Please watch “The rite of Spring” Joffrey Ballet and answer the following questions. This is a discussion so you can write your thought about the film related to the questions.
Why might this ballet have provoked catcalls, whistles, hisses, and perhaps even fistfights in the theater’s aisles (if one is to believe the legends), not to mention riots?
What aspects of its setting, music, and choreography would have shattered the Parisian audience’s expectations?
In what ways can this performance be viewed as a “rupture” announcing the end of previous traditions (Classical, Romantic) and the birth of the modern world?
Why did Eksteins describe the premiere as both “provocation and event”?
Support your discussion with observations and references to the video and course readings.