Within This Dust
A haunting and poetic dance-theatre response to 9/11, blending movement, film, and real voices to explore loss, survival, and humanity.
“So beautiful, I had tears pouring down my face”
Thomas Small presents his critically acclaimed, hauntingly beautiful full-length programme of dance theatre Within This Dust.
Within This Dust is a powerful and cinematic dance work reflecting on the events of 9/11 and is inspired by the iconic series of photographs by Richard Drew that capture a man falling from the World Trade Center during the attacks.
Developed by award winning choreographer and the company's Artistic Director Thomas Small, the production weaves together three live dance pieces with animation and real-life survivor accounts, creating an immersive and deeply human response to one of the world’s most devastating events.
Within This Dust balances sumptuous movement and subtle storytelling to explore themes of impact, loss, survival and humanity in relation to the stark horror of the day. The work is performed within a backdrop of almost 3000 pieces of white paper that symbolize the lives lost that day and serves as a dynamic, ever-changing landscape to evoke memories from the day. The set becomes a living, shifting landscape of memory and tribute.
Blending beauty with tragedy, stillness with motion, Within This Dust is a haunting and heartfelt meditation on a day the world will never forget.
The show was part of the 2012 Made in Scotland Showcase enjoying a sold out run of performances at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and featured on the BBC Culture Show. Within This Dust has toured internationally to New York City, Sao Paulo & Berlin, and received 4 stars from The Scotsman saying ‘So beautiful, I had tears pouring down my face’.
The work was recently presented to sold out audiences at the 9/11 Memorial & Museum at World Trade Center in New York City.
Tour Dates
Cast & Creative Team
Lisa Hood
Dancer
Vince Virr trained at the Northern School of Contemporary Dance, graduating in 2006 with BPA(Hons) degree. He then joined Transitions Dance Company at Laban and toured the UK and parts of Turkey and has a MA in Dance Performance (Distinction).
Vince has worked with Hofesh Shechter, Henri Oguike, Ben Wright, Pablo Ventura, Cristian Duarte, Jenni Kivela, Aszure Barton, Debbi Pertil, Luca Silvestrini and Natasha Gilmore.
Vince is a qualified fitness instructor and is interested in the body from a physiological viewpoint as well as artistic interpretation. Vince was a part of the teaching staff at the Urdang Academy and a Lecturer at Scottish School of Contemporary Dance.
Vince danced with Thomas in Smallpetitklein from 2007 to 2015 collaborating with him on various projects. Vince embarked on a world tour with New Adventures in Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake. Vince currently performs in Thomas Small’s critically acclaimed Within This Dust and in new work The Unwanted. He also performed in Thomas' Shakespeare Shuffle project as part of the BBC Shakespeare Festival in 2016.
Lisa was born in England and raised in Scotland. She began her professional dance training at Edinburgh’s Telford College before continuing her training at London Contemporary Dance School where she completed a BA Hons in contemporary dance in 2005.
Since leaving LCDS, Lisa has worked for various different companies and choreographers both nationally and internationally. These include Avant Garde Dance, Rosie Kay Dance Company, The Generating Company, Ffin Dance, Ijad Dance Company, Arthur Pita, Sheron Wrey, Rachel Lopez De La Nieta and Ben Ash.
Lisa worked with Thomas in Smallpetitklein from 2013 to 2015 and now performs in Thomas Small’s critically acclaimed productions Within This Dust, CUT and The Adventures of Isabel.
Vince Virr
Dancer
Concept, Choreography, and Direction:
Thomas Small
Lighting Design:
Emma Jones
Dancers:
Lisa Hood and Vince Virr
Animation by:
Retchy
With thanks to Tom Pritchard, Hayley Dixon, Romain Guion, Marta Masiero, Lisa Hood, and Vince Virr.
Listen to music featured in Within This Dust
Promoters
Within This Dust is a suite of 3 live dance works. We have various resources available including a Tour Pack with detailed information about the production. We also have a Marketing Pack, marketing images, copy, and an Education Resource Pack.
For more information, please contact:
Melissa Rutnagur
Artistic Creation Producer
