Dr Tanja Beer is a Senior Lecturer at the Queensland College of Art and Design and the Co-director of the Performance + Ecology Research Lab (P+ERL) at Griffith University. She is an award winning community artist, ecological designer and creative researcher. Since 2011, Tanja has been focused on the development of ecological arts practices across theatre, performance design and community arts. Her most significant work is The Living Stage: https://ecoscenography.com/the-living-stage/ combining stage design, horticulture and community engagement to create recyclable, biodegradable, edible and biodiverse performance spaces. The Living Stage enables people to develop a greater understanding and appreciation of the living world, and bring a regenerative focus to cultural practices that creates opportunities for thrive-ability across more than human systems.
On the 17th July 2024, 5pm AEST we were pleased to host Dr Beer to discuss her research and practical work in the arts, specifically focussing on eco-conscious performance design ‘eco-scenography’, and how such work considers climate change education and climate justice.