● Imagine 2020 (2.0

Kaaitheater (BE)

Artsadmin (UK), LIFT (UK), Domino (HR), New Theatre Institute of Latvia (LV), Rotterdamse Schouwburg (NL), Transforma (PT), EGEAC (PT), COAL (FR), Bunker (SI), Kampnagel (DE)

State of the art

In recent years, many citizen practices questionning the current social and economic models were initiated, inspired, or often lead by very young artists. Imagine 2020 (2.0) wanted to focus on supporting and stimulating these creative artist-citizen practices.

Description of the project

Imagine 2020 started as a network of eleven art organizations in 2010 with the main focus to raise awareness in the cultural field and in a broader civil society context around climate change and the socio-ecological crisis. Five years later the network wanted to take a step up. Besides analysing the current situation and raising awareness around it, the focus shifted to imagining, studying and prototype possible sustainable futures. The network put forward a series of themes that could provide an open, inspiring framework for commissioning, coproducing, presenting and contextualizing artistic work aroung those themes: from agro-ecological food systems to rethink our own mobility habits, and many more. Imagine 2020 (2.0) speculated about the future by modelling it in artistic creations that allowed alternative perspectives to emerge and their potentials to be explored.

Our theaters are perceived more than before as a partner in issues on transition in the urban context.

Creative Europe’s support

During the course of the project, partners have frequently been in dialogue about their artists’ questions, approaches and works, raising opportunities of artists for international touring. Next to this, the project was open and attentive to opportunities for collaborations outside of the partnership.

#performing arts #desirable futures #ecological crisis #artists-led practices #alternatives #mobility

Outreach and impact

Imagine 2020 (2.0) was: 200 representations over 4 years. At least 500 artists engaged with the ecological crisis individually and collectively. Several case studies were produced for responsible producing and touring policies.

Contact

Creative Europe Project Results