TREAD LIGHTLY ON THE PLANET

“TO TRANSITION TO A SUSTAINABLE WORLD, WE NEED TO TREAD MORE LIGHTLY ON THE PLANET”

— Prof. Andy Purvis, Natural History Museum

Tread Lightly on the Planet

The final part of the JMW Turner inspired trilogy Tread Lightly on the Planet found new ways to connect during Covid. The piece is a cry of pain, ending on hope about the state of the climate, with newly composed music by Peter Coyte, which includes a quote from historian David Olusoga.

Inspired by some of JMW Turner’s industrial paintings including Keelmen Heaving in Coals by Moonlight, and completing the trilogy (1, 2, 3), it is highly theatrical, with stunning costumes from long time collaborator Kate Collins. Passion for the environment and equality is clear throughout. This work is available to book for outdoor and indoor spaces.

Choreographer: Dora Frankel / Music: Peter Coyte / Dancers: Luca Braccia, Becky Horne, Livia Massarelli, Giacomo Pini and Zara Sands

Luca, Zara and Giacomo in a row, then Livia and Becky in a row behind them, all kicking high to their right.
Giacomo looking at the camera, elbows raised, hands hanging down.
Five dancers standing in a diamond formation, all with left feet forward and heads down.
Zara standing with bent knees, facing left.
Zara in frame facing a glass wall where all five dancers are seen as reflections. All have bent knees and hunched shoulders.
Becky facing her reflection in a glass wall in the foreground, arms raised and leaning towards the camera. Four dancers to her left, in the background, arms raised leaning in various directions.
Zara looking over her right shoulder, her arms out in front of her, with her left forearm held horizontally pointing to her right elbow, and her right forearm held vertically with her right hand at face level.
Livia crouched above the camera on a concrete block, with her head at the meeting point of a web-like pattern on the roof above.

Images Luke Waddington.

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