Gresford: Up From Underground - Schools Performance
Fri 20 Sept
|St Giles Church
A performance of a new community opera - Gresford: Up From Underground - allowing school children to learn about Gresford and its legacy in an engaging and immersive setting.
Time & Location
20 Sept 2024, 13:00 – 14:00
St Giles Church, Church St, Wrexham, LL13 8LS
About the event
NEW Sinfonia is inviting school children to come and see their brand-new Community Opera - Gresford: Up From Underground; providing youngsters with the chance to engage with the story of Gresford and to ensure the contuniation of its legacy.
On Sunday 22nd September 2024, 90 years will have passed since the fateful disaster at the Gresford Colliery, one of the worst mining disasters in British history. The disaster holds a resonance and significance to this day, not just for the people of Wrexham, but for former mining communities across Wales and throughout the UK. However, in its 90th anniversary year, living memory of the disaster will soon be committed to history.
The themes of loss, social injustice, and powerlessness, as well as those of triumph over adversity and celebration of cultural identity are all central to the Gresford story. We’re bringing this emotional story to life, in a way which…