{"id":2056,"date":"2015-04-21T20:57:06","date_gmt":"2015-04-21T20:57:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.illawarraunionsingers.com\/?p=2056"},"modified":"2015-04-22T00:36:25","modified_gmt":"2015-04-22T00:36:25","slug":"coaltown-and-la-voce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.illawarraunionsingers.com.au\/?p=2056","title":{"rendered":"Coaltown and La Voce"},"content":{"rendered":"

Saturday 18th April saw Illawarra Union Singers travelling to Lane Cove to combine with the La Voce Choir for the first Coaltown performance.<\/p>\n

Songs from the Coal<\/strong>
\nLane Cove
\nCoaltown was an outdoor theatre production created and performed by Sydney-based professional street theatre company, Death Defying Theatre (DDT) in 1985. Funded through the Australia Council and the ACTU\u2019s \u201cArt in Working Life\u201d program, the show told a story of coal mining, unionism and the lives of mining people in Australia.
\nThe ninety minute show featured 6 performers, 6 original songs and a 3 metre high miner.
\nDevised and rehearsed in Collinsville, a pit-mining town in far Nth Queensland, Coaltown was presented on football fields and public reserves in 10 coal mining communities throughout eastern Australia\u2026.and then put to bed.
\nIn 2014 IUS, Sarah de Jong (Coaltown composer 1985) and \u201cLa Voce\u201d choir from Lane Cove Sydney commenced a project to revive the Coaltown songs.
\nOn 18 April 2015 at the Lane Cove Living and Learning Centre, meeting for just the second time, both choirs presented a number of their own songs, and joined to perform a set of Coaltown songs. The good crowd of over 30 enjoyed a great night of songs and a strong partnership between two choirs was established.
\nIt was a great night.
\nContributed by Michael Andrews.<\/p>\n

\"Opening<\/a>

Opening speech given by Kim Spinks who was a founding member of Death Defying Theatre, Sarah De Jong on left also founding member and composer.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"La<\/a>

La Voce Choir doing their songs<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Sarah<\/a>

Sarah De Jong and Sarah Lambert (Blue Tie)<\/p><\/div>\n

\"DSC_0215<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Saturday 18th April saw Illawarra Union Singers travelling to Lane Cove to combine with the La Voce Choir for the first Coaltown performance. Songs from the Coal Lane Cove Coaltown was an outdoor theatre production created and performed by Sydney-based professional street theatre company, Death Defying Theatre (DDT) in 1985. 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