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A Rite of Passage - Introduction
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Théâtre des Champs Élysées' program, credits, 1913
Extract from the programme of the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées "Saison russe 1913..." [programme, June, 2nd 1913]. @ BnF - Gallica
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Pastel drawing, Valentine Gross
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Photos of the dancers and the stage of Roerich, Comoedia review, 1913
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Article of the critique Casalonga, Comoedia review - 1913
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Biography of Valentine Hugo-Gross, Comoedia review - 1913
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Marie Piltz, Sacrificial Dance - Drawing by Valentine Gross
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Drawing of 3 female dancers, Valentine Gross, 1913
Sheet of sketches made by Valentine Gross in 1913, showing three female dancers in The Rite of Spring. @ Victoria & Albert Museum - Collection theatre et performance - Valentine Gross Archive
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Drawing of the Danse sacrale, Valentine Gross, 1913
Sheet of sketches made by Valentine Gross in 1913, showing preliminary sketches of the "Danse Sacrale" from The Rite of Spring. @ Victoria & Albert Museum - Collection Theatre et performance - Valentine Gross Archive
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Drawing of the Old woman, Valentine Goss, 1913
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Théâtre des Champs Élysées' programme, theme, 1913
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Musical critique, Comoedia magazine, 1913
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The Rite of Spring - Maryse Delente
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The Rite of Spring - Heddy Maalem
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Sacre - David Wampach
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Le Sacre du printemps - Jean-Claude Gallotta
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Le Sucre du printemps - Marion Muzac, Rachel Garcia
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Sacre #197 - Dominique Brun
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Inside dance - Fejes Ádám - Gaál Mariann- Reich Dániel
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The Rite of Spring - Les Ballets de Monte Carlo
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Bibliography
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A Rite of Passage

Introduction

Classical, telluric, shamanic, revolutionary? On May 29th, 1913, the first performance of Nijinski's "Rite of Spring" made such a scandal. This webdoc tells the story of this key work which inspired so many artists.
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A Rite of Passage - Introduction

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Théâtre des Champs Élysées' program, credits, 1913

Extract from the programme of the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées "Saison russe 1913..." [programme, June, 2nd 1913]. @ BnF - Gallica
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Pastel drawing, Valentine Gross

Pastel grawing made by Valentine Gross showing a moment from the end of the first scene of "The Rite of spring", Nijinski's choreography. @@Victoria & Albert Museum - London - Collection "Theâtre et performance" - Valentine Gross Archive

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Photos of the dancers and the stage of Roerich, Comoedia review, 1913

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Article of the critique Casalonga, Comoedia review - 1913

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Biography of Valentine Hugo-Gross, Comoedia review - 1913

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Marie Piltz, Sacrificial Dance - Drawing by Valentine Gross

Drawing made by Valentine Gross, Paris, 29 May 1913. Published in "Montjoie!" (magazine), Paris, June 1913. Scanned from T.F. Kelly: First Nights: Five Musical Premieres. Yale University Press, New Haven 2000.

Drawing of 3 female dancers, Valentine Gross, 1913

Sheet of sketches made by Valentine Gross in 1913, showing three female dancers in The Rite of Spring. @ Victoria & Albert Museum - Collection theatre et performance - Valentine Gross Archive

Drawing of the Danse sacrale, Valentine Gross, 1913

Sheet of sketches made by Valentine Gross in 1913, showing preliminary sketches of the "Danse Sacrale" from The Rite of Spring. @ Victoria & Albert Museum - Collection Theatre et performance - Valentine Gross Archive

Drawing of the Old woman, Valentine Goss, 1913

Sheet of sketches made by Valentine Gross in 1913, showing the Old Woman 'bending/falling/scurrying/twisting' from The Rite of Spring. @ Victoria & Albert Museum - Collection Theatre et performance - Valentine Gross Archive

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Théâtre des Champs Élysées' programme, theme, 1913

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Musical critique, Comoedia magazine, 1913

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Le sacre du printemps

Maison de la Danse de Lyon 1993 - Director : Picq, Charles

Choreographer(s) : Delente, Maryse (France)

Video producer : Compagnie Maryse Delente;Maison de la Danse

Integral video available at Maison de la danse de Lyon

Le sacre du printemps

Sacre

Montpellier Danse 2011 - Director : Cie R.A.M.a

Choreographer(s) : Wampach, David (France)

Video producer : Montpellier Danse

The Rite of Spring

Le sucre du printemps

Numeridanse.tv 2008

Choreographer(s) : Muzac, Marion (France)

Video producer : CDC Toulouse

Inside dance

Numeridanse.tv 2012 - Director : Gaál, Mariann

Choreographer(s) : Ádám, Fejes (Hungary)

Video producer : Reich, Ida

The Rite of Spring

Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo 2009

Choreographer(s) : Nijinsky, Vaslav (Russian Federation)

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Bibliography

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Credits

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