More RIte of Spring

I saw many interesting things presented on Igor Stravinsky's Rite of Spring, and I even posted more information on the matter.  I am posting again on the topic of the Rite of Spring, because hearing the Rite of Spring is not enough.  The Rite of Spring was written to be performed by actors on a stage choreographed to the music.  On the blog I didn't see any performance videos so I thought I would post the one that first introduced me to Igor Stravinsky's work.  When I saw the video, I was shaken.  It moved me and I must admit, I felt some discomfort.  This is because of the deflection I mentioned in an earlier post.

This particular video is my favorite performance.  It was done in 1987 by the Joffrey Ballet and they directly reconstructed the original set, costumes, and choreography of Vaslav Nijinsky.  Nijinsky wrote the choreography back in 1913 that shook the world.  It is sharp, contorted, and angular, which matches well with Stravinsky's Rite of Spring that has complex rhythms and sharp dynamic contrasts.  Enjoy part 1 of Joffrey Ballet's three part reincarnation of Stravinsky and Nijinsky's Rite of Spring.