From July 24th to July 28th, the second residency of the RE-IMAGINE project, Sustainable Preproduction, was held in Hungary. Organized by Pro Progressione, this residency brought together participants and project partners to explore various topics related to green transformation in the performing arts sector within the framework of the preproduction processes.
The residency commenced with a warm welcome in Veszprem, where participants were introduced to the program and the residency hosts, setting the tone for the intensive and inspiring days ahead. The introduction was followed by two comprehensive lectures on Deciding to go green by Pro Progressione and Measuring the environmental and social impacts of these (green) activities by Arte Urbana Collectif.
On the second and third day, our participants had an opportunity to join the partners from the Big Green project for the engaging and diverse program of the (Un)conference event held within the Valley of Arts festival in the picturesque village of Kapolcs. Here, they encountered various programs, such as panel sessions on the Ethics of changing others’ minds and Democratic curation, workshops on eco-education, natural heritage interpretation, and artivism, as well as the encouraging presentation of the Szabadon Balaton platform dedicated to preserving Lake Balaton’s ecosystem through research and artistic practices.
Through these varied program segments, our participants confronted a multitude of voices and approaches to tackle the environmental issues within their operations as a valuable source for progressing their projects in this stage of development.
Days four and five continued at Veszprem with the Case Clinic- a peer coaching process, designed and facilitated by the international organization Zusa, to identify innovative solutions and next steps for addressing potential challenges in project development and implementation, and two lectures on Mapping sources and support for greening their production by Green Art Incubator and on Ecofeminism by Lokomotiva.
The residency concluded with a comprehensive mentoring session where participants applied their acquired knowledge and skills to their project ideas, fostering an environment of collaborative learning and growth.
The next residency- Green Artistic Approach and Production is planned for October 2024, with more detailed information available on the project’s website and YouTube channel.
