Dance Tue 9 May 2023 - Wed 10 May 2023

Wasteland

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"WASTELAND is a truly wonderful piece of dance-theatre: humane, politically charged, by turns funny and sad"

The Stage

"Blisteringly fierce"

The Herald

"Poignant and thrilling"

The Skinny

In 1994 hundreds of coal miners hung up their pit boots as Grimethorpe Colliery was destroyed, along with the tight-knit working-class community that surrounded it.

Created to mark the 25th anniversary since the demolition and 30 years since the rise of UK rave culture, WASTELAND is the highly anticipated new dance theatre show from acclaimed British choreographer Gary Clarke and the sequel to his multi award winning production COAL.

This thrilling yet deeply touching production takes a close look at how two generations coped in this era of radical upheaval. A fractured relationship between a father and son is at the heart of the story, and as we see one generation grind exhaustedly to a halt, we follow the next into the 90s illegal rave scene, where derelict warehouses and abandoned work spaces became home for a new-found community of music and dance.

Bringing together Clarke's vivid physical dance language performed by a company of exceptional dancers, a community cast of singers, brass musicians, archive film footage, a powerful rave soundtrack and unique art work by Jimmy Cauty (co-founder of The KLF), WASTELAND dives head first into a gritty story of loss, hope, escapism and survival. 

 

Dates

Tue 9 May 2023 - Wed 10 May 2023

Space

Main House

Tickets

£14.00

Duration

85 minutes

Age guidance

14+

Content warning

Contains some strong language, strobe lighting, loud music, haze and smoke effects

Post-show talk

On Tue 9 May, stick around after the performance to learn more about WASTELAND and the company behind the show.

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