The Library Presents and Babylon Arts are set to host an online seminar aimed at upskilling artists and performers with the knowledge required to make their work more sustainable.
The Library Presents is a vibrant and inclusive programme of arts activities taking place in towns across Cambridgeshire and online. Events often include; music, theatre, art, dance, storytelling, comedy, puppetry and digital arts.
This season, a key focus is on providing training for artists who wish to create sustainable work, whether that be a performance or workshop.
The seminar will be hosted online on Tuesday 29th July 2025, 12-1pm.
Tickets are free but must be booked in advance. This can be done online at www.babylonarts.org.uk/events
Presenting best practice and a valuable insight to creating sustainable performances in the arts sector, discussing the considerations artists who are creating work should be aware of. There will be a specific focus on touring sustainability and the more practical and logistical considerations around this e.g. travel, transport, overnight etc.
This will be a spoken presentation with a visual PowerPoint to accompany, chaired by The Library Presents and Babylon Arts, and will conclude with a questions and answers session.
Seminar plan as follows:
10 minutes – Welcome from Babylon Arts & The Library Presents
30 minutes – Speaker - David Evans, runs the consultancy Theatricalsolutions, he is the Co-Chair of the ABTT and is the editor of Sightline.
David sits on the Steering Committee and Co-Chairs the Production Committee for The Theatre Green Book. Among other things David was Head of Production for National Theatre Wales until July 2024 where they delivered all their shows since the launch of The Green Book to at least the Baseline/Basic standard with one show achieving Advanced.
David will introduce The Theatre Green Book and particularly focus on touring sustainability and the more practical and logistical considerations around this e.g. travel, transport, overnight etc.
David has been involved in making shows more sustainably for decades and the clearest lesson that he has learnt is that we achieve much more by doing things together and listening to each other.
If attendees have time it would be worth downloading The Theatre Green Book for free before the event. https://theatregreenbook.com/
20 minutes - Q&A facilitated by The Library Presents