Dan Light

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A Grain Of Sand

UK Tour · January 2026

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A performer stands in silhouette before a hanging cloth onto which long lists of names and ages are projected in warm light.

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Video Design for A Grain of Sand on its UK tour, a one-woman show following Renad, a young girl searching for her family across Gaza, blending Palestinian folklore with verbatim testimonies from children living through the war. The video drew on the textures of Gaza to evoke the feeling of the place rather than render it photographically, with traditional Palestinian tatreez embroidery worked into the visual language.

A performer sits in silhouette on a darkened stage before a draped cloth lit with a glowing projected painting.
A lone performer stands at the edge of a sand-covered stage facing a hanging cloth filled with projected lists of names.
A performer in dungarees stands barefoot on sand with one arm raised, before a large projected red-and-white embroidered pattern.

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