Experiential Dance Company will perform its “unique dance / physical theatre show” Trapped underground in Pooles Cavern at Buxton Fringe.
The company’s artistic director Rachel Johnson created Trapped. The show is inspired by the story of 33 Chilean miners who were trapped miles underground for 69 days in 2010 when the San Jose copper goldmine in northern Chile collapsed. Millions of people watched on television a massive international rescue operation as the miners were eventually winched to safety.
Johnson said, “in addition to the breath-taking TV coverage, I read the book Deep Down Dark by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Hector Tobar. It captures this drama so vividly; from the conflicts and the emotions that enveloped the men during their first fortnight underground when death by starvation loomed, to the subsequent weeks when they managed to make contact with the outside world.
“We’ve designed miniature lighting rigs which sit on the front of the hard hats worn by each member of the audience; they go on a journey with the performers, imagining a tiny shred of what it must have been like for the San Jose miners.”
The cast comprises Joseph Delaney, Luke Rigg and Alex Rowland. Original music is by composer / singer Hayley Youell, with filmed footage created by Rachel Johnson.
Trapped will be staged in Pooles Cavern from Wednesday 18 until Saturday 21 July at 6PM, 7:15PM and 8:30PM.