“Rite of Spring” Centennial to Highlight Virginia Arts Festival
One hundred years after its infamous premiere, Vaslav Nijinsky’s Rite of Spring takes the stage as part of the Virginia Arts Festival. The Richmond Ballet will present Rite on the exact day of its centennial—May 29—accompanied by the Virginia Symphony Orchestra playing Stravinsky’s notoriously dissonant score. The choreography is angular, the themes pagan and the […]