Original title:
Riot at the Rite
[en]
Riot at the Rite
[en]
In the spring of 1913, Parisian businessman Gabriel Astruc opens a new theater on the Champs Elysées. The first performance is the premiere of Igor Stravinsky's 'The Rite of Spring', danced by the Ballet Russes. The rehearsal process is extremely fraught: the orchestra dislike Stravinsky's harsh, atonal music; the dancers dislike the 'ugly' choreography of Vaslav Nijinsky. The volatile, bisexual Nijinsky is in a strained relationship with the much older Sergei Diaghilev, the Ballet Russes' charismatic but manipulative impresario. Public expectation is extremely high after Nijinsky's success in 'L'apres-midi d'un faune'. Finally, 'The Rite of Spring' premieres to a gossip-loving, febrile, fashion-conscious Parisian audience sharply divided as to its merits.
Genre
Drama, History
Country
United Kingdom 
Duration
1 hour 30 minutes
Release status
Released
Actors
Vaslav Nijinsky
Adam Garcia
Sergei Diaghilev
Alex Jennings
Romola
Emma Pierson
Astruc
Griff Rhys Jones
Jean Cocteau
Jonathan Aris
Pierre Monteux
Christian McKay
Grigoriev
Richard Hope
Antoine
Philip Herbert
Ivory
André Schneider
Lydia
Naomi Wattis
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