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Holy Dirt (2025)
My role: rehearsal direction
“What makes Debbie exceptional, is the balance she strikes: relentless in her commitment to the production, yet endlessly sensitive to the needs of each individual in the room. She is rigorous, caring, and generous in equal measure—and terrific fun to boot.” - Vidya Thirunarayan, Bharata Natyam performer
Holy Dirt is a new work for outdoors by Vidya Thirunarayan, directed and designed by creative all-rounder and director, David Glass. As rehearsal director, I helped prepare the production for its premiere at Ensemble Festival, London.
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 performance set to a rich global soundscape—where the rawness of earth converges with myth and ritual.
This international co-production is set to tour in the UK, India and South Korea during 2025/26.
