Theatre review: The Mining Trilogy a skilful account of the impact of mining

The Mining Trilogy is a theatrical feat of live editing and thoughtful education on the impact of the mining industry. PHOTO: COURTESY OF LOES GEUENS
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The Mining Trilogy: Mining Stories, Pleasant Island and Out Of The Blue
Silke Huysmans and Hannes Dereere
Esplanade Theatre Studio
July 28, last Wednesday and Saturday

Through buttons on the floor, Brazil-born theatre-maker Silke Huysmans dictated recordings that make up Mining Stories. The personal accounts are from those affected by a 2015 mining disaster in Minas Gerais, Brazil.

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