Within This Dust
Shaper/Caper proudly presents the critically-acclaimed production
‘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.
ON TOUR NOW FOR THE 25 YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF 9/11
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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’.
In 2017, the work was presented to sold out audiences at the 9/11 Memorial & Museum at World Trade Center in New York City.
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Creative Team
CONCEPT, CHOREOGRAPHY, AND DIRECTION:
Thomas Small
LIGHTING DESIGN
Emma Jones
ANIMATION:
Retchy
DEVISED BY:
Thomas Small and the Company Dancers
Special thanks to original cast members Tom Pritchard, Hayley Dixon, Romain Guion, Marta Masiero, Lisa Hood, and Vince Virr for their valued contributions in devising the show.
Cast
Taylor Han
Malcolm Sutherland
Cast
Taylor Han
(she/her)
Taylor Han is a contemporary dance artist from Dundee, based in Glasgow, who works as a performer, choreographer, and community engagement artist. She is interested in work that emulates a sense of humanity, connection, and intimacy between the performers and the audience.
Taylor graduated from Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance in 2018 with a First Class BA(Hons) in Contemporary Dance. After graduating, she studied at London Contemporary Dance School. Taylor worked with EDGE Dance Company as part of her MA in Contemporary Dance and toured across the UK and Europe whilst studying. Taylor graduated with an MA in Contemporary Dance with Distinction.
Taylor is a new mother to her 10-month-old son - this is her first stage performance back since becoming a mother. Some of Taylor’s previous performance work included schools tours for Shaper/Caper and Scottish Ballet, as well as performing and choreographing her own work “With Catastrophic Consequences” at venues including DanceBase, Pianodrome and Citymoves Dance Agency for DanceLive festival.
Taylor also works as an Engagement Artist for Scottish Ballet and YDance, where she gets the opportunity to connect to communities directly through dance.
Cast
Malcolm Sutherland
(he/him)
Born in Scotland, Malcolm completed his professional training at Central School of Ballet in London. After a year as an apprentice with Ballet Basel, Malcolm was hired as a member of Staatstheater Nürnberg Ballett. He spent seven years in Nürnberg, performing in works from choreographers such as: Jiri Kylian, Nacho Duato, Ohad Naharin, Mats Ek, Johan Inger and Crystal Pite among others. Since leaving the company to work as a freelance artist, Malcolm has performed in several projects including: Michael Clark, Oceanallover, Klever Dance Company, Dance Theatre Luxembourg, Elisabeth Schilling, Focus Dance, Company Shang-Chi Sun, Kollektiv 52°07, Shaper/Caper, Rob Heaslip, Hidden Door, Dumfries & Galloway Dance, Abby Warrilow, Ioanna Anousaki, Edinburgh Magic Festival, Imaginate, Snap Elastic & Scottish Opera.
Malcolm has also choreographed numerous works for stage, including 4 full-length productions and completed his MA Choreography with distinction. Malcolm has been a choreographic assistant/rehearsal director on projects in Berlin, Malaga and Luxembourg.
Playlist
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Promoters Information
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