Rain

This choreography was taught to 20 dancers of Paris Opera Ballet during many months by Jacob Truszkowski and his partners from Rosas, until its première in may 2011.

In 2011, Rain was the first work by Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker to be included in the repertoire of the Opéra de Paris Ballet. Under the watchful eyes of Olivia Rochette and Gerard-Jan Claes, the Rosas dancers transmit the choreography to those chosen among the troupe for this adventure. Progressively and not without difficulty, these dancers are encouraged to move away from their classical training and appropriate the language of the Flemish choreographer. 

Created in 2001 on a composition by Steve Reich (Music for 18 Musicians, 1976), Rain presents a precise structure, based on plays of variations and repetitions, as well as gestures associating lines of tension and waves of slackening. For several months, the choreography was taught by Jakub Truszkowski and his Rosas partners to twenty dancers from the Opéra de Paris, until its creation in May 2011. To describe the evolution of this work, the directors renew the documentary form by associating with very high quality shots several types of images and sounds: recordings of previous performances, surveillance cameras, phone conversations between the choreographer and her family and friends, etc. Over a stretched out time where rigour and generosity mingle, their film reveals how both classical dancers and those who pass on to them these very specific movements and sequences, manage to modify the way in which they work.

Source : Ministère de la Culture

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