Queen Elizabeth Hall; Rich Mix; Royal Opera House, LondonThe choreographer approaching The Rite of Spring is like the surfer approaching a giant wave. He, or she, risks obliteration " by the pent-up mass of the work's history (since its premiere, a century ago, there have been more than 150 productions of the ballet) and by the overwhelming force of Stravinsky's score.In The Oracle, Meryl Tankard's 2009 version …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:05PM on June 8, 2013