Stravinsky's "The Rite of Spring," with choreography by Nijinsky,
debuted at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris on May 29, 1913.
The audience was mightily disturbed (more likely by the discordant dance than by the music):
https://www.classicfm.com/composers/stravinsky/news/rite-and-the-riot/
debuted at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris on May 29, 1913.
The audience was mightily disturbed (more likely by the discordant dance than by the music):
https://www.classicfm.com/composers/stravinsky/news/rite-and-the-riot/
Considered a major part of the birth of Modernism because of its utter break with classic dance.
This is the 100th anniversary performance, reproducing the original.
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