The Enlightenment Cafe: New Atlantis - Multidisciplinary theatre exploring the technology behind satellites and science of measuring Climate Change

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The Enlightenment Cafe: New Atlantis is an international organisation charged with monitoring and providing solutions to the tempestuous relationship between humanity and water.Alongside UCL, Pennine Water Group, RAL Space and the British Library, LAStheatre is bringing its own brand of multidisciplinary theatre to a subterranean space in London, looking at how science and society are dealing with some of the most pressing issues of the 21st Century. The show will involve engineers and scientists from satellite technology, meteorology, biochemistry, naval architecture and civil engineering providing the audience with an opportunity to interact with experts on a range of topics, including Climate Change, London's waterways and Conflict. Combined with schools outreach, a series of short films about each scientist/engineer and an online space that can engage audiences through social media and digital research, The Enlightenment Cafe: New Atlantis will celebrate scientists, engineers and artists alike, bringing their work to new and diverse audiences.As with our previous Enlightenment Cafe projects, we aim to achieve:1. The entire project:- Create an exciting new piece of immersive, interactive theatre- Develop innovative new pieces of science communication across STEM subjects relating to water and climate change, which can be re-used by collaborators after the show.- Develop an associated outreach project for local schools- Develop a teacher's pack, downloadable from Times Educational Supplement website, with all collaborators aimed at Key Stages 3/4. - Make a series of short films of each STEM section of the show to reach further audiences after the show. - Encourage excitement in STEM areas relating to water and climate change in all ages, particularly in audiences new to science communication - a target of 50% of all audiences is set for each production.- Create a greater understanding of climate change, and how societies can work together to prepare or prevent it, through bringing a number of STEM fields together in this innovative theatrical environment.2. The funding from STFC, all of the above, plus:- Create a section of the show about satellite technology and the study of Earth's atmosphere.- Collaborate with RAL Space and others for this piece of science communication and include scientists and engineers in this section of the show.- Work with scientists and engineers from RAL Space to assist their science communication skills, and how to reach new audiences, particularly in relation to working with the arts.- Bring new audiences, including schools, to the work of STFC funded organizations and projects.STFC has funded, and continues to fund a great amount of research into Earth's atmosphere, particularly in attempting to understand Climate Change. We want to being this important and topical work to an audience that would not normally interact with science communication.Impacts:Our shows have achieved a number of impacts, these would be relevant to this new project:1. Help scientists and engineers create pieces of science communication, opening new methods and highlighting the benefits of science/theatre collaborations2. Give the audience a big picture understanding of Climate Change and Water related issues. By combining a number of science institutions and fields the audience will be given a cross-section of possibilities in the science and engineering realm, and how they feed off each other.3. Endeavour to change behaviours around personal water usage, by reaching schools and families with the digital technology and genuine science, delivered by passionate experts.4. Using theatre to communicate the work of RAL Space engineers, satellite technology and Earth's atmosphere, with an ambition to develop audiences' interests in related STEM subjects, especially students.