The Rite of Spring
Gabriela Corona
SOA1310.20
Nelly van Bommel
October 1, 2012
Le Sacre du Printemps
Today The Rite of Spring is regarded as a revolutionary piece of music and choreograph. Its choreographer, Vaslav Nijinsky, was born in 1889. He started his dance career after he joined the Imperial Ballet School in 1900, in which he studied under Enrico Cecchetti and Nicholas Legat. He took many lead roles until his dance career took a turning point, and met Sergei Diaghilev. He danced with famous Anna Pavlova, as a lead in the Ballets Russes in Paris, and also starred in Fokine's pieces "Le Pavillon d'Armide," "Cleopatra," and "The Feast." He then went on to choreograph his own ballets, such as "L’Aprés-Midi d'un Faune" (The Afternoon of a Faun) and "The Rite of Spring" ("Russian Ballet History"). Most of Nijinsky's works were created far before the time they could be appreciated. The Rite of Spring, however, led to modern dance. The music in this dance was composed by Igor Stravinsky, which also played a revolutionary role in modern dance (Anderson). The Rite of Spring referred as "Pictures of Pagan Russia" was first preformed on May 29, 1913 at the Theater des Champs-Elysees located in Paris. Most, if not all ballets, during this era consisted of mystical and fantasy like moves and story lines. Previous choreographs were composed of beautiful ballerinas which usually represented a mystical creature, such as Swan Lake. A girl played the role of a beautiful swan. The ballerina danced with beautiful grace in what is today known as classical ballet. The arms are beautifully kept up with minimal movement while the legs do most of the work, both lightly jumping and gracefully coming down. Beautiful twirls in which most of the time the dancers look as if they’re never on the ground. In these classical ballets, in which people were accustomed too, never had a story line that did not end happily. The Rite of Spring, however, goes a complete different direction. This
SOA1310.20
Nelly van Bommel
October 1, 2012
Le Sacre du Printemps
Today The Rite of Spring is regarded as a revolutionary piece of music and choreograph. Its choreographer, Vaslav Nijinsky, was born in 1889. He started his dance career after he joined the Imperial Ballet School in 1900, in which he studied under Enrico Cecchetti and Nicholas Legat. He took many lead roles until his dance career took a turning point, and met Sergei Diaghilev. He danced with famous Anna Pavlova, as a lead in the Ballets Russes in Paris, and also starred in Fokine's pieces "Le Pavillon d'Armide," "Cleopatra," and "The Feast." He then went on to choreograph his own ballets, such as "L’Aprés-Midi d'un Faune" (The Afternoon of a Faun) and "The Rite of Spring" ("Russian Ballet History"). Most of Nijinsky's works were created far before the time they could be appreciated. The Rite of Spring, however, led to modern dance. The music in this dance was composed by Igor Stravinsky, which also played a revolutionary role in modern dance (Anderson). The Rite of Spring referred as "Pictures of Pagan Russia" was first preformed on May 29, 1913 at the Theater des Champs-Elysees located in Paris. Most, if not all ballets, during this era consisted of mystical and fantasy like moves and story lines. Previous choreographs were composed of beautiful ballerinas which usually represented a mystical creature, such as Swan Lake. A girl played the role of a beautiful swan. The ballerina danced with beautiful grace in what is today known as classical ballet. The arms are beautifully kept up with minimal movement while the legs do most of the work, both lightly jumping and gracefully coming down. Beautiful twirls in which most of the time the dancers look as if they’re never on the ground. In these classical ballets, in which people were accustomed too, never had a story line that did not end happily. The Rite of Spring, however, goes a complete different direction. This