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A black and white photograph of a dance performance featuring company members in a piece titled "Clear Songs After Rain." One dancer is prominently leaping with one leg extended backward and arms outstretched. Other dancers are positioned on the floor and seated, with arms raised in expressive poses. The background is dark, focusing attention on the dancers.

Repertory

Clear Songs After Rain

COMPANIES

CHOREOGRAPHER

COMPANY PREMIERE

New York City Center, 1973

WORLD PREMIERE

Juilliard Dance, New York, 1962

MUSIC

Lou Harrison

COSTUMES

Norman Walker

LIGHTING

F. Mitchell Dana

Clear Songs After Rain was a ceremonial, poetic piece abounding with Eastern influences. The work began with an ensemble called “After the Rain” and ended with an ensemble called “Before the Rain.” In between were four “Haikus.” Norman Walker's modern style had a strong Martha Graham aesthetic. Lou Harrison’s music had a definite Asian influence. The decor, consisting of strips of glittering tinfoil, shimmered in the wind, suggesting a stylized view of rainfall.