Recorded at Mariinsky Theatre, St Petersburg, Russia

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Programme

Le Sacre du printemps (The Rite of Spring)

Music: Stravinsky, Igor (1882-1971)
Choreography: Vaslav Nijinsky

Performers

Mariinsky Ballet
Valery Gergiev	Conductor
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.

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