poster design by Lottie Taylor

E.A.R.T.H. Festival
April 11-14 | Conway Riverwalk
April 18-21 | Myrtle Beach 

 E.A.R.T.H. is a festival of site-sensitive performance art and eco-theatre featuring live works along the Conway Riverwalk and Downtown Myrtle Beach in South Carolina. E.A.R.T.H. stands for Eco, Art, Radical, Theatre, Happening and brings together theater, art, and activism to explore themes of sustainability, climate change, and the relationship between humans and their environments. Co-created by Coastal Carolina University students and faculty, this festival showcases works that inspire change and promote awareness about the urgent  issues facing our planet. E.A.R.T.H. has been co-organized by Ben Sota, Sadie DeSantis and Sandrine Schaefer.

Featuring work by: 
Autumn Belvin
Emma McFarland
Cebastian Erin Thompson
Josh Madison
Niko Moratto
Frances Ludwig
Edie Rogers
Kaelyn Gabriels
Teniia Brown + Jayde Torres
Caroline Belangia
Keller Goldstein
Valentin Lencina-Rabidoux

Visual Performance Art Focus

Frances Ludwig, The only reward for hard work is more work, 2024 photo by Robbie Rose

Conway, SC on April 11, 2024
11:30am-1:30pm
all live performances will happen along the Conway Riverwalk between Transient Dock 2 and the Riverfront Gazebo

Autumn Belvin, Way of Life
11:30am-1:30pm
Location: Transient Dock 2

Emma McFarland, Iā€™m Afraid to Fall
12:30pm-1:00pm
Along the Riverwalk by the Gazebo

Josh Madison, Beyond the Stars
12:00pm-12:15pm
Location: stage along Riverwalk

Video Program
11:00-2:00pm at 5th & Main, N. Conway, SC

Niko Moratto, New Utilizations

Cebastian Thompson, 544

Autumn Belvin, Water Fountain

Frances Ludwig, The only reward for hard work is more work

Sandrine Schaefer, Practicing for Death


Myrtle Beach, SC on April 18, 2024

11:00am-2:00pm

all live performances will happen between 522 Broadway and Pier 14 by the boardwalk

Cebastian Thompson, Disconnected Community
11:00am-2:00pm
Location: walking piece that begins at 522 Broadway and ends at the Pier 14, Myrtle Beach

Frances Ludwig, The only reward for hard work is more work
11:00am-12:00pm
Location: Pier 14 in Myrtle Beach

Edie Rogers, Addiction Cycle
12:15pm-12:30pm
Location: Pier 14 in Myrtle Beach

Kaelyn Gabriels, Rainbow Row
11:30am-1:30pm
Location: walking piece that begins and ends at 522 Broadway, Myrtle Beach

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E.A.R.T.H. is made possible through a Sustainability Grant through Coastal Carolina University.