When Stravinsky Met Nijinsky

Download or read book When Stravinsky Met Nijinsky written by Lauren Stringer and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2013-03-05 with total page 37 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Russian artists Igor Stravinsky and Vaslav Nijinsky were popular in their time: Stravinsky for music, Nijinsky for dance. When their radically new ballet, The Rite of Spring, was first performed in Paris on May 29, 1913, the reaction was so polarized, there were fistfights and riots! Brilliant or disastrous, the performance marked the birth of modern music and dance. Stringer’s rhythmic text and gloriously inventive, color-rich paintings capture the wild and imaginative collaboration of composer and choreographer. The fascinating author note includes photos of the dynamic duo and The Rite of Spring dancers.