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Tag Archives: The Rite of Spring
Persistent: ENB’s outstanding new triple bill celebrating female choreographers
Broken Wings/ Nora/ The Rite of Spring ***** English National Ballet, Sadler’s Wells, 4th April 2019 Choreography was long a male preserve, yet it’s still sobering to learn that Tamara Rojo was dancing professionally for over two decades before she performed … Continue reading
Last Rites: Puccini meets Stravinsky in Leeds
The Rite of Spring/ Gianni Schicchi Phoenix Dance Theatre, Opera North, Leeds Grand Theatre, 16th February 2019 Stravinsky’s ballet The Rite of Spring famously caused a riot at its 1913 premiere at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées. Demonstrations disrupted the performance, … Continue reading
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Tagged Adam Silverman, Aled Hall, Charles Edwards, Chorus of Opera North, Christopher Alden, Claire Pascoe, Dean Robinson, Diego Silva, Doey Lüthi, Garry Walker, Gianni Schicchi, Gordon Shaw, Jeanguy Saintus, Leah-Marian Jones, Opera North, Orchestra of Opera North, Peter Savidge, Phoenix Dance Theatre, Puccini, Richard Burkhard, Richard Mosley-Evans, Ross McInroy, Stephen Richardson, Stravinsky, Tereza Gevorgyan, The Rite of Spring, Tim Claydon, Victoria Sharp
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Augurs of Spring: strong Mariinsky double bill in Cardiff
Mariinsky Ballet: Concerto DSCH/Sacre **** Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff, 17th April 2016 It’s difficult to know what shocked Parisian audiences more when The Rite of Spring caused a near riot at its 1913 première: was it Stravinsky’s music – pounding dissonances … Continue reading
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Tagged Alexei Ratmansky, Concerto DSCH, Ekaterina Kondaurova, Mariinsky Ballet, Mariinsky Orchestra, Sasha Waltz, The Rite of Spring, Valery Gergiev
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A shattering Rite: Sasha Waltz’s Sacre at Sadler’s Wells
Sasha Waltz & Guests **** Sadler’s Wells, 11th November 2015 A century on, The Rite of Spring still has the power to shock. However, it’s frequently Igor Stravinsky’s score – rather than the choreography – which ignites this reaction in … Continue reading
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Tagged Berlioz, Debussy, Sadler's Wells, Sasha Waltz & Guests, Stravinsky, The Rite of Spring
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