Originally created to mark the 30th anniversary of the 1984/85 British Miners’ Strike and described as ’emotional dynamite’ Gary Clarke Company revives their multi-award-winning production COAL – a riveting dance theatre show which takes a nostalgic look at the hard-hitting realities of life in the coalfields. COAL brings together Clarke’s striking choreography performed by seven professional dancers, a local cast of women and a live brass band, in an ever-relevant story about community, solidarity and survival.

Originally Produced by: Gary Clarke and Annabel Dunbar & Co-commissioned by: DanceXchange; Cast; The Place; Dance City; Dance4 with Nottingham Playhouse; The Civic Barnsley; Yorkshire Dance.

Gary Clarke Company is supported using public funding through Arts Council England and core funding from John Ellerman Foundation.

Reviews

OUTSTANDING
4 rating
The Times
One of the most powerful, moving pieces of theatre I’ve ever seen on the miners’ strike Orgreave Truth and Justice Campaign

COAL Trailer

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