Shaping New Climate Narratives: Why a Journalist/Historian Turned to Theatre for Climate Stories

December 6, 2018
By Jeff Biggers
Artists and Climate Change

Earlier this year, taking a front row seat at a church in Gary, Indiana, I watched as a young rapper, local food leader and an arts educator beguiled a standing-room-only audience with a theatrical envisioning of their city in the year 2030.

To the side of the stage, jazz legend Billy Foster and his trio added a lively soundtrack to the performance; a multi-media show reflected the images of their stories in the background.