Phone Call to the World, part of the British Council’s Creative Commissions; Reflection of one of the conversations with Nompilo  ©

Phone Call to the World

  • Collaborators: Scottish Youth Theatre (Scotland), ARROWSA (South Africa), University of Aberdeen (Scotland), Al-Harah Theater (Occupied Palestinian Territories), Touchstones (England), Study Hall Educational Foundation (India)
  • Climate change theme: Renewable energy; Biodiversity; Contested land ownership
  • Locations: Scotland, South Africa, Occupied Palestinian Territory, India and England

This project is built around the premise that 'mother earth has stopped breathing', resulting in a 'phone call to the world'. Groups of young people from three continents are engaging with climate change issues that impact them at a local level, coming together to consider the wider global climate challenge. They are creating digital performance work that will inform, question, confront and make demands of its multiple audiences to make a difference to one of the most pressing issues of our time.

Visit the Phone Call to the World website to find out more.

At COP26

Phone Call to the World launches online on 2 November duing COP26, with performances by individual young Scottish artists throughout November. Click  here for more information about the performances.

There is also an interactive exhibition at the Centre for Contemporary Arts, Glasgow that runs daily, 11:00 – 17:00, from today to 13 November. Click here  for more information on the exhibition and registration.

Phone Call to the World, part of the British Council’s Creative Commissions. Reflection of one of the conversations with Nompilo  ©

Phone Call to the World project