For a political ecology of theatre

This essay is a reflection on the ecological potential of artistic performances developed and performed in a time of ecological crises. By discussing two recent performances – Climatic Dances by Amanda Piña and To See Climate (Change) by René Alejandro Huari Mateus in co-authorship with Romuald Krężel – the author discloses the ecocritical dimension of these works and at the same time points out how the performing arts are entangled with the growth/productivist ideology upon which the capitalist economy with its ecological unconscious is based. If artistic work is to become more ecological, this implies more sustainable modes of working.