After the success of Mozart / Concert Arias, Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker is again reviving an iconic work together with the dancers of Opera Ballet Vlaanderen.
Rain is a choreography from 2001 that unites two of Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker’s great loves: pure dance and the minimalist music of Steve Reich. An impressive succession of virtuoso dance phrases unfolds to Reich’s pulsating tones, as De Keersmaeker’s characteristic, uncompromising signature and the unstoppable energy of the dancers drive the piece to its climax.
programme
Steve Reich Music for 18 Musicians (1976)
ARTISTS
Brussels Philharmonic, Vlaams Radiokoor & Ictus
Tom De Cock & Gerrit Nulens musical direction
Opera Ballet Vlaanderen dance
Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker choreography
Dries Van Noten costume design
Jan Versweyveld scenography & light design
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Composer’s note
“Audible cures become part of the music and allow the musicians to keep listening.” Read the composer’s note by Steve Reich.
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readPodcast: Steve Reich & Perotinus
Steve Reich recalls the first time he heard the music of Pérotin, without whose influence some of his music “never would have happened”.
listen to podcastArticle Alex Ross
“The greatness of Steve Reich is a given. His reputation as a prime originator in contemporary music is more or less etched in stone.” Read the article by Alex Ross.
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