Two dancers on an outdoor, flat stage. One is all in white, the other blindfolded and in a light blue outfit. They are turned away from eachother with their left arms both held aloft, as if to represent the shape of an animal
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HOLY DIRT

Thirunarayan Productions
Sat 23 - Sun 24 May 2026
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Performed by Vidya Thirunarayan and a second actor (tbc) directed by David Glass, HOLY DIRT is a vibrant, funny, and beautifully episodic performance that playfully explores the mythic feminine as she struggles ridiculously through our climate catastrophe - she stumbles, she dances, she transforms. Clay, stones, water, and sand erupt across the space in a visually startling drama set to a rich global soundscape, where the rawness of earth converges with myth and ritual. 

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Two performers; one wearing a white skirt with many eyes drawn on it, and a painted white face leans down on a table. The other wearing grey and a blindfold with eyes painted on it, sits on the ground laughing
Two dancers on an outdoor, flat stage. One is all in white pulling rope with a strained face, the other blindfolded and in a light blue outfit.
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Two performers; one wearing a white skirt with many eyes drawn on it, and a painted white face leans down on a table. The other wearing grey and a blindfold with eyes painted on it, sits on the ground laughing
Two dancers on an outdoor, flat stage. One is all in white pulling rope with a strained face, the other blindfolded and in a light blue outfit.

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