The legendary Igor Stravinsky's "Rite of Spring" caused protests when first performed 100 years ago coupled with the provocative dancing of Njinsky. It was a revolutionary whack at the staid ways ...

‘The Rite of Spring.” Considered scandalous at its premier on May 29, 1913, it quickly wormed its way into the repertoire. Classical Music host Cale Wiggins, with the help of Maestro Marin Alsop, and ...

“The Rite of Spring’s” impact on visual culture should not be underestimated. The ballet, its costumes and set designs influenced other artists, designers and choreographers for generations to come.

Most of Carolina Performing Arts’ dance programming for The Rite at 100 will occur in the spring (and it will be mind-blowing), but Oct. 14 will see the Canadian Compagnie Marie Chouinard performing ...

At the Palace of Fine Arts, Mexico's National Dance Company presented this Saturday night to great acclaim the premiere of “ The Rite of Spring ” with the music of Russian composer Igor Stravinsky and ...

In Paris, it started a riot. In London, where it played a week or two later, the dance was dismissed by one critic as having “little or no regard for the lines of beauty,” while the score was derided ...

One of the most important dates in classical music is the April 2, 1913, premiere of Stravinsky’s “The Rite of Spring,” but not for the famous riot that disrupted the ballet in Paris’ Théatre des ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Rite of Spring: Pina Bausch/Germaine Acogny & Malou Airaudo - Maarten Vanden Abeele It’s a case of third time lucky for this ...

Igor Stravinsky's ballet The Rite of Spring turned Paris upside down upon its world premiere in Paris May 29, 1913 — and we're asking you to help us celebrate this groundbreaking work's centennial.

The first time I heard “The Rite of Spring” I was 13 or 14. As I remember it, the record was lying around the house, in a sleeve but without a jacket. I guess it was my mother’s, though she didn’t ...

As the 100th anniversary of Igor Stravinsky's ballet The Rite of Spring approaches, commentator Miles Hoffman reminds us that — as earthshaking as that infamous debut was — the composer soon branched ...