Blog
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25thJul 2012
Applications open for the 2012 Fringe Festival Award for Sustainable Production
The Edinburgh Fringe Festival is just around the corner and that means it's also time to get your applications in for The Center for Sustainable Practice in the Arts (CSPA) 2012 Fringe Festival Award for Sustainable Production.
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19thJul 2012
Powering Up for the Future
JB Associate Royal Albert Hall have recently purchased energy-efficient LED fixtures as part of a major redesign of its auditorium lighting.
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17thJul 2012
LIFT: Theatre and Climate Change
Julie’s Bicycle attended a half-day event, curated by LIFT, that brought together artists and producers from across Europe together to consider recent theatre and artistic projects that have been developed and produced with a focus on climate change.
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16thJul 2012
Trailer: GreenAndPleasantLand
fanSHEN Theatre are halfway through a tour of their latest work, GreenAndPleasantLand. A folktale for the 21st century, the production is an adventure through lands of nonsensical customs and peoples of peculiar habits, in a quest for a more sustainable future.
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9thJul 2012
Gearing up for the Tour de Latitude!
Associate Director of Research Catherine Bottrill will be cycling from Ipswich as part of the Tour de Latitude, raising money for the Kenyan Orphan Project (and JB!).
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6thJul 2012
The Life of a Paper Cup
A short film commissioned by Cornerhouse, Manchester, to promote their new recycling bins. Cornerhouse is part of the Manchester Cultural Leaders Environmental Forum (MCLEF), funded by Renaissance North West and Arts Council England.
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5thJul 2012
Tree of Light//Speed of Light
Julie's Bicycle is working with Oxford Inspires to ensure that The Tree of Light project is as environmentally sustainable as possible. The ‘Tree of Light’ is one of the Cultural Olympiad's key projects, taking place across the Thames Valley in the form of performances, workshop and spectacular outdoor events; a community celebration of the life and importance of trees. Further afield, NVA’s Speed of Light will illuminate Arthur’s Seat during the Edinburgh International Festival this August.
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21stJun 2012
ISO 20121 Event Sustainability Standard Launched
Julie’s Bicycle attended the launch of ISO 20121, the international standard for sustainable events management at LOCOG’s offices in Canary Wharf earlier this week. Having been a member of the UK committee developing the international standard we are really pleased to see its completion.
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8thJun 2012
Film: Glyndebourne and the Environment
Julie's Bicycle has been working with Glyndebourne for the last three years, contributing to their efforts to make the organisation one of the UK's greenest. This film covers Glyndebourne's vision for sustainable opera now and into the future.
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17thMay 2012
Festival Wood takes root!
It's great to hear that AGreenerFestival have planted their first 300 trees in 'FESTIVAL WOOD' - an partnership initiative with Trees for Life who are working to restore Dunreggan's forest in Scotland, near Loch Ness.
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