Friday 27th October, from 7pm. Ty Pawb, Wrexham. Tickets: Pay What You Want
Come and see theatre and music performances, watch the film about how Brazil's artists respond to the country's worst environmental disaster, and then join us in a conversation about how Wales and Brazil are connected in social, environmental and industrial crimes. We will then finish the evening with a rowdy crowd sing along to your favourite songs of protest and survival.
Local Wrexham music and theatre artists will perform protest songs, plays and poetry highlighting industrial crimes committed against our communities and landscapes. See them celebrate the resilience of how the people of Wales use music and stories to rise, protest and fight for survival.
Wrexham and Wales have suffered social and environmental crimes from mining and industrial activities for years. Gresford, Aberfan, Tryweryn, Borras: these names and more are etched on our lived memory. The hurt is still felt in our communities to this day. What role can we all play on the frontline of our current social and environmental crisis?
The mining state of Brazil, Minas Gerais, has recently experienced two mining catastrophes in three years with more to come.
The live performances are followed by a screening of documentary VALE? IS IT WORTH IT? followed by a panel discussion with the director and a Q&A session.
Film synopsis: Please join us for a screening of the documentary Vale? Is It Worth It? Five artists in the front line against Brazil’s worst environmental crime. Through music, poetry and circus performances, five Brazilian artists talk about their grief, fears and hope four years after the Brumadinho Dam collapsed, killing 300 people.
The documentary (30’), directed by Paul Heritage and Marcelo Barbosa (Indianara, 2019) focuses on the impact of the collapse on the artistic and cultural heritage of this rich mining region in Brazil and asks - Is it worth it?
This event will also feature live performances from Wrexham-based musicians as a response to the themes of the documentary.
This event is a partnership between Dirty Protest, Tŷ Pawb, and People’s Palace Projects.
Dirty Protest is Wales’ new writing theatre company working across the nation and internationally. We create theatrical tequila without the paraphernalia, all for the cost of a pint. We stage new, sell-out award winning plays in theatres and alternative venues, from pubs and clubs to kebab shops, hairdressers, forests and a bus stop.