The Rite of Spring || Behind the scenes The Rite of Spring’s 1913 premiere shocked Paris audiences of the time, evoking more controversy and wielding more influence than almost any other piece of music or dance in history. Nicolo Fonte’s 2014 version maintains the power and drama of the original, pairing Stravinsky’s iconic score with a libretto that dives into themes of community, ritual sacrifice and birth and re-birth in subtle and abstract ways. Join us as this one of a kind double bill take
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The Rite of Spring || Behind the scenes The Rite of Spring’s 1913 premiere shocked Paris audiences of the time, evoking more controversy and wielding more influence than almost any other piece of music or dance in history. Nicolo Fonte’s 2014 version maintains the power and drama of the original, pairing Stravinsky’s iconic score with a libretto that dives into themes of community, ritual sacrifice and birth and re-birth in subtle and abstract ways. Join us as this one of a kind double bill take
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Did “The Rite of Spring” Really Incite a Riot? | Illinois Public Media
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On This Day – May 29, 1913 – Igor Stravinsky’s "The Rite of Spring" premiered at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées. With pounding rhythms, jarring harmonies, and Vaslav Nijinsky’s raw, angular choreography, the ballet stunned the audience… and sparked a near-riot. "'The Rite of Spring.' Now that was a revolutionary piece: It changed the history of music with its strange new rhythms, its barbaric grunting and howling, and its massive dissonant chords." - Leonard Bernstein, Young People's Concerts: H
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On This Day – May 29, 1913 – Igor Stravinsky’s "The Rite of Spring" premiered at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées. With pounding rhythms, jarring harmonies, and Vaslav Nijinsky’s raw, angular choreography, the ballet stunned the audience… and sparked a near-riot. "'The Rite of Spring.' Now that was a revolutionary piece: It changed the history of music with its strange new rhythms, its barbaric grunting and howling, and its massive dissonant chords." - Leonard Bernstein, Young People's Concerts: H
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AUDIENCE ASKS // What’s the history behind Le Sacre du Printemps (The Rite of Spring)? From Vaslav Nijinsky’s 1913 original to Jorma Elo’s 2009 Boston Ballet premiere, learn more about the evolution of this infamous ballet. You can still witness Elo’s return to Le Sacre du Printemps as part of Winter Experience through March 15 at the Citizens Opera House. Photo by Herbert Migdoll of the reconstructed 1913 Rite of Spring with Beatriz Rodriguez and dancers of the Joffrey Ballet. Choreography afte
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