In the 100 years since it premiered, The Rite of Spring has inspired many people to create new and interesting works of art or interpretations of the piece. Watch excerpts from the following interpretations:
Activity [30-45 min preparation; 5 min performance]
Work together as a team to select a movement from The Rite of Spring and choreograph your own production. Use all you have learned as you consider the choreography, set design, and costumes, and how they relate to the story and the music. Perform the piece for your audience.
- Disney’s Fantasia
- Animated Graphical Score by Stephen Malinowski
- Arranged for 4 pianos & percussion
- Promotional video for the London Symphony Orchestra
- Paul Julius choreography
- Pina Bausch choreography
- Tero Saarinen choreography
- NPR’s #ritenpr project
Activity [30-45 min preparation; 5 min performance]
Work together as a team to select a movement from The Rite of Spring and choreograph your own production. Use all you have learned as you consider the choreography, set design, and costumes, and how they relate to the story and the music. Perform the piece for your audience.
Results
We had to modify our activity for the evening as Luana sprained her ankle earlier today. We joked that she might actually die if she tried to dance the final dance of the Chosen One with a sprained ankle!
However, it sounds like the kids are excited to put on their own choreography at a later time, complete with costumes etc. I will be sure to post another update when they do!
In the mean time, I thought I would put up the kids' favorite Rite interpretation, below. (They also enjoyed the dinosaurs from Fantasia.)
[Note: I sometimes enjoy reading music while listening to music, so I absolutely love these graphical scores. The same author has uploaded many different classical pieces, just click around YouTube to find them. They are fascinating to watch!]
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