Igor Stravinsky "The Rite of Spring"

Ballet
Choreography: Maurice Béjart

Wikipedia Links:
1) Igor Stravinsky
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Igor_Str...
2) The Rite of Spring
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rite_of_...
3) Maurice Béjart
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maurice_...

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[Chlap77]

I assume the following explanation: 997 (due to now 1000) people like the video.

[yourshawtyjsm]

Was this meant to be sexual? Or...

They look naked.

[Frank Stola]

PERHAPS IN MY DEFENSE MY CLASSICAL COLLEGE MUSIC STUDY WAS INADEQUATE---I BELIEVED THE FERVOR MR STRAVINSKYS MUSIC CAUSED(ESPECIALLY THE RITE) WAS OF A POLITICAL NATURE NOT ESPECIALLY THE STYLE OF BALLET DANCE(WHERE I LEFT THE BOAT BEFORE IT TOOK OFF) I LL NEVER FORGET THE OPENING OF THE RITE IN WHICH I BELIEVE WAS 11 TENTHS---BUT WITHOUT THE VIDEO BALLET I BELIEVED IT TO BE A POLITICAL REVOLT---WHICH IN FACT DID COME IN 1917-FRANK STOLA

[Frank Stola]

PREFER THE MUSIC AND ITS REVOLUTIONARY PROPHECY THAN THE DANCE---SORRY BUT HONEST FRANK STOLA---PS PERHAPS I BETTER VIEW THE VIDEO MANY MORE TIMES

[NoTrueFace1]

At first I felt like I was watching a Walking Dead musical.

Jokes aside...It seems to be about mating rituals, but portrays them in an extremely negative light? Sex is portrayed as slavery? interesting I suppose, but if that's the only point it bothered to make I'm less than enthralled.

[Toby Holden]

I often feel that way when tuning into radio 1..

[Toby Holden]

yes that was the joke

[OfficialAltitude]

wow someones a little jealous that people wont remember and love him in 100 years

[Tomas Dominguez]

This is not the original choreography, plus it was premiered in a time when the themes were not something normally discussed or programmed. Most thought it was garbage.

[zilleofminecraft]

Don't see why this started a riot at all. What were they thinking? "Ah! Strange music I don't like! Let's get in a fistfight!"

[janiceeve57]

Like seeing this better than the Fantasia video.

[janiceeve57]

It's been done! LOL