Nearly 4 months after the accident in the red hall of the MIRROR concert, a number of open letters were posted on IG this evening (25/11) with the signature "We are the dancers involved in the accident at the red hall concert on July 28, 2022".
On July 28, 2022, there was a serious accident at the MIRROR concert, and two dancers were injured by the giant LED screen.
After the incident, firefighters and ambulance arrived on the scene quickly.
(Photo by Lao Xianliang)
The letter wrote: "Disclose to the public the difficulties encountered by the performers in this concert and explain our recent situation to the public in the form of a summary of the situation", and also mentioned the results of the government's investigation report, "extremely shocked and disappointed ", also referring to "this devastating disaster", which made them feel hopeless and frightened.
It also mentioned: "The employment relationship between the dance company Studiodanz and our dancers is still under criminal investigation, so it is inconvenient for us to make more comments here." And regarding the living allowance after the accident, the dancers have negotiated with The organizer MakerVille reached an agreement with Daguo Culture.
On August 24th, the MIRROR Concert Accidental Cross-door Meeting Task Force held its fourth meeting. The group pointed out that the force of the steel cable involved was 20% less than normal, and the LEDs exceeded the bearable weight. Coupled with continuous wear and tear, metal fatigue was accelerated.
(Photo by Yu Junliang)
The open letter also mentions that "the time for rehearsals is extremely lacking, and what makes it worse is that there is not even the most basic and complete Full Dress Rehearsal. It is no exaggeration to say that the real Full Dress Rehearsal will be on the day of the performance on July 25th." "Indicated that the concert lacked rehearsal time, and also wrote that "before the performance, the dancers only received oral and textual information about the location and time of the eruption; on the night of the performance on July 28, we prepared to perform " "King Kong" project was informed that the original flame-breathing effect will be converted into erupting fireworks, but there is no clear guidance on important safety information such as its type, eruption timing, and eruption location under urgent changes."
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Among them, the open letter was also titled "Repeated mechanical failures, damages, and delays during rehearsals and performances of the stage mechanism, directly endangering the personal safety of performers", detailing the situation that night.