Open lecture by Tanja Beer: Ecoscenography in Action – Finding agency for HopePunk futures in a climate changed world
The lecture is open to everyone interested. No advance registration is required.
The lecture can also be attended remotely. A link for remote participation will be added to this page soon.
Tanja Beer’s biography
Dr. Tanja Beer is an award-winning ecological designer and community artist who is passionate about co-creating shared spaces for the benefit of the more-than-human world. Originally trained as a performance designer and theatre maker, Tanja’s work increasingly crosses many disciplines, often collaborating with landscape architects, urban ecologists, horticulturists and placemakers to inspire communication and action on ecological issues. Her most celebrated project is The Living Stage: a global initiative that combines spatial design, horticulture and community engagement to create recyclable, biodegradable, biodiverse and edible event spaces. Tanja is currently a Senior Lecturer in Design at Griffith University (Australia) and the Co-Director of the Performance + Ecology Research Lab (P+ERL). Her pioneering concept of ecoscenography (ecological design for performance) has been featured in numerous programs, exhibitions, articles and platforms around the world. She is the author of Ecoscenography: An Introduction to Ecological Design for Performance (2021; shortlisted for the PQ2023 Publication Award)
The lecture is open to everyone interested. No advance registration is required.
The lecture can also be attended remotely. A link for remote participation will be added to this page soon.
Tanja Beer’s biography
Dr. Tanja Beer is an award-winning ecological designer and community artist who is passionate about co-creating shared spaces for the benefit of the more-than-human world. Originally trained as a performance designer and theatre maker, Tanja’s work increasingly crosses many disciplines, often collaborating with landscape architects, urban ecologists, horticulturists and placemakers to inspire communication and action on ecological issues. Her most celebrated project is The Living Stage: a global initiative that combines spatial design, horticulture and community engagement to create recyclable, biodegradable, biodiverse and edible event spaces. Tanja is currently a Senior Lecturer in Design at Griffith University (Australia) and the Co-Director of the Performance + Ecology Research Lab (P+ERL). Her pioneering concept of ecoscenography (ecological design for performance) has been featured in numerous programs, exhibitions, articles and platforms around the world. She is the author of Ecoscenography: An Introduction to Ecological Design for Performance (2021; shortlisted for the PQ2023 Publication Award)