Alberta Ballet tackles folklore and rebirth with double-bill of Der Wolf and The Rite of Spring

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Alberta Ballet tackles folklore and rebirth with double-bill of Der Wolf and The Rite of Spring

While Russian composer Igor Stravinsky's score to his ballet The Rite of Spring is now regarded as an avant-garde classic, its reception back in 1913 was less-than-enthusiastic. In fact, it was downright hostile and reportedly spurred a near riot on opening night in Paris.