CAST
CAST
CAST
WEEK 1
I Run- https://www.oberonbooks.com/i-run.html
Line Mørkeby- Writer
Line Mørkeby is a renowned Danish playwright. After studying theatre and performance at the University of Copenhagen for four years, she went to the Dramatics programme at Aarhus Theatre, where she finished in 2008. The same year, the Royal Danish Theatre performed her debut pieceMusicalto great success. Her work includes brothers Lionheart, 5ex P O C, Lykkebjørn, Hair On ItandSkambased on the Norwegian hit TV series.
Line Mørkeby is one of Denmark's most groundbreaking and unfiltered playwrights. With her fine balance between the tragic and comic, she has written for a variety of big and small theatres around Denmark and has received several awards for her talent and performances.
Line was nominated for the Playwright of the Year Award at the Reumert Awards with I Run.
Kim Dambæk- Translator
Kim Dambæk is a translator and stage director who has worked extensively for national, regional and private theatres throughout Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Great Britain.
His work includes award-winning translations of plays by leading Nordic playwrights such as Jon Fosse, P. O. Enquist, Astrid Saalbach, Line Knutzon, Thor Bjørn Krebs, Peter Asmussen and Line Mørkeby for, amongst others, Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh, BBC TV, Royal Shakespeare Company, Young Vic, London, Rough Magic Theatre in Dublin as well as BAM Majestic Theatre, New York.
Kim graduated from the Drama Centre Directing Course in 1980.
WEEK 1
I Run- https://www.oberonbooks.com/i-run.html
Line Mørkeby- Writer
Line Mørkeby is a renowned Danish playwright. After studying theatre and performance at the University of Copenhagen for four years, she went to the Dramatics programme at Aarhus Theatre, where she finished in 2008. The same year, the Royal Danish Theatre performed her debut pieceMusicalto great success. Her work includes brothers Lionheart, 5ex P O C, Lykkebjørn, Hair On ItandSkambased on the Norwegian hit TV series.
Line Mørkeby is one of Denmark's most groundbreaking and unfiltered playwrights. With her fine balance between the tragic and comic, she has written for a variety of big and small theatres around Denmark and has received several awards for her talent and performances.
Line was nominated for the Playwright of the Year Award at the Reumert Awards with I Run.
Kim Dambæk- Translator
Kim Dambæk is a translator and stage director who has worked extensively for national, regional and private theatres throughout Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Great Britain.
His work includes award-winning translations of plays by leading Nordic playwrights such as Jon Fosse, P. O. Enquist, Astrid Saalbach, Line Knutzon, Thor Bjørn Krebs, Peter Asmussen and Line Mørkeby for, amongst others, Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh, BBC TV, Royal Shakespeare Company, Young Vic, London, Rough Magic Theatre in Dublin as well as BAM Majestic Theatre, New York.
Kim graduated from the Drama Centre Directing Course in 1980.
WEEK 1
I Run- https://www.oberonbooks.com/i-run.html
Line Mørkeby- Writer
Line Mørkeby is a renowned Danish playwright. After studying theatre and performance at the University of Copenhagen for four years, she went to the Dramatics programme at Aarhus Theatre, where she finished in 2008. The same year, the Royal Danish Theatre performed her debut pieceMusicalto great success. Her work includes brothers Lionheart, 5ex P O C, Lykkebjørn, Hair On ItandSkambased on the Norwegian hit TV series.
Line Mørkeby is one of Denmark's most groundbreaking and unfiltered playwrights. With her fine balance between the tragic and comic, she has written for a variety of big and small theatres around Denmark and has received several awards for her talent and performances.
Line was nominated for the Playwright of the Year Award at the Reumert Awards with I Run.
Kim Dambæk- Translator
Kim Dambæk is a translator and stage director who has worked extensively for national, regional and private theatres throughout Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Great Britain.
His work includes award-winning translations of plays by leading Nordic playwrights such as Jon Fosse, P. O. Enquist, Astrid Saalbach, Line Knutzon, Thor Bjørn Krebs, Peter Asmussen and Line Mørkeby for, amongst others, Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh, BBC TV, Royal Shakespeare Company, Young Vic, London, Rough Magic Theatre in Dublin as well as BAM Majestic Theatre, New York.
Kim graduated from the Drama Centre Directing Course in 1980.
“Share the dreams and way you envision the world to be or the way you want to be in the world. We really need us as artists to promote the dreams that are for a better world.”
Christian Gade Bjerrum, Sustainable Performing Arts NOW
In this panel, we discussed creative solutions to climate change and what role cultural organisations and artists can play in ensuring more sustainable working practices.
Through engaging with leading climate action movements and organisations, the talk explored their action points for the cultural sector and how cultural institutions and artists can incorporate these in the future.
ACTION POINTS
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Declare with Culture Declares Emergency
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Look at Julie’s Bicycle’s Sustainable Production Guide to make your production more sustainable
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Take it step-by-step – every small change matters
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Engage with the young people – support them and give them a platform for their voices and demands
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Start with the small, simple things and try to make the right choices
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Don’t even start tomorrow, but start today
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Be radical
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Write down ten bullet points on how to create performing arts within the next five years
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Do the work to get to carbon zero as soon as possible
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Be part of the change
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Set goals and be concrete – both on the daily basis and in the long run
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Use your artistic skills topromote the dreams that are for a better world
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Reflect and learn as a part of the process
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Hire a Climate Advocate
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When you go to venues, ask if they are green labeled
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Push the leaders to push the agenda on a bigger scale in the political system
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Have the politics and the funding systems so that you can actually make a green change in your institution
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As a leader you have to play your part and take responsibility
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You're not alone, but you have to be part of the change
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Start with the low-hanging fruits – What is the change on a day-to-day basis
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Reflect and learn. Then trying something again actually becomes a sustainable process in itself. And that is about sustainable leadership, collaborative leadership too
“We need to be engaging with the young. We need to be working with young people on this. It is their future and we need to do all we can to support them and platform their voices and demands.”
