Dr.

Sai Mauk Kham Vice President of Myanmar

Dear Dr. Kham, Recently as you may be aware, the famous Dutch Dutch-Australian artist Sonja Hornung moved to Berlin for 2 years. I must join her n because I am a disciple of hers. However, I cannot fly because of global warming. As you pointed out in your address to the Fourth Plenary Meeting at the UN conference in Sustainability, all of us are responsible to do our utmost to reach the goal of sustainable development. My part in this was to design my journey to Be Berlin so that it is the lowest emission concentrated way possible. As you said, if we dont take good measures, negative impacts such as global warming, climate change and sea level rise are to follow and our peaceful coexistence may be disrupted. And so it is my objective to go over the land, instead of to fly, from Australia to Berlin. While I am doing this I will perform my works , . The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs, No-Show and People Spoke and workshops with local communities I have planned the Show communities. most direct route, which I was happy to find was through your beautiful home Myanmar, and I intended on making performances st , with the people of Yangon and Mandalay. I have, however, encountered a problem at present, all of my research suggests that as , an Australian citizen, I cannot enter of leave Myanmar without flying. Border control is imperative for any sovereign state, but the current situation leaves me no choice but to fly, rather than taking the rail/bus and enjoying your country. It is pointless creation of harmful CO2. Furthermore, of all of the countries that I am crossing in my route, which includes Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, India, Pakistan, Iran, Turkey, Bulgaria, Romani Ukraine, and Romania, Poland, yours is the only country that will actively prevent me from entering or leaving via land. (The possible exception to this is Australia, which I think will from upon my attempt to leave Australia on a boat, because they do this to o other world citizens). Given the stakes for your country and in particular neighboring Bangladesh, I must say I was surprised and saddened to learn that surprised you are not taking a position that better reflects your countrys extreme vulnerability to climate chang change. Please I would like to be granted passage through Myanmar in a sustainable and friendly, humane manner. Hopefully I can return with stories to tell about Myanmar to other people, and over time this will replace the negative reporting that occ occurs in Australian newspapers every day, and prevent any more CO2 from entering the atmosphere. The best result would be if I was able to peacefully enter Myanmar from my residency in Bangkok which ends in January 2013, perform and make a workshop in Yangon and 2013, Mandalay, and exit into India. Further information about my journey is available at the website www.theatre4every1.blogspot.com , And of course, if you could offer any further assistance to my journey, I eagerly await your reply. Kind regards,

Richard Pettifer Melbourne, Australia

Richard is supported by Bengal Mime Theatre Yogyakarta, Kerala international Theatre Festival, RiverArt residency Iran, Madrasa Theatre Solcuk, and Lorgean Theatre Bucharest and La tre drasa Mama Theatre Carlton.