
Thursday, December 13, 2007
Rescuing Sprite

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rescuing sprite
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![]() ![]() Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring Sparks a Riot (1913)The Rite of Spring is a landmark ballet by Russian composer Igor Stravinsky that provoked a riot when it premiered at the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées in Paris. Expecting the demure conventions of classical ballet, the audience was caught off-guard by Stravinsky's dissonant score and Vaslav Nijinsky's violently untraditional choreography depicting fertility rites. Fistfights broke out between detractors and supporters, and chaos ensued. What Disney film popularized the ballet? More... Discuss |
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Thanks a trillion for enabling full posts in RSS! Way, way awesomer! :)
My mother-in-law just gave me this book for my birthday. :)
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