The public is not always right.
- On May 29, 1913, the ballet The Consecration of the Spring of Igor Stravinski (1882-1971) was premiered in Paris, with choreography by Vaslav Nijinski. The work narrates the kidnapping and sacrifice of a maiden who must dance until his death.
The audience started whistling and throwing objects onstage, including oranges. The premiere was canceled. According to several sources, the incident resulted in the arrest of 40 persons and the arrest of a mourning in the centre of the capital.
Today, the Consecration of the Spring is conceived as one of the most outstanding works of contemporary music and as the basis of the musical avant-garde of the twentieth century.
The idea that we in the dance world often repeat is that dance is ephemeral. The Elhuyar dictionary gives as a counterpart to "ephemeral" English: ephemeral, destructive, perishable, ephemeral, ephemeral, perishable, perishable, ilaun. I don't remember who I first read that idea... [+]
Moor Krad
By: Ertza company.
When: 3 October.
Where: In the Muxikebarri room of Getxo.
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Two years later I met the work Moor Krad, in which members of the company Ertza created and premiered the piece. So in 2022, I tried to... [+]
Transmisioa eta dantza taldeetako erreleboa aztertu nahi izan dugu Dantzan Ikasi topaketetan, eta gazte belaunaldiek lan egiteko ereduak ezagutu nahi izan ditugu “Gazteen parte-hartzea euskal dantzan” mahai inguruan: Eder Niño Barakaldoko... [+]
