Thirunarayan Productions presents HOLY DIRT

Ensemble Festival 2025

Saturday 26 & Sunday 27 July

12pm till 8pm

Ensemble Festival 25

Zone F – (45mins) – 15:15 &18:15

Thirunarayan Productions presents
HOLY DIRT

Thirunarayan Productions presents

HOLY DIRT

Conceived and performed by Vidya Thirunarayan. Directed and designed by David Glass

This year’s festival features HOLY DIRT, a new collaboration between physical theatre legend and director David Glass and internationally renowned dancer and potter Vidya Thirunarayan of Thirunarayan Productions.

HOLY DIRT is a vibrant, funny and beautifully episodic performance, playfully exploring the mythic feminine figure as she struggles ridiculously through our climate catastrophe. Set to live percussion, the show bridges Indian performance styles with modern physical theatre forms. Clay, stones, water and sand erupt across the space in a visually startling performance where the rawness of earth converges with myth and ritual.

Supported by Certain Blacks, ArtAsia, Arts Council England, 101 Outdoor Arts and Indo-Korean Cultural Centre, India.

HOLY DIRT

Internationally renowned as a Bharatanatyam dancer, Vidya Thirunarayan is also a prominent ceramicist, and in 2015 she began producing and promoting work that blends her dual expertise as a dancer and potter in a unique performance language.

David Glass is a pioneering theatre artist, director, and teacher whose work has transformed the landscape of international performance. Renowned for his boundary-pushing creativity, David has carved a global reputation as a leading figure in physical and devised theatre.

As the founder of the David Glass Ensemble, he has masterfully blended innovative storytelling with striking visual and physical language, delivering timeless works that challenge, provoke, and move.

Facebook: @Vidyathirunarayan

Insta: @tccdancingpots

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Site maps at the Royal Docks will help you find the stage.

For any questions, visit the Certain Blacks information tent located next to the Good Hotel.