Intercoastal Connections: Maritime Heritage, Ecocultural Transition and Mythic Storytelling
CoastARTS UK
Research team
- Helen Gilbert, Professor of Environmental Arts, Royal Holloway, London (Lead)
- David Bullen, Associate Professor of Theatre, Royal Holloway, London
- Bergit Arends, Postdoctoral Researcher, Royal Holloway, London
- Helen Mears & Curatorial Team, National Maritime Museum, London
- Michael Walling, Border Crossings, UK/Ireland
- Christine Plastow, The Gentle Furies, UK
Updates from the subproject
Videos
when i will be a bird (in development preview)
Created by the Gentle Furies Theatre in partnership with the CoastARTS project and Open University UK, this devised performance work is about humans, animals, the world we share, and the stories that help us imagine how we live alongside one another.
Blog posts
Climate Dramaturgy: Who Tells the Stories?
An account of the Gentle Furies’ (unfinished) journey in the research and devising process for when i will be a bird, July 2026.
Podcasts
Changing our Minds and Hearts through Arts-based Activism
The art of theater dates back to ancient times. We play out stories in order to express and explore our viewpoints, our feelings, our fears, and how we understand the world and perceive its beauty. Performance and theater engage us on a visceral, emotional level, opening us up to the immediacy of the experience while speaking directly to our emotional selves.