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In Conversation: Eco-theatre and Art-making on Climate Issues
How can the arts help to demystify science and ecology? Hear from the artists behind two eco-theatre works about their perspectives and artistic practices.
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In Conversation: Eco-theatre and Art-making on Climate Issues | The Studios 2025 | Free | David Finnigan, Ellison Tan, Tanja Beer, Ang Xiao Ting, Sindhura Kalidas (Moderator) | 2025 - the studios - companion | <p>David Finnigan (Australia), Ellison Tan (Singapore), Tanja Beer (Australia), Ang Xiao Ting (Singapore) and&nbsp;Moderated by Sindhura Kalidas (Singapore)</p> | Event | Talks
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In Conversation: Eco-theatre and Art-making on Climate Issues

David Finnigan (Australia), Ellison Tan (Singapore), Tanja Beer (Australia), Ang Xiao Ting (Singapore) and Moderated by Sindhura Kalidas (Singapore)

The Studios 2025
20 Jul 2025
Esplanade Black Room
1hr 30mins (No Intermission)
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This panel explores the role of the arts in demystifying science and ecology with the creatives behind David Finnigan’s Scenes from the Climate Era directed by Ellison Tan, and The Theatre Practice’s Pickle Partytwo performances that dissect different perspectives surrounding environmental issues. Panellists will also discuss their experience in making eco-theatre and setting precedents in making sustainable art.

 

This is a companion programme to Scenes from the Climate Era (18 – 20 July 2025) and Pickle Party (11 – 14 Sep 2025) at Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay. The Studios companion programmes are an invitation to deepen engagement with the artistic works and the conversations raised in the season.

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