PROGRAMME RUNNING ORDER:

PIANO PLAYS FOR JUST UNDER 30 MINUTES

THEN GUEST SPEAKER ADDRESSES AUDIENCE FOR UP TO 15 MINUTES, ENGAGING AUDIENCE IN CLIMATE CHANGE RELATED TALK

THEN GUEST SPEAKER inviteS COMMENTS FROM THE AUDIENCE PROMPTING A CONVERSATION ABOUT POSITIVE RESPONSES TO CLIMATE CHANGE, 15 - 30 MINUTES

THEN a final piece is performed, this way the AUDIENCE conversation is set within the actual piano suite

ideally mingling with the audience afterwards to continue the conversation

(TIMINGS CAN CHANGE DEPENDING ON VENUE)

TECHNICAL rEQUIREMENTS:
aCOUSTIC PIANO
MICROPHONE FOR SPEAKER
aDDITIONAL ROVING MICROPHONE (DEPENDING ON VENUE SIZE)
LECTURN FOR SPEAKER

where possible, evening performances take place with electric lighting off and lola's portable solar lights on (sunny money lights by solaraid), casting beams of white, ZERO CARBON light



PIANO SUITE IX: SIGNIFICANTUS
A piano suite in nine parts

1. 'We are the crew of a large-ish spaceship for 9 billion'
2. 'The Cusp'
3. 'External, internal'
4. 'If we were on a smaller spacecraft it would be unthinkable to tamper with the systems that provide us with air, water, food and climate'
5. 'Collective Compulsion'
6. 'Do not disturb, sleepwalk in progress'
7. 'We are playing with fire, a reckless mode of behaviour we are likely to come to regret unless we get a grip on ourselves'

8. Guest speaker addresses the audience - then conversation with the audience

9. 'Imagine better, create'