motherEarth international
A ThisEgg project created by teams across the world.
This all used to sit nicely on its own (professionally designed) website, but... you know... costs... and carbon footprints... so, here are parts of the project that is motherEarth international.
motherEarth international is a dance film and a podcast series responding to the climate and ecological crisis bringing together artists from the UK, Ukraine, Taiwan, Brazil, Argentina, India, Mexico, Indonesia and Denmark.
It is 2022.
UK. The hottest year on record.
Taiwan. The coastline is eroding. 正受侵蝕的海岸線
Ukraine. The landscape is being destroyed by war.
Україна. Пейзаж, що руйнується через війну.
Brazil. Endless consumerism is suffocating nature.
O consumismo sem fim esta sufocando a Natureza
Argentina. The land is being mined for oil.
La tierra está siendo explotada para obtener petróleo.
India. Soil is dying.
मिट्टी मर रही है
Mexico. The clean water is being extracted by corporations.
El agua potable esta siendo extraída por las corporaciones.
Indonesia. The trees are being hacked down.
Pohon-pohon ditebang tanpa perencanaan.
Denmark. Nothing grows where the coal was dumped.
Intet vokser, hvor kullet blev dumpet.
This is not a drill.
Better Late Than Never
A short dance film that edits together footage of choreography and compositions from all 9 countries. The above is a trailer for that.
There are also 9 individual short dance films.
If you'd like to see any of the above with or without audio description, please get in touch.
What's Mine is Yours
A series of short audio pieces about the climate crisis. Each episode focuses on one person in one country. They describe where they live and how it has changed, or how it is changing. They talk to us about their emergency. They also tell us about what keeps them hopeful.
The above is a trailer for that.
If you'd like to read transcriptions of or explore graphic recordings of any of the episodes, please get in touch.
CREDITS
For Better Late than Never
Producers: Sekeenat Karim, Jeannie Park, Teguh Hari Prasetyo, Jorgelina Suárez, Toral Shah, Srishti Ray, Jih Wen Yeh, Violeta Luna, Stephanie Romo Jorge Maldonado, Bebê de Soares, Virginia Pilati
Project Led by Josie Dale-Jones & Sekeenat Karim
Choreography & direction by: Elsabet Yonas, Ari Ersandi, Mariana Pessoa, Dhanendra Kawade, Kuo-Shin Chuang, Ching-Hui Cheng, María Luna, Eugênia Labuhn / Teatro 4Garoupas, Beto Carminatti, Violeta Luna, Bebê de Soares, Tanya Montan Rydell
Led by Josie Dale-Jones
Costume by: Lydia Higginson, Fitri Kenari, Amanda Mujica, Ramesh Yadav, Monserrath Brenes, 163 Moda Casa Amarela, Acervo, Teatro 4Garoupas
Led by Lydia Higginson
Composition & sound by: Hannah Ledwidge, Phlyboy producer, Hengga Tiyasa, Marcelo Chorus, Nishith Mehta, Sarmen Almond, Thiago Almeida, Carmel Smickersgill, Studio Musica (Musica Productions), Abhishek Tanna
Led & arranged by Carmel Smickersgill
Sound mix & master by Rachel Rimmer
Film production by: Camilla Greenwell, Madeline Kate McGowan, Jack Stica / Celluloid Filmes, Mónica García, Namrata Sanghani and Tanya Dixit (Harkat Studios), Jorgelina Suárez, Aditya Kresna Aji Permana, Xuan Zhou, Damilola Lemomu, Federico Laffitte, Chih Lin Yu-Lun Liou
Led by Beej Harris
