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Part three 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

00:00 Nijinsky + Pina's approaches
04:55 The Infamous Riot
06:11 Stravinsky's approach to the ballet
08:48 The sequel to The Rite of Spring
09:08 The Ballets Russes as Total Art
10:20 Revolution in Russia

This video uses footage 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.