The riotous premiere of "The Rite of Spring" in 1913 Paris is something of a legend. Igor Stravinsky's dissonant, pulsating score; Vaslav Nijinsky's frantic, tribalistic choreography; and the ballet's ...

The Rites of Spring was a 1913 ballet by Igor Stravinsky that was highly modern and sparked a riot in Paris on May 29, 1913, ...

One of the most important dates in classical music is the April 2, 1913, premiere of Stravinsky’s “The Rite of Spring,” but not for the famous riot that disrupted the ballet in Paris’ Théatre des ...

For dancer Anique Ayiboe, entering the world of “The Rite of Spring” has been a journey of discovery. The Togolese dancer, who has been traveling and performing with the renowned Pina Bausch ...

For dancer Anique Ayiboe, entering the world of "The Rite of Spring" has been a journey of discovery. The Togolese dancer, who has been traveling and performing the renowned 1975 Pina Bausch piece ...

In 1984, at the age of 90, Martha Graham choreographed to Igor Stravinsky’s “Rite of Spring.” In 1984, at the age of 90, Martha Graham took on the enormous task of choreographing to Igor Stravinsky’s ...

In 2009, just five days after receiving a cancer diagnosis, the world-renowned German choreographer Pina Bausch died. She left behind an electrifying body of work that changed dance forever, and just ...

Two daring jazz improvisers take on a cherished hundred-year-old classical ballet masterpiece with radical roots on The Rite of Spring: Spectre d'un songe. Igor Stravinsky was fresh off the success of ...

Sadler’s Wells advertise The Rite of Spring / common ground[s] bill as “iconic” and I'm tempted to agree. It's rare that a programme can be so satisfying - two works so different yet complimentary, ...

Manicured gardens, nature, right down to the humble jellyfish, and muses such as Pina Bausch and Louise Bourgeois are among designers’ inspirations for spring. “The collection follows a very ...