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Episode 8 – Prague Quadrennial: Immersion, Infrastructure and the Scenography of the Unseen + Pond Life by Elyne Quan
Read more: Episode 8 – Prague Quadrennial: Immersion, Infrastructure and the Scenography of the Unseen + Pond Life by Elyne QuanIan and Vanesa continue their UAE journey after World Stage Design 2025, reflecting on Ian’s NYU Abu Dhabi talk and exploring the university’s performance spaces. They also visit TeamLab Phenomena Abu Dhabi’s vast immersive environment, sparking ideas about ecological and hybrid design, and share this week’s CCTA reading, Earth Duet by E.M. Lewis.
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Episode 7 – AI in Performance: From Malta to Toronto + The Project Hope by Catherine Banks
Read more: Episode 7 – AI in Performance: From Malta to Toronto + The Project Hope by Catherine BanksIan and Vanesa return from two international conferences held at opposite ends of the world, both exploring the rapidly evolving relationship between artificial intelligence and the arts. Vanishing Acts: AI, Performative Knowledge and Sustainable Memory at the University of Malta,and the Creative AI Symposium at Toronto Metropolitan University.
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Episode 6 – We’re Back: Fringe Preparations, Cultural Futures and What’s Happening in Scotland This March + Laila and the Wolf by Hassan Abdulrazzak
Read more: Episode 6 – We’re Back: Fringe Preparations, Cultural Futures and What’s Happening in Scotland This March + Laila and the Wolf by Hassan AbdulrazzakAfter a brief winter hibernation, Podcast 13 is officially back in the studio! Ian and Vanesa have returned with renewed energy, a few more stamps in their passports, and a massive to-do list as we sprint toward the 2026 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
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Episode 5 – A Venue 13 Carol: The Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future 13 + Appealing by Paula Cizmar
Read more: Episode 5 – A Venue 13 Carol: The Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future 13 + Appealing by Paula CizmarIn this special end-of-year episode of Podcast 13, hosts Ian Garrett and Vanesa Kelly reflect on an extraordinary year by borrowing a familiar seasonal structure: the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future. The conversation becomes both a retrospective and a roadmap, tracing the revival of Venue 13, the ideas shaping its present, and the…
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Episode 4 – Inside the Theatre Green Book + So Beautiful Today, So Sunny by Marcus Youssef and Seth Klein
Read more: Episode 4 – Inside the Theatre Green Book + So Beautiful Today, So Sunny by Marcus Youssef and Seth KleinIn this episode, Vanesa and Ian focus on sustainable theatre practice after Vanesa’s visit to the National Theatre event on the 14th November in London, where the Theatre Green Book took centre stage in an incredible event. They unpack the discussions, the international perspectives, and the sense of collective responsibility that shaped the day.
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Episode 3 – teamLab Phenomena Abu Dhabi and NYUAD + Earth Duet by E.M. Lewis
Read more: Episode 3 – teamLab Phenomena Abu Dhabi and NYUAD + Earth Duet by E.M. LewisIan and Vanesa continue their UAE journey after World Stage Design 2025, reflecting on Ian’s NYU Abu Dhabi talk and exploring the university’s performance spaces. They also visit TeamLab Phenomena Abu Dhabi’s vast immersive environment, sparking ideas about ecological and hybrid design, and share this week’s CCTA reading, Earth Duet by E.M. Lewis.
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Episode 2 – Venue 13 at WSD2025 in Sharjah UAE + Space Cat by Lewis Hetherington
Read more: Episode 2 – Venue 13 at WSD2025 in Sharjah UAE + Space Cat by Lewis HetheringtonIan and Vanesa take you inside World Stage Design 2025, sharing seasoned insight and first-time impressions from this global gathering of scenographers and artists. They reflect on collaborations, inspirations from the Scenofest Research Symposium, and how WSD’s creative energy connects to their ongoing work at Venue 13.
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Tri-Nominal Futures: Performing AI, Nature, and Heritage in Symbiolene
Read more: Tri-Nominal Futures: Performing AI, Nature, and Heritage in SymbioleneOn Monday, October 20, 2025 Venue 13 Directors Ian Garrett (Toasterlab) and Vanesa Kelly (V-KIND Arts & Theatre) presented their collaborative research at the Scenofest Research Symposium: Scenographic Heritage, Design Futures, and Sustainability during World Stage Design 2025 in Sharjah. Their talk, Tri-Nominal Futures.
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Episode 1 – What Happens When Two People Decide to Have a Venue (and a Podcast)
Read more: Episode 1 – What Happens When Two People Decide to Have a Venue (and a Podcast)In the first full episode of Podcast 13, Ian Garrett and Vanesa Kelly conclude Climate Change Theatre Action 2025 with readings of works by Klae Bainter, Keith Barker, and Kirby Vicente. They also reflect on Venue 13’s debut as a fully vegan Fringe venue, the premiere of A.I. Campfire, and sustaining year-round conversations on theatre…
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Introducing Podcast 13
Read more: Introducing Podcast 13Podcast 13 launches with a teaser episode completing Venue 13’s presentation of all fifty Climate Change Theatre Action 2025 plays. Recorded at the Edinburgh Fringe, it captures a month of theatre, food, and sustainability conversations, introducing a series of weekly play readings, artist interviews, and explorations of how the arts shape our shared future.