P+ERL is an initiative dedicated to furthering climate action across contemporary culture-making, building sustainable futures in and beyond the performance arts.
Embedded in eco-critical, eco-creative, and transdisciplinary research, the lab investigates performance in a climate-changed world and works closely with Griffith University’s Climate Action Beacon.
What audiences see on stage: performances that tell clear environmental stories and spark conversation about climate, nature, and our shared future.
What happens behind the scenes: practical ways we reduce impact, how shows are made, toured, and run, from materials to venue operations.
What we commit to. Clear sustainability goals and responsibilities, shared through action plans, statements, and reporting that hold organisations accountable.
Explore our ongoing science-and-arts research into climate action in the performing arts. What we're investigating, why it matters, and what we're learning.
Access recordings, links, and curated materials that share our work, talks, presentations, media, and other content to explore and share.
Read our published reports and key findings, summarising what the sector is doing now and what’s needed next to accelerate meaningful change.
We have been working with industry partners across the performing arts sector to find out how they can respond to the climate crisis in unique and powerful ways. Our case studies include small to larger organisations across Australia who are passionate about sustainability and creating positive change.
