November 29 14:00 - TIFF House
The Rite of Spring
(Le Sacre du Printemps, 1975)
Tanztheater Wuppertal
Director: Pina Bausch
36’, 1978, Prod.: ZDF-RFT
Choreographed on the music by Igor Stravinsky, The Rite of Spring premiered on December 3 in 1975 at The Wuppertal Opera. It is one of the most frequently performed pieces of Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch up to today. The recording was done in 1978 in close collaboration with Pina Bausch.