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DANCE NEWS: Atlanta Ballet Debuts Claudia Schreier's World Premiere Adaptation of "The Rite of Spring"
Catch It at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre from February 7-14, 2025
Atlanta Ballet’s production of The Rite of Spring
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Atlanta Ballet will present its world premiere of The Rite of Spring choreographed by Atlanta Ballet’s acclaimed choreographer-in-residence, Claudia Schreier, and set to Igor Stravinsky’s iconic score, performed by the Atlanta Ballet Orchestra and led by conductor Jonathan McPhee, whose streamlined arrangement of The Rite of Spring was created 40 years ago and is the only version authorized by the Stravinsky Trust. Atlanta Ballet and Schreier’s version reinvents the historical ballet to reflect modern-day connections between nature and humanity and promises to transport audience members on an emotional journey.
“The world premiere of our new The Rite of Spring, our first performance of 2025, is symbolic as we embark on a new year,” said Gennadi Nedvigin, Atlanta Ballet’s artistic director. “Claudia’s choreography, combined with the intensity of the music, challenges Atlanta Ballet to perform with raw physical and emotional power, showcasing our company’s versatility... ”
The Rite of Spring a timeless ballet, inspired by Russian folklore, features a series of ceremonial dances and concludes with a ritualistic selection of a sacrificial maiden. Debuting in 1913 with revolutionary choreography by Vaslav Nijinsky, the ballet has been reinvented various times throughout history to push boundaries and challenge the perceptions of contemporary audiences. Schreier joins the list of revolutionary artists who have evolved the ballet, including Martha Graham, Lester Horton, Mary Wigman, Pina Bausch and Paul Taylor, and institutions including The Royal Ballet, Bolshoi Ballet, Paris Opera Ballet, English National Ballet, Joffrey Ballet and Kirov Ballet.
Schreier is known for her previous Atlanta Ballet works including Nighthawks, Fauna, Pleiades Dances, Carnivale and First Impulse, which was named one of Pointe Magazine’s Standout Performances. The choreographer has tapped frequent collaborators Jason Ardizzone-West and Abigail Dupree-Polston to design the sets and costumes for the piece and immerse the audience in the cyclical nature from life into death unfolding onstage.
Sharing the program is 7 for Eight by former San Francisco Ballet Artistic Director Helgi Tomasson. Presented by Atlanta Ballet seven years ago, 7 for Eight is a ballet featuring eight dancers set to seven Johann Sebastian Bach movements, which will also be performed by the Atlanta Ballet Orchestra led by company pianist Western-Li Summerton.
