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Nearly a century ago in Paris, the world premiere of Stravinsky’s ballet “The Rite of Spring” with the Ballet Russes was met with such an intense riot that the performance had to be stopped in an attempt to quell the uproar. The extreme chaos and newness inherent to the music and the accompanying dance incited the outrage of the conservative audience. However, decades later, the brilliance of Stravinsky and the choreographer of the Ballet Russes, Sergei Diaghilev, revealed itself, drastically changing the course of ballet and classical music.On Saturday night, the Harvard...
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...Ellipse. The switch was designed to encourage visitors from around the country - families from at least 45 states are expected to attend - though huge demand for tickets left many parents frustrated and empty-handed, despite spending hours in front of their computers. A reminder, perhaps, that this particular rite of spring is designed primarily for the enjoyment of children, not grown-ups. As former Clinton adviser Bruce Reed, a seven-roll veteran, told the New York Times: "It was an experience that you wouldn't want to miss, but it was absolutely exhausting and everyone was thrilled when...
...culture, and dance in particular, that would shape all future exploits. Early Diaghilevan productions have not only remained in the repertory of many major ballet companies but have also taken their rightful places amidst the historical cannon. “Firebird” and “The Rite of Spring” (“Le Sacre du Printemps”), two ballets with specially commissioned scores by Igor Stravinsky, are perhaps two of the most famous; the latter, with choreography by the legendary dancer Vaslav Nijinsky, caused a furor at its inception by virtue of its outrageous costumes...
...week it's playing Venezuelan composer Evencio Castellanos' symphonic suite, Santa Cruz de Pacairigua, which uses joropo folk strains and colorful Latin rhythms in much the same way that Gershwin incorporated jazz in his works - and those pieces have a knack for complementing better known music like Stravinsky's Rite of Spring (also on the Simon Bolivar program this week...