Youth theatre and the climate crisis in Australia

The role of ‘unmediatised liveness’ in performing recovery, resistance, and survival

Bibliographic Data

ID15080896
AuthorsSarah Woodland (0000-0002-9524-124X, The University of Melbourne, corresponding author), Linda Hassall (0000-0002-1135-4168, Griffith University), Anna Kennedy-Borissow (0000-0001-7339-3552, The University of Melbourne)
Year2024
Volume29
Issue2
Pages382-391
Publication date2024-04-02
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueResearch in Drama Education The Journal of Applied Theatre and Performance (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1356-9783 • E-ISSN: 1470-112X
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/13569783.2024.2312184
OpenAlexW4400401103
LanguageEN
References cited20

This paper presents the provocation that ‘unmediatised liveness', or experiences not filtered through digital technology, is vital to performances that promote recovery, resistance, and survival among young people in response to the climate crisis. Our provocation draws from interviews conducted with youth theatre and performance practitioners in Australia whose work addresses the climate crisis holistically across disaster preparedness, first response, disaster recovery, and climate activism. We argue that while mediatised interactions remain a critical element of contemporary youth culture and performance, unmediatised co-presence, artistic collaboration, community action, and activism are crucial in the high-stakes context of Australia’s climate crisis

Biology · Liveness · Media studies · Political science · Sociology · Computer Science · History · Media Influence and Health · Participatory Visual Research Methods · Theatre and Performance Studies · Ecology

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