Word: vaslav
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...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, unusual choreography, bizarre story of pagan sacrifice, and Stravinsky’s musical innovations, all of which tested the patience of the audience to the extreme. “My hope at the symposium is to recapture something...
...seemingly moribund troupe. The Joffrey returned in triumph to Washington last fall, performing George Balanchine's demanding Square Dance with daredevil flair at the Kennedy Center's Balanchine Celebration. The resurrection continues in Chicago Oct. 11-14 with The Nijinsky Mystique, a season-opening triple bill of ballets by Vaslav Nijinsky, the most renowned dancer of the 20th century. The performances will include his once scandalous, now classic Afternoon of a Faun and controversial reconstructions of his long-lost choreography for The Rite of Spring and Jeux--exactly the sort of imaginative programming that put the Joffrey...