The rite of spring

The Joffrey Ballet returns to Los Angeles in February with performances of "The Rite of Spring," one of the most influential works of the 20th Century.

Le Sacre du Printemps (The Rite of Spring) was the ballet that shook the world. One hundred years ago, the chic crowd in Paris booed or cheered, argued loudly, and even came to blows. Nijinsky stood on a chair and yelled out the counts to keep the Ballets Russes dancers going, while Diaghilev commanded the […]

Nearly 200 versions have tried to follow Nijinsky and Stravinsky's impact in 1913. Dance feature by Ismene Brown

Cassie da Costa writes about productions of Pina Bausch’s “The Rite of Spring” and “Café Müller” at BAM, in Brooklyn.

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“It’s the hundredth anniversary of a work that was really choreographically lost—because it had so few performances when it was first done, because it was so controversial that it really disappeared,” says Ashley Wheater.

The Rite of Spring

THE RITE OF SPRING Choreography by Edgar Zendejas Music by Igor Stravinsky STATE STREET BALLET Light design by Lloyd Sobel Set and Costume design by Michael Slack Photos by David Bazemore

Pina Bausch - Rite of Spring

Revisited is a series in which writers look back on a work of art they first encountered long ago. Here, Vanessa Manko revisits Pina Bausch’s, The Rite of Spring. “Dance, dance otherwise we are lost,” Pina Bausch, the German choreographer and artistic director of Tanztheater Wuppertal, famously said. I first saw—or rather, experienced—Pina Bausch when I […]