A cast of 10 dancers will take to the stage at Sadlers Wells to perform a fresh interpretation of The Rite of Spring, from award-winning choreography and dancer Seeta Patel.
Using the classical South Indian dance form of bharatanatyam, this ensemble piece is accompanied by Stravinsky’s score performed live by the full Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, under its Chief Conductor, Kirill Karabits.
Unusually for The Rite of Spring, this version subverts tradition by choosing a male as The Chosen One, elevating him to a deity to whom all sacrifice themselves. This production is an expanded, full version of Patel’s acclaimed 2019 piece for five dancers.
Patel opens the evening with a solo performance accompanied by South Indian musicians. Showcasing bharatanatyam as it is often presented in a solo format, this takes the audience on the journey of Mother Earth from birth to destruction, until Her deliverance through The Rite of Spring.
The Rite of Spring will run at Sadlers Wells on March 13-14.
