When Jeanguy Saintus first saw Stravinsky's Rite, he was reminded of his religion's initiation ceremonies. Now, he has created his own spirited version of the balletSince its infamous premiere in 1913, there have been many reimaginings of the Nijinsky/Stravinsky ballet The Rite of Spring, but never before as a vodou initiation ceremony. Forget sticking pins in dolls and other horror-film cliches, vodou " not voodoo, …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:12AM on February 14, 2019