Old Dogs, New Tricks:
What is Sustainable Theatre Design?

A sector innovation & Development project funded by the canada council for the arts

Old Dogs, New Tricks: What is Sustainable Theatre Design is a project led by Theatre New Brunswick, The ADC Green Committee and The PACT Environmental Stewardship Committee. Our working group is Natasha MacLellan, Jay Dodge, Ian Garrett, Ken MacKenzie and Michelle Tracey. Our purpose is to subsidize 10 professional theatre companies across Canada to explore sustainable theatre design through deep engagement on one project. Old Dogs, New Tricks will provide participating companies with access to professional tools, resources, mentorship and funds to enable this work.

Our work kicked off in Fall of 2022 with a series of inspirational [free!] webinars open to the public. We invite you to join us by watching the webinars on demand.

Webinar #1:

The Creative Green Tools Canada Webinar will take place on Wednesday, September 28th, from 11am-1pm pacific time. This session will be led by Sarah Fioravanti of The Centre for Sustainable Practice in the Arts (CSPA). The Creative Green Tools Canada are a free set of carbon calculation and reporting tools for the arts & culture sector. This session will introduce the tools and how to use them.
Watch this webinar on-demand here.
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Webinar #2:

The Only Animal Webinar will take place on Thursday, September 29th, from 9am-11am pacific time. This session, hosted by Kendra Fanconi will introduce the work of The Only Animal and how they have translated their values into creative practices.
Watch this webinar on-demand here.
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Webinar #3

Sandra Goldmark of Fixation: How to Have Stuff without Breaking the Planet will host a webinar on Thursday, October 6th from 10am-11am pacific time. Sandra will introduce us to her work in creative, regenerative and circular climate responses.
Watch this webinar on-demand here.
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Webinar #4:

An Introduction to the Canadian Green Alliance Guidebook on October 17th from 11am-12:30pm pacific time. This webinar, hosted by CGA co-founders Tess Benger and Julia McLellan will focus on the design and production chapters of the CGA Guidebook and how you can incorporate the guidebook into your working practices.
Watch this webinar on-demand here.
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