#OnThisDay in 1913, Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring premiered: paired with Nijinsky's choreography, it famously caused a riot. The iconic #ballet continues to inspire choreographers: check out this extract from Mats Ek's striking version, which we premiered last year. 🩰 James Streeter and Artists of English National Ballet 🎶 Stravinsky performed by English National Ballet Philharmonic #EnglishNationalBallet #riteofspring | English National Ballet

On This Day – May 29, 1913 – Igor Stravinsky’s "The Rite of Spring" premiered at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées. With pounding rhythms, jarring harmonies, and Vaslav Nijinsky’s raw, angular choreography, the ballet stunned the audience… and sparked a near-riot. "'The Rite of Spring.' Now that was a revolutionary piece: It changed the history of music with its strange new rhythms, its barbaric grunting and howling, and its massive dissonant chords." - Leonard Bernstein, Young People's Concerts: H

𝐃'𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐞́ 𝐚̀ 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐥𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐟𝐟𝐥𝐞 🤩 ! Du 28 mars au 5 avril à l'Opéra Royal du Château de Versailles, Angelin Preljocaj revient avec un triptyque passionnant, composé de deux pièces majeures de son répertoire, "Noces" et "Annonciation", auxquelles il associe une création inédite, "Torpeur", pleine de sensualité ✨. | Château de Versailles Spectacles

Internationally acclaimed Ballet Preljocaj returns to The Joyce with Gravity—a poetic meditation on the force that binds us all. | The Joyce Theater

Experience the Australian premiere of Ballet Preljocaj’s stunning SWAN LAKE – a bold reimagining of ballet’s most iconic tale. ✨“Exhilarating”, “a moment of pure beauty” – and it opens this month at QPAC! ✨ 31 May to 7 June, for 8 performances only. Final tickets selling fast – don’t miss out! | QPAC