Stardust
Stardust tells the story of the chain of lives and deaths that turn a coca leaf, sacred to indigenous communities in Latin America, into a line of coke on a mirror in the western world.
Stardust
Originated by and starring Miguel Umba
Written by Daniel Dingsdale
Directed by Alexander Ferris
Provoked into action by the painful stigma left by the narco history of his country, Colombian artist Miguel Torres Umba, unravels his own and the western world’s responsibility for a trade that kills thousands in his homeland. Bringing together contrasting stories from a range of Colombian voices, Stardust tells the story of the chain of lives and deaths that turns a coca leaf, sacred to indigenous communities in Latin America, into a line of coke on a mirror in the western world. Stardust is created in collaboration with artists Diana Garcia, Luke Harcourt, Alex Marshall, Alexander Ferris, Sofi Lee Henson, Angelica Quintero, Andrea Fiquitiva, Caz Coronel and Louise Rhoades-Brown as a vehicle to start an urgent conversation.
About Miguel
Miguel is a multidisciplinary artist from Colombia based in the U.K. Initially trained as an actor and further specialized in physical theatre, Miguel's perceptive, dynamic and engaging work gain him a robust experience in carnival arts, physical theatre, immersive theatre, film & media. He is a devising performer and theatre practitioner with the acclaimed theatre company Gecko theatre, currently touring with KIN, a Gecko & National Theatre co-production. For 12 years, he worked with the immersive theatre maverick Secret cinema as an actor, performance director and creative director. He also worked as a performer, choreographer, and associate creative director for the carnival arts company Mandinga Arts.
Miguel is the Artistic Director of UMBA, a company founded to channel his experience and passion towards creating compelling work that responds to human and sociopolitical issues. .