“First and foremost it’s a party.” This is how Belgian choreographer Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker characterises “Rain,” created in 2001 for her troupe Rosas. As far as festivities go, it falls more on the side of relaxed rendezvous than all-night rager, but certainly a feeling of elation defines the work. Over the past 16 years, “Rain” has become a signature feature in the Rosas repertory and part of the wider pantheon of contemporary classics.
Group dynamics are the key focus in Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker's explosive Rain, which responds to the classic "Music for 18 Musicians" (1974-6) by American avant-garde composer Steve Reich.