TANZREIHE IM TIF: SEASON 3 - Let’s Talk About Sacre

Behind "Last Spring" lies Igor Stravinsky's * Le Sacre du Printemps* , perhaps the key work in the history of 20th-century music and dance. Stravinsky's *The Rite of Spring* caused a scandal at its premiere in Paris on May 29, 1913. Claude Debussy dubbed the work a "Massacre du Printemps" due to its immense musical dimensions. This was a total assault by the composer and the premiere choreographer, Vaslav Nijinsky, on traditional viewing habi...