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Rinne Janis Claxton Dance Image by Roy Campbell-Moore

Rinne

A demanding and exciting musical adventure for dancers and audience alike. Created in 2004 for the company’s South West tour and recreated in 2008 for Falling Light

“a pleasing, absorbing union of delicacy, detail and determination.? Dance Europe

Rinne
by Janis Claxton Dance
choreography by Janis Claxton
10 minutes
2008
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Rinne is based on the music of the same name composed by Australian eclectic music group Waratah. The meticulously musical choreography follows a complex score based around cycles of 55 beats played on Japanese Koto, Saxophone and Tabla by virtuoso musicians. The intense and complex rhythmic structure forms the base of the choreography. The dancers seem to defy gravity as they slip in and out of tightly crafted unison in this abstract yet moving and riveting dance.

Reviews

Janis Claxton Dance: Rinne

“Performed to a score by the eclectic Australian trio Waratah, Rinne (Japanese for reincarnation) is based on intricately recurring cycles of beats and inspired by a hummingbird?s flight. Rhythmically this deceptively smooth-and-easy piece is a pleasing, absorbing union of delicacy, detail and determination.”

Dance Europe