Les Printemps du Sacre
Jacques Malaterre
1993 - 60 min - Vidéo - Couleur - France

The year 1913 : the birth of the "Rite of Spring" at the théâtre des Champs-Elysées in Paris. Music by Igor Stravinsky, ballet by Vaslav Nijinsky. Since this date, the fascination for this work , considered as the symbol of modern times, is such that scores of choreographers have sought to create "their Rite of Spring". This film is a journey through several of the major versions of "The Rite of Spring".
Reconstitution of the version of 1913 by Millicent Hodson and Kenneth Archer, filmed at the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées with Mademoiselle Pietragalla and 4 dancers from the Paris Opéra.
- Rehearsals and scenic extracts from "The Rite of Spring" by Maurice Béjart with Sylvie Guillem, Marc Hwang and the Béjart Ballet Lausanne, Pina Bausch, Martha Graham, Mats Ek.
Interviews of choreographers and of Jacqueline Robinson for the "Rite of Spring" by Mary Wigman. Interviews of Pierre Boulez (musical analysis) and André Boucourechliev (on Stravinsky's personality).