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the poignant last farewell, unknown to them, of two lovers. A brave piece which also takes some courage to watch. The Herald – 4 stars THE dust from 9/11 will never truly settle. Not just because artists and performers continue to respond to the events of that day, but because – as the voice-overs in Smallpetitklein's six-part collage of live dance works, film, installation and soundscape make harrowingly clear – the powdery fallout from the debris is still causing ill health today. The images that inspired choreographer Thomas Small were, however, the photographs of so-called 'jumpers'. Falling Man, the solo that ends Within This Dust, references the outlines those bodies etched upon the air: but if Tom Pritchard's eloquent limbs bring those shapes alive, the intensity of his demeanour and of the words that ripple out like a stream of consciousness, compel us to address the full horror of the situation, and ponder what we would do if... Before this, flurries of white paper have suggested the shockwaves of crumpling concrete, the snowstorm of documents spiralling from blasted offices. S/He has tenderly explored the burden of grief and loss through the patternings of a male/female duet where the mirroring of moves, the counterbalances, the high lifts, all speak of a rapport that will, like those others who perished, fall victim on 9/11. Fest – 4 stars Among the images published in the aftermath of 11 September 2001, one of the most controversial was Richard Drew's photograph of a man falling between the twin towers. Taking as inspiration this picture and all it came to represent, Smallpetitklein's thoughtfully executed triple bill is not only a beautiful piece of dance, an elegy to the estimated 200 people who died in this way on 9/11, but also a sensitive reminder that theirs was a situation any one of us could have faced. In Embers, leaves of pure-white paper fall one by one from a bundle in Marta Masiero's clutch. Later she tosses and turns in the endless mass, singling out several pages and pressing them flat, each as individual in its shape as a person. The tragic beauty of S/HE continues to haunt long after it has finished. Masiero and Tom Pritchard evoke a deep sense of loss in this duet that sees them mirroring, gliding, lifting and balancing weightlessly against one another. Finally, Falling Man uses text from Tom Junod's 2009 Esquire article on Drew's famous image to echo movement that suggests not only the freedom of flying but also the terror of falling. There is a moment when,
lying prostrate, an unseen force pins Pritchard's legs and arms back. At the utter mercy of the elements he rides this wave peacefully for a few moments. When it passes, and he falls flat again, it seems that whatever circumstances came together to cause it, he has had his moment of grace. Across the Arts – 4 stars Weightless haunting shadows form images which float through and across the space. The piece, an extension and continuation from 'Falling Man', is composed out of six different responses to the events of 9/11. Aural, visual and physical, each section depicts different ideas to form a more holistic perspective on how the tragedy shook the western world in 2001. 'Embers', a solo surrounded by crushed up paper, a beautiful depiction of the weighty-heavy suppression of those who aren't there anymore, for me stood out as the gem in this piece; so many have chosen to examine those who fell, however the people who mourn are rarely chosen as the topic of 9/11 pieces. A poignant and evocative piece which builds a larger picture, drawn from the magnification of the image of one man.
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TOUR INFORMATION
TRAVEL ENTOURAGE 1 Artistic Director 2 Performers (1 male and 1 female) 1 Technical Manager/Technician 1 Tour & Production Manager If you require workshops, there will also be 1 Workshop Facilitator
Total: 5 People (6 people with Workshop Facilitator) PROMOTERS’ OBLIGATIONS
Please contact us to express your interest in programming ‘Within This Dust’ and we will be delighted to discuss price packages and performance options.
Contact: Rob Dunn, General Manager & Producer
Tel: +44 (0) 7800 908 968 or +44 (0) 1382 819 576
Email: [email protected]
TRAVEL AND TRANSPORT
5 or 6 standard train tickets from Scotland to performance location. Local transport costs between accommodation and venue.
ACCOMMODATION AND SUBSISTANCE Accommodation [preferably B&B] for 5 or 6 company members based on a sharing basis i.e. multiple double rooms for 4 company members plus 2 single rooms.
Technical Requirements
Within This Dust Tour
Choreographed by Thomas Small
1 Male Performer, 1 Female Performer
Triple Bill comprising of 2 solos and 1 duet and animation. There will be a Pause after the first piece and an another after the second piece. During the first pause, music is played as part of a sound installation. There is an exhibition of images and company info including a DVD to be played in the foyer/bar before, during and after the show. TV and DVD playback required for this.
The piece is performed in costume. 4,000 pieces of paper provide the setting for the first piece. This piece also uses talcum powder and requires the dance floor be cleaned and mopped during the first pause. We need one technician to support the clean up during the show.
SPK will provide a snow machine to be hung USR between the two upstage LX bars in venues that can accommodate it.
Staffing
It is essential to pre-rig for this performance, if this cannot be achieved please contact SPK to discuss.
The Technical Manager can operate lights and sound if they are positioned together.
The performance requires 2 people on stage during the show to reset and mop the stage in the two pauses.
In a flying house 1 flyman is required to operate tabs and fly the full black on cue.
Setting – venue to provide
Black vinyl dance floor, full black and 4 sets of black legs.
White cyc or BP screen to show film on, full black to be flown in or drawn across on cue.
Projector – venue to provide
Venue to provide a projector, focused onto white cyc or BP screen. SPK will provide films on DVD or run from a laptop via QLab.
Sound – venue to provide
CD Playback or run from a laptop via QLab required and onstage foldback.
Lighting – venue to provide
41 circuits required in total (27 @ Floor, 3 FOH and 11 Overhead)
8 x side lighting booms required (4 per side containing 3 lanterns)
Lantern count – 29 Wide Profiles, 6 Parcans CP62, 3 Parcans CP61, 1 pair of Birdies (to be mounted on the floor) 6 2kw Fresnels.
Hazer Machine required to be positioned Up Stage Left in wing.
SPK do not tour colour.
Lighting can be simplified if necessary, see focus notes or contact Emma Jones – Technical Manager.
Accommodation and Rider 2 dressing rooms with showers. Bottled still water for dancers.
Rehearsal space if available
Access to Wi-Fi for all company personnel. Please provide WiFi access code.
1 parking space for a transit van (if this is not possible please let us know before get in of nearby secure parking)
Contacts Sheet
Rob Dunn
General Manager & Producer
T: +44 (0) 7800 908 968
Thomas Small
Artistic Director
T: +44 (0) 7515 34 03 34
Allan McIntyre
Creative Producer
T: +44 (0) 1382 819 576
Yolanda Aguilar
Learning & Development Manager
Website
www.smallpetitklein.com
YouTube Channel
www.youtube.com/smallpetitklein
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Photography in brochure by Maria Falconer ,Dylan Drummond and Mariana Meloni
