 Select somebody that would be willing to report back to the big group and we'll have about five minutes to go over what happened and You can walk us through the thinking the like core ideas so for those that are Viewing this on the live stream We're doing report backs from the groups that were formed around some of the project ideas and There was an instruction to kind of show us your flip chart Or if you have a visual that you can share with the group That can help us follow your thinking or some of the content of what happened in your group So I think I said so basically the why Who where and what or whatever else you want to get at who's gonna go first? the first group is A hand with a team What was our group performance? Well, it's such a big one a performance slash practice slash process. So wow everything I Think what we kind of identified and there's so much more so please bear with us on the why or our values It kind of revolves around equitable resource sharing processes Cross-cultural or cross-pollination holistic action-based practice And then an amplification of the themes and values through performance Something like that There was so much more as far as the who when it comes to the big, you know dreamer landscape It really is about it serves humankind and also all other living creatures interspecies Everybody who is concerned a concerned creator and also the what we're envisioning is really to serve I mean to Be created by art makers art organizers art trainers the field in general see it's very general for the where There was a very strong sense from the group that that accessibility is key. So virtual landscapes or everywhere Whatever that means It means everywhere and and then for the what this is where I might need a little bit of help It's it's really about creating a framework and then there's a parentheses in the that could be a retreat It could be a residency could be an event a curriculum building you know thing That for concern creators and with accessibility so that we can Reinforce those values. So it is very general, but there was this sense. I think of of of having Practice performance and process being conversation with each other through this lens of Equity and accessibility and cross-cultural was very very very strong What do we have to bring to the table? Basically this convening was like what came up here, but in like a mini way So that's kind of it Victoria. Is that correct? Great. Oh, you're over there. Thank you So we're gonna have a chance to open it up for clarifying questions to the whole group But let's go ahead and move through each of the groups first Is that sound okay that we can have we'll save questions group the second group or the other group that wants to go next anybody? Sorry. Yeah, sorry. I'm gonna speak now. Okay Sorry So I please help me People Oh great, so we I'm gonna share with you values that we listed and Then Report on some where the conversation went. We don't have a who? what Yeah values Dismantling capitalism kinesthetic awareness justice many times equity many times inclusion many times Centering opening epistemologies Particularly the epistemologies of the south the global south counter hedge money disruption of resources or sorry disruption of resources structure Reimagining caring empathy Radical care of self slash community So we were talking and it felt kind of maybe False or too much for us to think of a Concrete program or activity within our group and so we then talked about what we might do together instead and So a lot of ideas came out of that. I don't think anything was Super settled on it, but I'll just share what came out of that conversation One being that we each have access to different spaces in the world and privilege of different kinds And so how do we bring these values into those spaces? Is something we can help each other think about Another idea is the I just creating some kind of set of principles practices or structures which Does already exist in the world as we talked about in many of our own practices And so maybe instead of creating something new here as a group Looking at each of our own practices and seeing how they might speak to each other or just making it creating some things And understanding some structures like that that we can then bring into the spaces that we have access to and use the privilege that we have to Yeah, I don't know make things happen, and I'm wondering if I'm missing anything Cool I'm gonna add something I there was a big piece of paper that said embodied practice for our group And so it wasn't about a project that represented that but I what I heard spoken was that There are methodologies to get People into their bodies and using their kinesthetic awareness that can recenter Understanding of just about anything so that was offered up as a way as kind of a how like a methodology that could be applied to lots of different kinds of projects Sorry, can I add one thing which is that I did in the group I brought up an example I think others brought up examples too of just literal ways that money is taken and redistributed to people and so I think that's something that was talked about as well Is there anybody else that wants to add from that gathering folks? Okay There was we went around thank you April because we went around and April asked about Disruptive times or disruptive Interventions that and and people told stories and I think from those stories a lot of our like baseline for how We could talk to each other came from that what disruption meant so that was helpful because it Because just like the idea of radical the idea of disruption was also Context specific let's put it that way Okay, the last group that hasn't spoken or shared I Think that All of us agreed that there was a need for a space that's both embodied and virtual For the many kinds of theaters to be able to come together to discuss Various best practices approaches actions Activism Education But basically being able to meet anyone anywhere they are In the theater world Help them connect them to ecology and changing systems and that of course includes