A UK dance work set against the surreal and sumptuous sci-fi visuals of the late Jóhann Jóhannsson.

Based on the ground-breaking 1930 novel by Olaf Stapledon, Last and First Men was the directorial swansong from Icelandic composer Jóhann Jóhannsson. This dance performance unfurls against the backdrop of his film—an arresting, post-humanist meditation that he shot on 16mm black and white film, across windswept plains.

The movement is framed by Tilda Swinton’s commanding narration and an original score by Jóhannsson and Yair Elazar Glotman, performed live for RISING.

Come sit among the ruins and heed their prophetic expression.