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Dust to Dust

Created in 2012
Duration | 12 min
Premiere | 14th Dec 2012, The Place, London

by Emma Robinson & Kenny Wing Tao Ho

Credits

An exploration of decay, fragility and the human condition, Dust to Dust is a collaboration between designer Emma Robinson and choreographer Kenny Wing Tao Ho.

Originally created for the London Contemporary Dance School and Wimbledon College of Arts Design Collaboration course.

A women and man are covered in white powder or chalk, holding white clay in the dance choreography Dust to Dust.
Six dancers with smeared white powder on their bodies, performing on a dark stage with white powder on the floor, dressed in white pants and tops, some with bare chests, striking expressive poses. From the choreography Dust to Dust.
A shirtless man with long hair tied back, covered in white powder, is kneeling on the floor against a black background. He is looking down at his hands, which he is holding close to his lap. From the choreography Dust to Dust.
Group of five performers covered in white powder, engaged in a contemporary dance each holding a fragmented white sculpture on a dark stage. From the choreography Dust to Dust.
Two people, a woman with dark hair and a man with short dark hair, are engaged in an expressive performance withwhite powder and paint on their bodies. A fragmented cast of a girl is held around the women. From the choreography Dust to Dust.
A woman lying on the ground covered in white clay fragments, surrounded by standing people in white leggings and tops, with a dark background. From the choreography Dust to Dust.

Credits

Direction & Choreography:
Set & Costume Design:
Lighting Design:

Music:

Devising Dancers:


Supported by:

Photography:

Kenny Wing Tao Ho
Emma Robinson
Michael Mannion

Beyond Skin - Nitin Sawhney (extract)

Lucia Chocarro Urmeneta, Ihsaan De Banya, Michaela Ellingson, Marti Guell Vallbona, Harlan Rust, Ioannis Tsigkris

London Contemporary Dance School, Wimbledon College of Arts

Massimo Filippi