The Rite of Spring
Dance critic Stephanie Jordan traces the explosive influence of the Rite of Spring on modern dance, 100 years after the famous premiere in Paris in 1913 led to uproar.
Dance critic Stephanie Jordan traces the explosive influence of the Rite of Spring on modern dance, the shocking combination of Igor Stravinsky's music and Vaslav Nijinsky's choreography, 100 years after the piece was famously premiered in Paris in 1913 and led to uproar.
The programme features interviews with choreographers Akram Khan and Mark Morris, both devising new interpretations of the Rite. Stephanie Jordan meets Deborah Bull, who danced the role of the Chosen Maiden and Monica Mason, for whom the Royal Ballet1s Kenneth MacMillan created his legendary solo choreography. Millicent Hodson and Kenneth Archer explain how they reconstructed Nijinsky1s 1913 ballet and Marin Alsop describes the physicality involved in conducting Stravinsky1s score today.
First broadcast in May 2013.
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- Sat 25 May 2013 12:1591热爆 Radio 3
- Sat 24 Aug 2013 12:1591热爆 Radio 3