Kay Michael, Culture Declares Emergency
PANELLISTS
Kay Michael is a theatre director and activist and the communications coordinator for Culture Declares Emergency. In 2019 she co-founded Culture Declares Emergency,
a growing international movement of individuals and organisations in the cultural sector declaring climate and ecological emergency. Their mission is to ensure the cultural sector is a leading contributor in creating a regenerative future that sustains everyone, everywhere. Kay co-edited the award-winning book ‘Letters to the Earth, Writing to a Planet in Crisis’, published by HarperCollins and introduced by Emma Thompson.
Christian Gade Bjerrum is the co-founder of Sustainable Performing Arts Now, Denmark's first organisation focusing on supporting the Danish performing art industry in working more sustainably. Their vision is to ensure the Danish performing arts industry becomes the leading sustainable arts sector in the world. Their mission is to establish Sustainable Performing Arts Now as an organisation that monitors and guides the sustainable transition in the performing arts industry. Christian is an actor, entrepreneur and nature activist and has run climate-campaigns in Nigeria, Russia, New York and Denmark, as well as running for parliament in 2019 for the green party "Alternativet".
Gunn Hernes is originally from Norway and is the director of the Nordic House on the Faroe Islands. She trained in Cultural Development and has been a guest speaker and training manager for workshops in the music and performing arts field in various topics.
The Nordic House on the Faroe Islands’ primary remit, as an open and vibrant cultural venue, is to showcase Nordic art and culture on the Faroe Islands and to raise awareness about Faroese art and culture across the Nordic region. The Nordic House is one of the most important instruments that the Nordic Council of Ministers has to further the political priorities of the Nordic cultural co-operation. The house is run as a Nordic institution of art and culture with a diverse programme of music, literature, theatre, film, visual arts, lectures, conferences and much more.
It can’t be a Cut the Cord event without a little glitter check. At the end of each of our panels, we had a short set from a Nordic musician/band to round off our event.
Our first band was the Icelandic folk duo Ylja. Their sound is described as “a combination of powerful yet delicate vocal mastery and instrumental purity”. You can find all their albums on Spotify - so have a listen and see if you can guess which song we have chosen for our Climate Change panel (hint: you might have to understand Icelandic to guess it).
You can also see some of Ylja’s live sessions and music videos here: https://ylja.is/ylja-videos/
SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4BaCE4LPCXPSjIsvE5gfjZ?si=NawY_hkhSuKUeW81UU90Nw
“Don’t be afraid. Everything matters. Just step-by-step, and ask questions, find partners, ask these organisations that you have around you. You’re not alone, but you have to be part of the change."
Gunn Hernes, Nordic House Faroe Islands
RESOURCES
Embra Collective (UK)
Intersectional feminist collective interested in sustainability and place-based action.
Insta: https://www.instagram.com/embra_collective/
Twitter: @EmbraCollective
Website: https://www.embracollective.com/
Defining Activism and Sustainable Activism
Check out Embra Collectives’ articles and creative project:
https://www.embracollective.com/shortreads/defining-activism-sustainable-activism
Teater Viva (DK)
Katrine Faber made an important show called Tales From The Trash:
http://teaterviva.dk/index.php/da/forestillinger/tales-from-the-trash-affaldsfortaellinger.html
FB: https://www.facebook.com/Teater.Viva/?ref=hl
It’s Time
A global, virtual festival of climate action - and it’s FREE!
Insta: https://www.instagram.com/ecologi_hq/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ecologi_hq
FB: https://www.facebook.com/EcologiHQ
A Life on Our Planet (Netflix)
If you haven’t watched it yet, treat yourselves tonight with this important film!
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64R2MYUt394
Website: https://www.attenboroughfilm.com/
Ecologi
4 brilliant benefits from going green:
https://ecologi.com/articles/business/grow-your-business-by-going-green
Insta: https://www.instagram.com/ecologi_hq/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Ecologi_hq
FB: https://www.facebook.com/EcologiHQ
Extinction Rebellion Art Group (UK)
An open group that anyone can join - check out the great work being made:
https://extinctionrebellion.uk/act-now/resources/art-group/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/xrebellionuk
Insta: https://www.instagram.com/xrebellionuk/
FB: https://www.facebook.com/XRebellionUK/
Season for Change
Season for Change is a nationwide programme of artistic and cultural events that celebrate the environment and inspire urgent climate action.
Website: https://www.seasonforchange.org.uk/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/JoinTheSeason_
Insta: https://www.instagram.com/JoinTheSeason_/
FB: https://www.facebook.com/seasonforch4nge
Immersion by Selina Thompson
Immersion is one of the commissions for Season for Change, a UK-wide programme of arts activity focused on a step-change in climate awareness, activism and justice, delivered in partnership by Julie’s Bicycle and Artsadmin.
https://www.artsadmin.co.uk/project/immersion/
Julie’s Bicycle
Julie’s Bicycle is a London based charity that supports the creative community to act on climate change and environmental sustainability.
Twitter: https://twitter.com/juliesbicycle
FB: https://www.facebook.com/juliesbicycle
Here you can find Julie’s Bicycle’s brilliant guide to make your production more sustainable: https://juliesbicycle.com/resource-production-guide-2013/