Creative production team members: Istifadah Nur Rahma, Alan Daru, Sito Adi Anom, Ariyanto Nugroho, Anggi, Lana Pranaya, Anargha Widyananda, Dito Satriawan, Pegri Indratno, Surya Chandra Irawan, Dolores Castro, Lihué Gil, Rayén Peralta, Cinthia Godoy, Marina García Barros, Andrés Pescader, Guillermo Nilo Iribarne, Hardik Shah, Jaanu Shaikh, Kandarp Kavishwar, Studio D1, Thayná Rodrigues, Artur Pilati e Valquiria Roberta de Souza, Jeniffer da Silva de Arruda Rossa, Adriano Lopes Olkovicz dos Santos, Edgar Javier Gutierrez Bottini, Hugo César Santos e Mendes, Nicolas José Tajeda Guillen, Virginia Pilati / Dancando para um Futuro, Viktoriia Fedoriv, Andrii Palatnyi, Lucas Fávaro
Photographers: Camilla Greenwell, Madeline Kate McGowan, Mónica García, Jorgelina Suárez, Lin chunyung, Sito Adi Anom, Ariyanto Nugroho, Claudete Luginieski
Climate researchers: Maca Di Salvo,Dr Francesca O’Hanlon, Dr Stacy Carolin, Rekha Bhangaonkar, Coordinated by Dr Lucinda Spokes for University of Cambridge
Performers: Chisara Agor, Ralissa Chepisheva , Hannah Dimtsu, Nicole Green , Mariane Justen , baBam (Andrian Purwanto), Melynda Adriani, Sholehah Azzahro, Sulhan Jamil, Ari Ersandi, Belén Bijarra, Facundo Firmapaz, Lara Arce, Fara Macsad, Sebastian Marileo, Fernando Zuber, Ana Clara Bravo, Lucrecia Reta, Dhanendra Kawade, Wei-Li Hsu, Uti·Mayaw, Iciyang·Namoh, His-Ya Li, Ti Hung, Kao-Yi-Cheng Yu, Yu-Yuan Wang, Sawmah·Karoh, Jing-Ru Wu, Beatriz Luna, María Luna, Monserrath Brenes, Emanoeli Alexandra de Oliveira Osório, Lilian Cristina de Oliveira, Maicon Esperidião de Oliveira, Linh Le, Ana Baumann, Amanda Donna, Tanya Montan Rydell, Josie Dale-Jones, Cinthia Godoy
Audio Description by: Shivaangee Agrawal
Access & Inclusion Consultant: Kate Lovell
Anti-Racism Consultant: mezze eade
Artist Wellbeing with Lou Platt
Environmental Sustainability Consultant: Eleanor Warr
Natural Dye with Katrina Wilde
Thanks to Aga Yoga Prakasa, Rachmawati Adelysina, Septi Hariana, Donnie Trisfian, Suwanto, Dwik Riyanto, Suyono, Bardiyono, Pitra, Suharjono, Tarno, RUAS BAMBU NUSA, Local citizens of Umbulharjo, Cangkringan, Sleman Regency, Yogyakarta Province), Gonzalo Maldonado, Gonzalo Burgos, Karan Talwar, Michaela Talwar, Simran, Yi-Fan Kao, Alejandra Montemayor, Alan Elizondo, Roberto Varea, Condos neighbors Paseo de San Francisco #34, TeatroSinParedes TSP, Claudete Luginieski, Beto Carminatti, Jack Stica, Lucas Fávaro, Jeniffer da Silva de Arruda Rossa, Rachel Lewindon, Nobahar Mahdavi, Kaajel Patel, Stefanie Mueller, Olivia Norris, Philippa Hogg, Amara Lyla, Stephanie Levi-John, Camilla Clarke, Martha Godfrey, Laurence Cook, Jasmin Davies, Bryony Byrne, James Burgess, Andres Velasquez, Lidia Crisafulli, Olivia Baston Pitt, Joanne Davies, Emma Taylor Martin, Rich Rusk, Kimberely Harvey, Shôn Dale-Jones, Celia Barron, Rosanna Lewis, Yumi Umiumare, Raina Peterson, Moira Finucane, Elizabeth Doud, Susanne Danig, BIRCA, Formula Projects, Alice Boyd, Manuel López Velasco, María Dolores Villanueva Cerón, Francisco Javier López Villanueva, Lilia Pulido, Jeniffer da Silva de Arruda Rossa
For What’s Mine is Yours
Produced by Alice Boyd and Josie Dale-Jones
Music by Hannah Ledwidge, Phlyboyproducer Hengga Tiyasa Marcelo Chorus, Nishith Mehta, Sarmen Almond, Thiago Almeida, Carmel Smickersgill, Studio Musica (Musica Productions), Abhishek Tanna, Carmel Smickersgill
Sound design by Alice Boyd
Graphic Recordings by Milly Rolle
motherEarth International is supported by the British Council’s Creative Commissions for Climate Action, a global programme exploring climate change through art, science and digital technology.
