{"id":2251,"date":"2021-01-01T00:12:28","date_gmt":"2021-01-01T06:12:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/?p=2251"},"modified":"2021-01-01T11:41:51","modified_gmt":"2021-01-01T17:41:51","slug":"2020-postgenre-hall-of-fame-inductee-igor-stravinskys-the-rite-of-spring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/postgenre.org\/staging\/4567\/2020-postgenre-hall-of-fame-inductee-igor-stravinskys-the-rite-of-spring\/","title":{"rendered":"2020 PostGenre Hall of Fame Inductee: Igor Stravinsky’s “The Rite of Spring”"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

On May 29, 1913, a violent brawl broke out between the audience at Paris\u2019 brand-new venue, the Th\u00e9\u00e2tre des Champs-Elys\u00e9es. There was such extreme brutality the police were called to restore order among the furious crowd but ultimately proved ineffective as attendees continued to throw punches mid-performance. The scene was so chaotic that the mastermind behind the show fled the area. As one would expect, the culprit was that incredibly extreme and controversial art form we have all come to approach with grave suspicion: ballet. Specifically, the debut of The Rite of Spring<\/em>. Or was it? Historians have long debated the extent to which this narrative is accurate, with some arguing no riot ever occurred and others stating that it happened, but was due to other underlying causes. Truth aside, however, the mere fact the legend has survived for almost a century is a testament to how controversial Igor Stravinsky\u2019s work was at the time. As Puccini would remark, Rite<\/em> was \u201c[t]he work of a madman \u2026sheer cacophony.\u201d Or, as art critic Henri Quittard called it, \u201claborious and puerile barbarity.” <\/p>\n\n\n

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