These artists will dance in the rain without getting wet
sharjah — International artists will dance to the tune of rainfall at the Rain Room in Sharjah on February 14 to 16. According to the Sharjah Art Foundation, internationally-acclaimed dance studio company Wayne McGregor will inhabit the Rain Room, “continuing nearly a decade of collaboration between choreographer Wayne McGregor, CBE and Rain Room’s creators, Random International”.
“The dancers will perform continuously evolving interventions in the rain to the musical score Rainlight by contemporary composer Max Richter. Choreographed by Wayne McGregor, this performance premiered at Rain Room in The Curve, Barbican, London in 2012,” the foundation said in a statement.
Dancers Rebecca Bassett-Graham, Camille Bracher, Jordan James Bridge, Benjamin Holloway, Daniela Neugebauer, Jacob
O’Connell and Jessica Wright will perform the dancer interventions. The company has toured in over 50 countries, performing more than 30 experimental choreographic works by McGregor.
Immersive installation Rain Room lets the visitors walk through a downpour of continuous rain without getting wet. The responsive environment follows visitors as they navigate the darkened underground space, preventing the rain from falling directly above any detected human presence. The installation uses 2,500 litres of self-cleaning recycled water, which is controlled through a system of networked 3D tracking cameras.