Canticle for Rain
Canticle for Rain is a short dance film. A clay woman emerges from a backdrop of arid cliffs, rain begins to fall and eyes open to the possibilities of hope.
Performers
Production
Directed by: Denise Fujiwara, Allen Kaeja
Music: Max Eastley & David Toop
Reviews
There’s never a move that’s made, not so much as the blink of an eye, that’s without significance. The concentrated energy that she brings to her dance heightens details, so that each short solo is like a full-length drama. Employing Butoh dance principles, she’s an ever-evolving expressionist painting in which hidden emotions rise to the surface and an inner life is briefly glimpsed.Susan Walker, Toronto Star
Of all the films (Kaeja’s) is the most visually arresting. It is starkly beautiful and deeply emotional dance work.”
New York Times “Critic’s Choice”