practical sustainability for the entertainment industry
February 27, 2014 from 9am to 5:30pm – Cavendish Conference Centre
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While the thinking is that being more 'sustainable' as a business should lower your costs, does it just cost too much to begin with - in both time and money?By the time that you've invested in all…Continue
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Wealthy Theatre is a community-owned not-for-profit venue located in Grand Rapids - a city in the southwest part of the northern US state of Michigan. With an ambition to be effectively 'off grid' for stage lighting, their efforts were recently recognised by one of the world's largest…
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It can sometimes feel like our environment is soon going to give us an ultimatum: change your ways or it’s all over. In response, nations and businesses alike (at least a few of them) are adapting their environmental policies to help reduce the ecological impact they have on our…
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The Green Gown Awards is an annual presentation to institutions in…
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Recent high-profile events, such as the factory collapse in Bangladesh, have focused attention on the fabric and textile industry, and caused many to examine the ethical values of its supply chain. It can be hard to know the chain of…
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It seems it's the time of year for trade shows in the lighting industry. Mere weeks have passed since PLASA London finished at ExCeL, and in a few…
So, having just about recovered from PLASA London, we thought we ought to give you a quick rundown of the bits and pieces that caught our eye at the world’s largest live entertainment technology trade show. We can’t help but start by talking about the…
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I just wanted to share my first blog for Julie's Bicycle as "Activist in Residence". I'm a researcher in ecological design practice and PhD candidate at the University of Melbourne. I'm currently on research exchange at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama in the UK.
The Path to Sustainability by Tanja Beer (via Julie's Bicycle)
People often ask me how I became…
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We were very proud to be able to both sponsor and present the inaugural Technical Theatre Award for Venue Sustainability at a ceremony held at PLASA London on Tuesday evening. Although the TTAs are only in their first year, the support for them was huge - with Tony and Olivier…
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We're on the hunt for a performance venue that deserves a sustainability award. Why? Well, this year sees the inaugural Technical Theatre Awards - awards for those backstage that are going above and beyond the call of duty.
Major industry names have…
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Nottingham Playhouse has received the beginnings of an amazing 50th birthday present in the form of £996,000 of funding from Arts Council England’s Capital Investment Programme. The funding will be used specifically to improve the efficiency and sustainability of the Grade II*…
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Yesterday saw the convening by Julie’s Bicycle and their entertainment lighting industry partner White Light of the ‘Green My Production’ conference at White Light’s HQ in Wimbledon, south London.
It was standing room only at the event in the…
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The third Green Lighting Social was held yesterday evening over at the Bush Theatre in West London. Organised by Robin Barton of the Royal Opera House’s lighting team, the event was the largest so far – the 'show and tell' event almost taking the form of a very informal micro trade show.…
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