social justice environmental justice But those are there's many different ways You can read about it later and also in in partnership with others so it might be Sciences policy makers, but it would be a way to convene and connect with other Stakeholders and also think critically about Communication with audiences and building audiences in communities. I Think we agreed our core goal is to save the fucking planet Yeah Fucking save it already We we was talking about a center that was was dedicated to fostering the kinds of imaginations that are going to be needed in the future Because of the unfolding climate realities so a focus on Imagination new imaginations which therefore meant a focus on storytelling actions New kinds of work and and many partnerships Speaking of fucking saving the planet. We don't want theater to be a one-night stand, right? So the idea would be that Through the work that we create we created a mechanism to continue engaging the audiences to do more than just Not that this happens, but just passively watch but actually go and act So part of the idea here is that at the end of the day We actually have faith in humanity and that the people in the audience Actually care and that we may need to push them, right to care But that they do care that we can strip them of whatever insecurity they have they can become Protagonist for change and we can provide them with the inspiration and tools to effectuate change One that we spent a lot of the conversation actually talking about whether there should be something that was sort of across the arts Marta Marta, it's not here. Oh Hi Marta And the and we I think we sort of collectively landed on The fact or what we believe is a fact that there is no Pre-existing center that looks at theater and the environment their general humanities programs and there are other kinds of Disciplines connecting with the environments, but so we decided to make it very much focused on theater And perform sorry theater performance and all those things Is there a second mic floating floating around the room? So this is a time for us to open these ideas up for clarifying questions Is there any Questions that came up For the last group. I just have a question because yesterday when we were talking I mean, I appreciate the sentiment of save the fucking planet, but When we were talking about the long arc of of the planet the planet will be fine in my opinion It's it's humanity that is at crisis. And so I'm just wondering is your frame The environmentalist frame or is it beyond that I'll speak for me I think I want to make a better human being because I'm focused on the today, right? So the the idea is the people who are going to Experience the art form and participate are The target so it's about making a better more engaged more science literate more open-hearted human being for me it's it's like a And a lot of people in the group also had these sentiments of Asking the question how can theater performance dramatic storytelling help this transitioning from a People and other species harming systems that we are embedded in to non-harming systems and I mean even though You know the planet how it will be okay. We're losing so many species right now You know, it's not okay right now. So yeah, I mean it's resilient But let's let's reduce the harm of the human civilization So that we can all live in harmony and how can theater and storytelling help with that transition Helps everybody and Just to add to that I think As a as a humanist practice I think theater can generate a lot of momentum through doubt and I Shontal's question from yesterday has really been echoing in my head the question of how Personally invested am I in the continuation of the human species? And I think that Question might animate some of the work that we do Are there any other questions for clarification or things that came up as? These ideas were being described There's a nerdy thing from astrophysicists. I know who say that in fact the planet Might not be okay as we know it and that Venus may have had a climate much like Earth's at one point So I just want to just give it a bigger frame even than that But I totally hear you about the humans and the and the sentient beings in this conversation I actually want to say that I do care passionately about human beings and I do think that That is That is the focus I think at the end of the day I mean I want human beings not to suffer and I want human beings to love I think that that's our duty. I think things beyond that are Beyond the scope of of who we are we as human beings will impact other life forms through our molecules But today we we sit on this planet and it's our role to to be better today so there's a a sense of being in the present and That's a really important role and by being better human beings we help All the other beings we co-evolved with and share life with but I do think we have to stay in the present It seemed like a group's want group one and group three were really overlapping in their intentions And I'm wondering where those groups diverge if if anywhere Are they two separate groups or are they the same do they have the same intentions one seem to be more focused on making? projects making a Work and the maybe the third group was more on creating a place For people to go for resources and or information about making work or I'm not sure if there's a distinction So I'll I'll try to maybe reframe what Georgina said and I'm probably gonna do violence to what we talked about so so correct me if I but I think We also talked about Our effort our project that what is Georgina said we didn't arrive at a what it's kind of a it's sort of a collection of what's maybe Which is to create sort of an expanding cohort within the theatrical community whose Focus is Infused or who at least whose work is infused with Bringing these issues into ultimately into the performances And therefore of course bringing them into the public consciousness in a much more In a much more comprehensive way and so for example We're not talking about creating performances about climate change or about species