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Video on demand: Le Sacre du printemps (The Rite of Spring)

Recorded at Mariinsky Theatre, St Petersburg, Russia
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On demand until Friday 31 July 2026 23:59
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Le Sacre du printemps (The Rite of Spring)Music: Stravinsky, Igor (1882-1971)
Choreography: Vaslav Nijinsky
Performers
Mariinsky Ballet
Valery GergievConductor
Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra
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Performing Rites: how Stravinsky’s Sacre du printemps still shocks
Mark Pullinger, 29th March
Over a century after its premiere, Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring still has the power to shock. Vasily Petrenko offers insights, while Tamara Rojo reflects on one of the most powerful choreographies, the version by Pina Bausch.