Student Theatre for World Environment Day
05 May 2003
The Kangan Batman Institute TAFE Student Association (KITSA) has organised a theatrical performance to raise awareness of the problem of recycling bin contamination and the importance of putting things in the correct bin.
Four students will be dressing up as giant human-sized cans, while two others will be dressed as a giant tomato and a sandwich. The cans will be dancing around a bin and a specially-made oversized can, until someone throws their leftover lunch (the giant sandwich and the tomato) into the bin.
Then the cans start screaming, “RUN FOR YOUR LIFE! INCOMING CONTAMINATION! IT’S THE HUMANS AGAIN, USING THE WRONG BIN!”
The cans that are struck by the sandwich and tomato start rolling around on the ground, the cans that do not get struck by the sandwich and tomato are hugging each other on the sidelines.
The performance will take place on World Environment Day at Kangan Batman TAFE’s Richmond Campus, in the Student Cafeteria, where the campus’ plastic, glass and aluminium recycling bins are located. The aim of the performance is to educate in the importance of using the correct bin. The performance has also been video taped for viewing by students at other Kangan Batman TAFE campuses.
The students’ human can costumes have been created by stringing together 500 normal cans. The oversized can, which is 1 metre high and .5 metres in diameter, has been constructed by sheetmetal apprentices from the Richmond campus with the assistance of their teacher John Egan.
Photo/filming opportunities: The performance can also be staged any day, at any time in the lead up to World Environment Day.
