While fashion, craft and design have had years-long conversations about sustainable and green practices, Australian performing arts have lagged behind their international peers. The Australian Research Council (ARC) has funded a multi-year project to transition the performing arts to ecologically sustainable practice. The project begins with an industry-wide survey to better understand the national industry.
Dr Linda Hassall, co-Director of P+ERL, warns that the Australian performing arts is being left behind. ‘We believe this is because anything to do with climate change or sustainability is considered a constraint rather than an opportunity for innovation,’ Hassall tells ArtsHub.Â
