Zmierzyć ślad węglowy kultury. Przykład projektu teatralnego

Małgorzata  Ćwikła

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Abstract

To Measure the Carbon Footprint of a Culture. A Case Study of a Theatrical Project

The article presents the results of carbon footprint measurements of a theatre project. For the purpose of the research, data from a survey and in-depth interviews with representatives of Polish theatres were used. Based on this data, a “model” was created, encompassing different variations of theatrical performances, including production, promotion, as well as online and on-site operations during guest performances. The analysis covers both direct emissions related to electricity consumption, transportation, and set design, as well as indirect emissions resulting from the supply chain and possible audience behaviour. The results clearly indicate that the greatest challenge in terms of the carbon footprint of a theatre project faced by cultural managers is mobility and the use of air travel for transporting theatre ensembles and set designs over long distances. Moreover, the transportation needs of the theatre ensembles and set designs for long distance travels pose a challenge. Additionally, the use of individual car transportation by audiences – even for short distances, is problematic – which could be addressed through the implementation of local partnerships. Getting familiar with this analysis can help producers, cultural managers, artists, and those responsible for shaping cultural policies to identify aspects with the greatest environmental impact and take appropriate adaptive actions. Although most of these actions will involve a profound change in traditional project management practices in the theatre, paying attention to relevant indicators, consciously developing new habits, and sharing resources provides an opportunity to expedite adaptation based on knowledge and organizational learning. These types of activities are necessary due to the unrelenting projectification of the field of culture and beyond, which causes organizations to operate in a kind of “projectocene”.

Keywords

carbon footprint, cultural project, sustainable project management, projectocene

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Information

Information: Culture Management, 2023, Volume 24, Issue 3, pp. 119 - 137

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4467/20843976ZK.23.012.18657

Article type: Original article

Titles:

Polish:

Zmierzyć ślad węglowy kultury. Przykład projektu teatralnego

English:

To Measure the Carbon Footprint of a Culture. A Case Study of a Theatrical Project

Authors

Małgorzata Ćwikła

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3724-7296

Jagiellonian University in Kraków, Gołębia 24, 31-007 Kraków, Poland

Published at: 20.12.2023

Received at: 29.05.2023

Accepted at: 27.07.2023

Article status: Open

Licence: CC BY

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