Join the CIRCLE-T Webinar: Theatre, Youth Work and Sustainable Design in Practice

Do you work in theatre, education, youth work or culture?

Then you probably know how powerful theatre can be. It sparks imagination, brings people together and creates space to talk about important issues in a way that feels much more alive than a lecture, presentation or campaign slogan.

But theatre is also made of very real, very material things: sets, costumes, props, transport, storage, production choices, budgets and timelines. Each of these decisions can either create unnecessary waste — or become an opportunity to work in a more responsible, creative and sustainable way.

This is exactly what we are exploring in CIRCLE-T.

CIRCLE-T focuses on bringing circular economy principles into youth theatre and theatre design. The project supports young theatre-makers, facilitators, educators and early-career designers in finding practical ways to reduce waste, reuse materials, rethink production habits and create theatre that is both artistically strong and environmentally conscious.

What will the webinar be about?

During the CIRCLE-T webinar, we will look at how theatre, youth education and sustainable design can meet in practice.

The session will introduce key tools and ideas developed within the project, including:

The CIRCLE-T Methodological Guide
A practical resource for people working with young people in theatre settings. It introduces circular economy principles in theatre design and offers guidance for workshops, rehearsals and creative processes.

The CIRCLE-T Game
An educational tool based on learning through experience, decision-making and collaboration. The game supports participants in exploring sustainable scenography and theatre-making in an interactive way.

The first training module
A starting point for facilitators, educators and theatre practitioners who want to bring the CIRCLE-T approach into their own work with groups.

Who is it for?

The webinar is designed for people working across theatre, youth work, education and culture, especially:

educators, youth workers, theatre facilitators, directors, scenographers, costume designers, cultural animators, teachers, trainers, NGO teams, drama schools, cultural institutions and anyone interested in making theatre more sustainable without losing its creative energy.

What can you gain from joining?

By taking part, you will get practical inspiration for working with groups, ideas for more sustainable theatre-making, access to educational tools and a broader perspective on how art can support conversations about ecology, climate responsibility and social change — without moralising and without making it boring.

You will also discover how sustainability can become not a limitation, but a creative trigger: a reason to rethink materials, collaborate differently and build performances that are rooted in both imagination and responsibility.

Because Reduce, Reuse, Recycle sounds even better when it comes with lights, a stage and a good dramatic entrance.

Join us

The CIRCLE-T webinar will take place online.

More information and registration details are available here:
https://epale.ec.europa.eu/en/content/circle-t-webinar

Let’s explore how theatre can become greener, more collaborative and still full of drama — in the best possible way.