{"title":"Iphigenia Taxopoulou","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIphigenia Taxopoulou\u003c\/strong\u003e offers insightful explorations into contemporary arts and culture, with a particular emphasis on sustainable practices within theatre. Her work delves into the intersections of theory, history, and practical application, inviting readers to consider the environmental and ethical dimensions of performance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect thoughtful analyses that challenge conventional understandings of theatre, highlighting the possibilities of creative practice in fostering cultural and ecological awareness. Taxopoulou's writing is essential for those interested in the evolving dialogues around sustainability in the arts.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"sustainable-theatre-theory-context-practice-by-iphigenia-taxopoulou-9781350215702","title":"Sustainable Theatre: Theory, Context, Practice","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHow does the world of theatre and the performing arts intersect with the climate and environmental crisis? This timely book is the first comprehensive account of the sector’s response to the defining issue of our time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe book documents a sector in transition and presents theatre professionals, practitioners and organizations with a synthesis of information, knowledge and expertise to guide them to their own endorsement of sustainable thinking and practice. It is illustrated with inspiring case studies and interviews, from London’s National Theatre, to Sydney Theatre Company, to the Göteborg Opera and the American Repertory Theatre. These foreground the work of pioneering institutions and individual practitioners whose artistic ingenuity, creative activism and sense of public mission have given shape, content and purpose to what we can now call \u003cem\u003esustainable theatre\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSpanning almost three decades, the book approaches the topic from multiple angles and through an international perspective, recording how climate and environmental concerns have been expressed in cultural policy, arts leadership and organizational ethics; in the greening of infrastructure and daily operations; in the individual and institutional practice of sustainable theatre-making; in performing arts education; and in touring practices and international collaboration. It investigates, too, how the climate crisis influences theatre as a storyteller – on stage and beyond.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWritten by a leading expert in the field of culture and environmental sustainability and distilling many years of research and hands-on experience, \u003cem\u003eSustainable Theatre: Theory, Context, Practice\u003c\/em\u003e is intended to be relevant and useful to professionals involved in the theatre and performing arts sector in many different capacities: from policy-makers, arts leaders and managers to administrators, technicians, artists, scholars and educators.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47598737228012,"sku":"9781350215702","price":124.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/6063033ab6b5adf0fc36dd380c85cb08.jpg?v=1778025473"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/iphigenia-taxopoulou.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}