LONDON (Reuters) - London dance house Sadler's Wells will mark the centenary of the riotous premiere of Russian composer Igor Stravinsky's "Rite of Spring" with a commission that uses neither the ...
Igor Stravinsky is widely known as one of the greatest composers of the 20th century, and one of his revolutionary ballets is coming to Tucson to honor the 100 year anniversary of its creation. The UA ...
Summer is back! Whether or not the weather cooperates, summer is officially in session and events like the Portland Rose Festival are up and running. In addition to regular Rose Fest events, we’ve got ...
Spring is all about new beginnings, and the season’s dance calendar is filled with new works from both hometown and touring companies. Among the highlights are two programs featuring music by ...
In a rehearsal for Claudia Schreier’s new version of “The Rite of Spring,” Mikaela Santos brought the piece to its culmination — a solo in which a sacrificial female is compelled to dance to her last ...
On May 11, 2016, the Meadows Dance Ensemble will perform the world premiere of a new interpretation of Igor Stravinsky's The Firebird by noted choreographers Claudia Lavista and Victor Manuel Ruiz, ...
Mollie Wolf was 9 years old when she first saw Rennie Harris Puremovement’s company of dancers at a concert hall in Colorado Springs, where Wolf grew up. Wolf went on to study jazz, ballet and modern ...
When Mark Morris unveiled his exuberant new version of “The Rite of Spring” last year at Cal Performances, the audience didn’t hear Stravinsky’s iconic score performed by an orchestra. Instead, ...
We all have dates planted in our psyches, aside from birthdays and anniversaries, that will resonate throughout our lives. No one who was around at the time is likely to forget Friday, Nov. 22, 1963 ...