Part two of a three-part series comparing Hodson's reconstructed version of Nijinsky's 1913 Rite of Spring and Pina Bausch's 1975 rechoreographed version. I'll be exploring their unique approaches, their similarities and differences, and how each utilises Stravinsky's score in their own way.

🎬 Written, narrated, and created by James Dazell

Act 1: Adoration of the Earth

00:00 1.1 Introduction
04:06 1.2 Augurs of Spring
08:56 1.3 Ritual Abduction
10:29 1.4 Spring Rounds
11:55 1.5 Dance of Rival Tribes
13:47 1.6/1 Procession of the Elders
14:37 1.6/2 Kiss of the Earth
15:31 1.7 Dance of the Earth

Act 2: The Sacrifice

16:59 2.1 Introduction
18:05 2.2 Mystic Circle of the Young Girls
20:29 2.3 Glorification of the Chosen One
21:51 2.4 Evocation of the Ancestors
23:05 2.5 Ritual Action of the Ancestors
25:07 2.6 Ritual Sacrificial Dance

This video uses clips from Milicent Hodson's reconstruction of Nijinsky's original 1913 Ballet Russe Rite of Spring ballet performed by The Joffrey Ballet Company in 1987, and the TanzTheater Wuppertal performing Pina Bausch's rechoreographed 1975 Rite of Spring recorded in 1978.

Learn more about the Joffrey Ballet Company and TanzTheater Wuppertal from their websites:
🌐 https://joffrey.org/
🌐 https://www.nytimes.com/1987/10/25/ar...
🌐 https://www.pinabausch.org/work/sacr

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