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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><b>FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><b>CONTACT
INFO</b>: Ian Garrett,<span
class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a
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href="mailto:ian@sustainablepractice.org"
data-dm-link-id="1">ian@sustainablepractice.org</a> </span><span
style="font-size: 14px;"> </span><span
style="font-size: 14px;">- (647) 973 - 6655</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><b>MORE
INFO:</b> </span><a moz-do-not-send="true"
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data-dm-link-id="2" style="font-size: 14px;">http://stagingsustainability.org/</a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"
align="center"><span style="font-size: 24px;"><b>Join
us for Staing Sustainabilty 2014, an
International Conference on Sustainability in
Performance</b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"
align="center"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Registraion
is now open for Staging Sustainability 2014,
which will convene global thinkers in Toronto
for an international conference from February
2-5, 2014 hosted at three exciting downtown
Toronto venues — the MaRS Discovery District, 99
Sudbury, The Theatre Centre —and streamed to
satellite locations across Canada.</span></p>
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align="center"><o:p style="font-size: 14px;"> </o:p><b
style="font-size: 14px;">Toronto</b><span
style="font-size: 14px;"><span
class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>-
Staging Sustainability 2014 will introduce you
to ground breakers working across Canada, on
Broadway, in London, in community gardens—as
well as all points in-between—to remake the way
we work in the performing arts. It will be the
largest gathering of innovative sustainability
practitioners in the world to focus on ways in
which performance can positively affect our
planet. We invite performing arts professionals
including producers, performers, technicians,
funders, decision makers—and anyone interested
in how the performing arts can support
sustainability efforts—to attend Staging
Sustainability 2014, February 2nd - 5th at the
MaRS Discovery District and 99 Sudbury in
downtown Toronto. </span><br>
</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p style="font-size: 14px;"> </o:p><span
style="font-size: 14px;">Staging Sustainability
2014 kicks off on Sunday, February 2nd where
participants are invited to attend the closing
of Cape Farewell’s<span
class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><i
style="font-size: 14px;">Carbon 14: Climate is
Culture<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i><span
style="font-size: 14px;">Exhibition at the Royal
Ontario Museum and acclaimed performance artist
Cynthia Hopkins’<span
class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><i
style="font-size: 14px;">This Clement World,<span
class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i><span
style="font-size: 14px;">presented by the
Theatre Centre at the Great Hall on Queen Street
West. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p style="font-size: 14px;"> </o:p><span
style="font-size: 14px;">The conference dives
deep into issues of sustainability and
performance starting on February 3rd, 2014 at
the MaRS Conference Centre at College and
University. The day is framed with plenaries
throughout the day by cultural policy writer,
social activist and consultant Arlene Goldbard;
international recognized museum planner Barry
Lord; and CEO of the National Theatre School and
author of<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><i
style="font-size: 14px;">No Culture, No Future</i><span
style="font-size: 14px;">, Simon Brault.
