SACRÉ 101

This publication investigates the interplay between dance and the visual arts in relation to one of the key works of the 20th centur y, Le Sacre du printemps (The Rite of Spring).Igor Stravinskys Le Sacre was premiered in 1913 by Diaghilevs Ballets Russes, with c horeography by Vaslav Nijinsky at the Théâtre des Champs Elysées in Paris, and to this day it is considered the most controversial t heatrical presentation of the 20th century.With its revolutionary music and choreography, the piece can be seen as one of modernism s groundbre...[Read more]