Green Touring: Transforming Cross-border Collaboration

How can we dream differently about touring in a time of climate crisis?

This panel discussion, recorded live at Manchester International Festival 2025, brings together Julie’s Bicycle, in futurum, and cultural practitioners from the UK, Denmark, and Norway to explore sustainable approaches to mobility, cultural exchange, and international touring.

Speakers

• Dr Victor Fung – Pavilion Dance South West (UK)

• Olga Regitze – (Denmark)

• Maiken Garder – Elle Sofe Company, (Norway)

• Chaired by Farah Ahmed – Julie’s Bicycle

Together they share learnings from the International Touring and Environmental Responsibility programme, including experiments with new touring models, building equitable partnerships, and deepening relationships with audiences while reducing environmental impact.

Event details

• Recorded on 10 July 2025 at The Social – Aviva Studios, Manchester

• Presented as part of Manchester International Festival

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Videographer: Gbenga Afolabi
Photographer: Ella Mayamothi