Breakouts throughout the day look at the
artists, directors, managers and all that
support them to look at the making of
art, facilities, and communities with speakers
from around the world. The National Theatre
School invites participants to a reception
before that evening’s stage reading of Alana
Mitchell’s<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><i
style="font-size: 14px;">Sea Sick</i><span
style="font-size: 14px;">, premiering in March
at the new Theatre Centre space in the Carnegie
Library on Queen.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p style="font-size: 14px;"> </o:p><span
style="font-size: 14px;">Participants will get
down to work on Tuesday, February the 4th, 2014
at 99 Sudbury, around the corner from the Great
Hall and Theatre Centre on Queen West. Speakers
for this day include culture and sustainability
specialist Douglas Worts and Former Berlin
Senator for science, research and culture
Adrienne Goelher. Including more breakouts
showcasing innovators from Canada and around the
world, February 4th will include numerous
workshops for participants to begin the hard
work of making real change in their practice and
organizations. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p style="font-size: 14px;"> </o:p><span
style="font-size: 14px;">The key to this
gathering will be the space for conversation and
planning. On Monday and Tuesday, February 3rd
and 4th, participants will have access to
one-on-one sessions with consultants, planners,
funders and other experts for assistance with
making sustainable change work for them. These
20-minute SmART Bar sessions will be available
10am - 4:30pm on both days. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p style="font-size: 14px;"> </o:p><span
style="font-size: 14px;">On Wednesday, February
5th, participants can reserve full initial
consultations and attend longer training
workshops to introduce them to funding
opportunities, communications strategy and
consultant from many areas. Based on participant
needs and wants for change, these experts will
be available for one and two hour pro bono
consultations to help them consider their
management, facilities and artistic practices in
a sustainable context. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p style="font-size: 14px;"> </o:p><span
style="font-size: 14px;">If these opportunities
for learning and planning weren’t enough, 99
Sudbury will also be home to a theatrical trade
show of Canadian vendors of theatre technology
and staging equipment, as well as support
organizations and theatre educations from
Canadian universities and colleges. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p style="font-size: 14px;"> </o:p><span
style="font-size: 14px;">This full program is
being supported by a large coalition of service
organization and researches led by the Centre
for Sustainable Staging at York University in
the Faculty of Fine arts and Arts Build Ontario.
Organizational partners include the Center for
Sustainable Practice in the Arts (CSPA), the
Professional Alliance of Canadian Theatres
(PACT), and the Toronto Alliance for the
Performing Arts (TAPA), The Canadian Institute
of Theatre Technology (CITT), Cape Farewell and
the Theatre Centre. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p style="font-size: 14px;"> </o:p><span
style="font-size: 14px;">To make the program
available across Canada (and beyond)
participants can register as remote delegates so
that they can participate virtually from their
home or at a number of remote conferences hub
sites from East to West. Plenaries will be
streamed and Google Hangouts will be used to
allow for remote participants to fully engage in
all offerings throughout the conference. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p style="font-size: 14px;"> </o:p><span
style="font-size: 14px;">Registration is
currently open at the conference website (<a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://dmanalytics2.com/click?u=http%3A%2F%2Fstagingsustainability.org%2F&i=3&d=W5X73W75-96U4-4V72-83WX-Z10098W5VV3Z&e=mckernan%40yorku.ca&a=U74X1205-V284-4X07-9U77-701754V0X2ZZ"
data-dm-link-id="3">http://stagingsustainability.org/</a>).
Members of TAPA, CITT, PACT and the CSPA can
register for the discounted rate of $300 until
January 10th. Unaffiliated delegates are $375.
Students can participate for just $100 and
remote participants can access all the sections
from afar for $50. All Prices are in Canadian
dollars. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Performance
has always been about how the work affects
people. Now we are ready to look at how our
performances can affect a sustainable world.<span
style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande';"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14px;">More
content is being packed in every day! Register
now!</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><b>WHAT</b>:
Staging Sustainability 2014</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><b>WHAT</b>:
Staging Sustainability Registration Open!
Conference, Performance, Workshops,
Consultations, and Trade Show!</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><b>WHERE</b>:
Downtown Toronto</span></p>
<ul>
<li>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:
14px;">February 2nd, 2014 - Multiple
locations including ROM and Great Hall </span></p>
</li>
<li>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:
14px;">February 3rd, 2014 - MaRS Discovery
District (101 College)</span></p>
</li>
<li>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:
14px;">February 4th, 2014 - 99 Sudbury </span></p>
</li>
<li>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:
14px;">February 5th, 2014 - Multi Sites in
Queen West Neighborhood</span><span
style="font-size: 14px;"> </span></p>
</li>
</ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><b>WHEN</b>:
Conference is open for registration NOW, events
occur February 2 - 5, 2014</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><b>MORE
INFORMATION</b>: <span style="color: rgb(0, 0,
233);"><a moz-do-not-send="true"
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data-dm-link-id="4">http://stagingsustainability.org/</a></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><b>CONTACT</b>:<span
class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:ian@sustainablepractice.org"
data-dm-link-id="5">ian@sustainablepractice.org</a><span
class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>- (647)
973 - 6655<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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