IQ Magazine: The Green Guardians Guide, spearheaded by the Green Events and Innovations Conference (GEI) and IQ Magazine, is a new yearly initiative boosting the profiles of those working at the forefront of sustainability, in the hope that it might also inspire others.
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As someone very invested in both sustainability and theater, I found this article so helpful to grasp the concrete progress toward greater sustainability in the live entertainment industry. Live entertainment, especially on the technical side, can be detrimental to the environment. From touring shows to innefficient lighting systems to the consistent single-use of lumber, sustainability is surprisingly overlooked in an industry that frequently presents itself as the front of social issues. I found d&b autotechnik to be the most interesting innovation in this article, as it is the most direct to the issue. Small scale high impact inventions have the best chance of being implemented, and an amplifier that saves energy is very likely to be picked up by theater companies who are looking to save money. I hope more inventions like this begin to come out so the live entertainment industry can develop better practices regarding our environmental impact.
The article highlighted a bunch of ways to be sustainable in theatre that had not crossed my mind. When I think about sustainability in theatre my mind goes to fuel for tours or shipping for materials and would not immediately look to reduce power consumption in say the sound system. The simple fact that the NNNN only uses 10% of the power of other industry standard speakers is mind blowing. My reference point is not sound, but I recognize that these sustainable solutions often come with other benefits (the containers being reusable, the scaffolding being reusable, requiring less setup, etc.), and I am unsure monetarily if the cost is supremely higher for these. But especially in theatres that are very commercial and very successful, which are likely the ones going on tour as we’ve talked about in class, they often have the ability to throw money at those problems. The articles talked about how many were not adapting to being more green and I’m curious why. Are those margins for profit going to be affected noticeably? Or is it not a priority or is simply not in the minds of the creators and builders?
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