Dark Mountain: Scenography for the end of the world and a more-than-human future
Weaving together the collective experience of several Australian scenographers and dramaturgs, this article examines how performance-making practices and scenographic design processes can be reshaped by our deepening understanding of the ecology that surrounds us. As practitioner-scholars, we are tr...
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ftqueensland:oai:eprints.qut.edu.au:214296 2024-02-04T10:00:26+01:00 Dark Mountain: Scenography for the end of the world and a more-than-human future Kelly, Kathryn Rixon, Tessa Neideck, Jeremy Pike, Shane Brumpton, Anthony 2021-12 https://eprints.qut.edu.au/214296/ unknown Taylor & Francis doi:10.1080/23322551.2021.1996105 Kelly, Kathryn, Rixon, Tessa, Neideck, Jeremy, Pike, Shane, & Brumpton, Anthony (2021) Dark Mountain: Scenography for the end of the world and a more-than-human future. Theatre and Performance Design, 7(3-4), pp. 163-179. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/214296/ Faculty of Creative Industries, Education & Social Justice; School of Creative Practice 2021 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group This work is covered by copyright. Unless the document is being made available under a Creative Commons Licence, you must assume that re-use is limited to personal use and that permission from the copyright owner must be obtained for all other uses. If the document is available under a Creative Commons License (or other specified license) then refer to the Licence for details of permitted re-use. It is a condition of access that users recognise and abide by the legal requirements associated with these rights. If you believe that this work infringes copyright please provide details by email to qut.copyright@qut.edu.au Theatre and Performance Design Dark Mountain ecoscenography scenography ecological design aural scenography permaculture More-than-Human Future(s) Contribution to Journal 2021 ftqueensland https://doi.org/10.1080/23322551.2021.1996105 2024-01-09T00:00:00Z Weaving together the collective experience of several Australian scenographers and dramaturgs, this article examines how performance-making practices and scenographic design processes can be reshaped by our deepening understanding of the ecology that surrounds us. As practitioner-scholars, we are trying to consider how new ‘practice actions’ in scenography can be increasingly ecologically responsive. This is a very particular endeavour in Australia where landscape is contested, First Nations claims are ignored, and denial of the climate emergency is official government policy. Over a decade ago, British artists and environmental activists Paul Kingsnorth and Dougald Hine founded the Dark Mountain project by publishing a Manifesto that warned of an impending, headlong rush into the abyss of ecocide. Heeding their call as our starting provocation, this article offers two case studies that demonstrate possible ecoscenographic approaches in Australian performance-making. While the case studies raise as many questions as they provide answers, they demonstrate how keeping environmentalism at the forefront of creativity can help us shape a more-than-human future in an ecologically fragile world. Article in Journal/Newspaper First Nations Queensland University of Technology: QUT ePrints Endeavour ENVELOPE(162.000,162.000,-76.550,-76.550) Dark Mountain ENVELOPE(-129.453,-129.453,58.633,58.633) Theatre and Performance Design 7 3-4 163 179 |
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Weaving together the collective experience of several Australian scenographers and dramaturgs, this article examines how performance-making practices and scenographic design processes can be reshaped by our deepening understanding of the ecology that surrounds us. As practitioner-scholars, we are trying to consider how new ‘practice actions’ in scenography can be increasingly ecologically responsive. This is a very particular endeavour in Australia where landscape is contested, First Nations claims are ignored, and denial of the climate emergency is official government policy. Over a decade ago, British artists and environmental activists Paul Kingsnorth and Dougald Hine founded the Dark Mountain project by publishing a Manifesto that warned of an impending, headlong rush into the abyss of ecocide. Heeding their call as our starting provocation, this article offers two case studies that demonstrate possible ecoscenographic approaches in Australian performance-making. While the case studies raise as many questions as they provide answers, they demonstrate how keeping environmentalism at the forefront of creativity can help us shape a more-than-human future in an ecologically fragile world. |
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doi:10.1080/23322551.2021.1996105 Kelly, Kathryn, Rixon, Tessa, Neideck, Jeremy, Pike, Shane, & Brumpton, Anthony (2021) Dark Mountain: Scenography for the end of the world and a more-than-human future. Theatre and Performance Design, 7(3-4), pp. 163-179. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/214296/ Faculty of Creative Industries, Education & Social Justice; School of Creative Practice |
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2021 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group This work is covered by copyright. Unless the document is being made available under a Creative Commons Licence, you must assume that re-use is limited to personal use and that permission from the copyright owner must be obtained for all other uses. If the document is available under a Creative Commons License (or other specified license) then refer to the Licence for details of permitted re-use. It is a condition of access that users recognise and abide by the legal requirements associated with these rights. If you believe that this work infringes copyright please provide details by email to qut.copyright@qut.edu.au |
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