IMPACT: Conversation Series

Do you want to be part of a Vulcana community performance in 2023. Or help us get there. If so… please come and experience these events to begin the creative development for our show, IMPACT, about climate change. These conversations are open to everyone to share perspectives. We need you and your contributions to answer the question – what has circus got to do with climate change?

Everyone welcome! These conversations are for all to get involved!

Conversation 4: Climate Change, Arts, and First Nations Perspectives
This conversation will focus on First Nations peoples’ perspectives on climate change and how First Nations knowledge and imagination can create solutions.

Led by Meleika Gesa-Fatafehi, a Torres Strait Islander and Tongan storyteller whose writing work focuses on poetry and climate change" 

When: Sunday 20 November 2:30 - 4:00pm

Where: Vulcana Circus, Morningside

Tickets: This is a FREE event open to all participants, however, registration is ESSENTIAL.

Can't be there in person? Join us via zoom!

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Missed Conversation 1?

This conversation focused on Pasifika communities and the impact of climate change and the urgent need for immediate action. And what the arts can do to contribution to the conversation. Led by Lisa Viliamu, from Conscious Mic and 350 Australia, and Mary Harm, Qld Pacific Climate Coordinator.

Check out further resources and info, and add to the conversation on Padlet: https://padlet.com/Vulcana/q1m...

Missed Conversation 2?

This event focused on young people and their unique concerns about climate change and what we all need to do to challenge representations, histories, and language in order to shift the way we understand our relationships with the natural world. How can circus and art contribute to this shift? Led by Beatrice Valek, Qld Organiser for 350 Australia.

Check out further resources and info, and add to the conversation on Padlet: https://padlet.com/Vulcana/ssd...

Missed Conversation 3?

This conversation took us on a tour through a collection of artworks that have been created through collaborations between artists and scientists. Questioning how the arts can interact with scientific data to create artworks that embody the emotional and physical impacts of climate change. Led by scientist, Rebecca Cunningham, a team member at Climate Risk Engines and a collaborator on arts projects to highlight climate change.

Check out further resources and info, and add to the conversation on Padlet: https://padlet.com/Vulcana/ssd...