“Rite” enacts the ritual sacrifice of one dancer chosen from the thumping group. Once chosen, her beige dress is traded for a red one, and before her vacant-faced counterparts, she
Hong Kong choreographer Miranda Chin’s adaptation of Stravinsky’s controversial ballet will feature tai chi elements to celebrate cross-cultural exchange.
Igor Stravinsky s The Rite of Spring ballet score was an experiment in tonality, rhythm, stress, and dissonance in the 20th century. And now, more than one hundred years later, the Russian s masterful orchestral work has been resurrected. Giving it new life are Frost School of Music alumnas Ksenija Komljenović and Liana Pailodze Harron. The soul sisters have created a group called Vesna Duo, whose new recording of The Rite of Spring, played on nothing but piano and marimba, was recently nominated for a GRAMMY® consideration in the category of Best Chamber Music / Small Ensemble Performance.