Rite of Spring • Firebird | Stravinsky & The Ballets Russes | Mariinsky 2008 (DVD/Blu-ray trailer)

In celebration of the venue of the Ballets Russes in Paris in 1909, a wonderful Stravinsky night at the Mariinsky (ex-Kirov) with the original Nijinsky version of the Rite of Spring for the first time on DVD and the Firebird (costumes: Leon Bakst) both conducted by Valery Gergiev. Available on DVD and Blu-ray. Buy online : Subscribe to BelAir Classiques : Follow on Facebook : Follow on Twitter : Follow on Instagram : The premiere of The Rite of Spring at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, Paris, on may 1913 caused a veritable scandal. The audience was shocked by the primitive violence of the ballet. I twas so radically rejected that the ballet was taken off after eight performances. Although long forgotten, thanks to the relentless work of Millicent Hodson, Nijinsky’s original choreography was recreated. The Firebird is a Ru