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Christine Brubaker, Associate Professor, School of Creative and Performing Arts, University of Calgary

The theatre we want in 2040? We used 'strategic foresight' to plan on the Prairies

Could arts and culture become a new 'bread basket' export? This is one of four scenarios the Future Prairie Theatre research team explored. (Shutterstock)

Does it seem far-fetched to imagine a future where the government subsidizes theatres and theatre artists at a living wage, and land-based art hubs rely heavily on new technologies while nurturing partnerships to grow and tend gardens?

Theatre as an art form asks audiences to “suspend their disbelief” and activate their imaginations. But challenge a number of theatre practitioners to imagine what the future of theatre might look like in 2040, and this is quite a different prospect.

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