What is the English title of the Stravinsky ballet 'Le Sacre du Printemps'?
Vaslav Nijinsky dance caused a riotous reaction at the Théâtre de Champs-Élysées when they premiered in Paris. In "The Rite of Spring" ("Le Sacre du Printemps"), with music by Igor Stravinsky (1913), Nijinsky created choreography that exceeded the limits of traditional ballet and propriety. The radically angular movements expressed the heart of Stravinsky's radically modern score. Violence broke out in the audience as "The Rite of Spring" premiered. The theme of the ballet, based on pagan myths, was a young maiden who sacrificed herself by dancing until she died. The theme, the difficult and challenging music of Stravinsky, and Nijinsky's choreography, led
Le chant du rossignol rendering seemed to me to be quite unnecessary," he says later in his autobiography. Stravinsky agreed to do a revival of the ballet in 1925. Originally, the choreography was to be Massine's, but when that fell through, Diaghilev chose one of his newest students, George Balanchine, to choreograph the ballet. This is when Stravinsky first met Balanchine, who later became his most important creative partner. The Diaghilev and Stravinsky relationship weakened during "Le chant du rossignol", as each liked to be the director in charge. As Balanchine was allowed more of a role, however, it was clear that the Balanchine-Stravinsky