Seedlings: A Climate Festival for the Curious and Hopeful
Presented by Kali Theatre, New Earth Theatre and Tara Theatre
Saturday 29 March
Tara Theatre
356 Garratt Lane
Earlsfield, London
SW18 4ES
The day runs from 11:30am until 7pm - join us for the whole or for parts of the day.
Join us for a day-festival exploring the impact of the climate crisis in the global south through thought-provoking talks and performance. Seedlings will bring people together to explore stories and imagine a better future.
We invite you to help us shape a more hopeful world and give voice to those already disproportionately affected by the climate crisis. Come and discover what ‘Climate Emergency’ actually means, how it affects us, and what we can do to make a difference.
Presented by Kali Theatre, New Earth Theatre and Tara Theatre, join for part, or all of the day and experience new, work-in-progress performances and talks around the impact of the climate crisis in the Global South, made and curated by its British diasporic community.
Discover how art can be a vehicle for change, as we examine how we can all take courageous action and strive for climate justice.
Running order:
11.30 Welcome to Seedlings
12.00 (Re)Animation, performance by New Earth Theatre
13.15 New Earth Theatre Climate Literacy Workshop
15.00 Three Short Climate Plays by Kali Theatre
16:15 Panel Discussion/Q&A with Kali Theatre
17:15 Young Company Showcase by Tara Theatre
18.15 Closing Discussions
19.00 Drinks and networking
New Earth Theatre presents a devised work-in-progress piece, inspired by The Nutmeg’s Curse by Amitav Ghosh, taking in the stories of our natural environments and our non-human peers, to explore how these shape our views and actions in a world in crisis.
Followed by a presentation by Jennifer Taillefer: The Importance of Climate Literacy in the Performing Arts.
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Kali Theatre will present three bold new short plays by female South Asian playwrights, imagining the devastating impact of climate change.
A family fractures as floodwaters consume England, three teens try to live their lives in an oxygen-starved world, and a woman recalls a homeland that melted beneath her feet.
These powerful stories ask how we can imagine more hopeful futures. Followed by a discussion with the writers and climate change experts.
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Tara Theatre asks what you get when you mix climate colonialism, western apathy, and young activists seeking reparations for the Global South. Catch a sneak peak of our upcoming spring show, followed by an audience discussion with the co-creators of the piece.