive technologies

Seminar Five: Next Steps
Karen Toftegaard, arts consultant
Josie Dale-Jones, producer and theatre-maker