SPUR Project

2011 winner (8 of 20)

Sustainable theatres/design and production practices

Supervisors: Mr Sean Myatt, Ms Karen Bartlett (both Interactive Arts)

Students: Lucy Fineberg, Sarah Kirkby and Francisca Angus

The Sustainable Theatres/Performance Practices Project is part of a research group that has been set up to investigate good practice in sustainability in teaching practice for the theatre and entertainment industries. Project aims are to gather and share good practice from other in-house recycling programmes and to identify local SMEs interested in collaborating with the department on sustainable development. Student tasks will include data collection, uploading and analysis, sharing of learning experiences with peers and staff, presentation of findings, liaison with local SMEs and assistance with dissemination of findings.