The sixth-grade extinction But performances that are performances that are you know stories that are already told But are maybe set in conditions in which the backdrop is even incidentally you see that Oh, this is a society in which these things are different this notion of De-radicalizing the radical you sit and you see there's this whole society that There's no personal public there's no personal transportation, it's all done in a different way or their diet is Vegan let's say, but that's not the focus of the performance. It's just something that it is in The story that's happening. So that's one example of But having that sort of thing happen on a much broader scale so that these notions get infused into our Consciousness these notions that are the notions of solution In a much more sort of pervasive way and the I think the what we were The what that we are ultimately maybe Arriving at is a framework for creating this cohort this expanding cohort within the theatrical community that's doing that more often That's actively Intentionally doing that so that could be a residency that could be a curriculum. It's probably all of it. It's a residency It's a curriculum. It's a Which includes virtual pieces It's workshops All of that Framework real name what Rob is talking about. Thank you was that in our group by the end? We came to well this convening like this is the what and so this framework is to like Make possible the pathways out of this convening because we came in with these values that we Again codified in our last hour and so how to like play them out again and even further Oh, so I just wanted to make a comment. I guess about Who who it is that we're trying to serve or how it is or where I forgot the questions But what what my point is is I think we really have to think of our audience and maybe when it comes to theater and climate change so I again thinking from a public house standpoint is is Maslow's hierarchy hierarchy of needs and the very first one is Physiological needs so if they have food or water or housing and I think it's really important that when we're talking about We feel like people don't Have the same values or the same urgency We need to address and maybe that happens in theater where we play out a series of You know the the physiological needs the food like really necessity needs Then the next one is Safety right so we need to feel safe And I think we can all agree that we don't feel safe everywhere then the next one is Belonging and and and need for love and then the next one is esteem So we need to feel like we're accomplishing something and I think we all are getting frustrated today because we're like Well, what are we accomplishing? You know, we just every everything's mixing up. It's all one But I think maybe going back to the very beginning and thinking of what communities you actually want to meet because if it's all of us We're really privileged. We've heard that a bunch of times So maybe we don't need to start right at the physiological needs But maybe we go to a steam right away and jump straight to the top because I think before we can get everybody involved with self-actualization Which is the top where? Relationships relevance and responsibility come into play We still need to make sure that we're meeting those other levels and so it does go back to who our audience is I Wanted So we're gonna have an opportunity to Ask about reorganizing ourselves, but I'd love you to close out if you have another sure It's not a great closing outcome it Okay Okay All I wanted to say was that in response to the third group Is that something that came up in our conversations about how we were gonna share what we're talking about is someone in our group was like Oh, but what we want to do here as a group is something that I already do I have the structures for this I have I created the you know and then we were like that's great How can we draw on that and so I want to just point out to the group that's speaking that this work this place this type of Thing that you're imagining is something that I know personally I am my own work and me and my organization's work has been striving to do for years and I know that's true for others in this room as well other people who have organizations and Practices that do that want to do this. I mean like quite literally our mission is to unite theater and ecology To enact justice cultivate hope and inspire of a thriving future And I know that's true for and I'm not saying that to say this is my thing I just mean that there's so much to draw on and the thing that's exciting about that is that This is people who have an incredibly incredibly similar interests and desire And look at all the capacity we have now it's it's it's eight times the capacity that I have as a human You know as one person so I think that's Just to think about what we can draw on as we build these action plans to recognize the amount of Work that's already going on of this of the kind that's informed and infused with these Disconscious ecosphere of consciousness and to give it a home and a platform to share Your work and these best practices with others and then inroads for people just beginning or enriching Materials that others can who are really deeply engaged with this can learn from so thank you because it must not have really We must not have expressed exactly. I think we're a platform and I hope all three of the groups are Working together. I feel that we wouldn't be able to work without the sort of radical ideas and placement that you're talking about and maybe just a Close on that from us. I forgot the one word that thank you Georgina Just took a lot of wrangling we came to this word, which is absolutely we recognize that As as Julie just said this convening is an embodiment of what we're talking about The notion is to then take those tools that have been developed and are being used by people and organizations like yours and Amplify them Greatly So we're gonna take a 15 minute break and then we're gonna come back and discuss how to reorganize or to intensify what we've identified as possible avenues