In May 2013 there will be celebrated the 100th anniversary of the premiere of Stravinsky’s ballet The Rite of Spring choreographed by Vaslav Nijinsky. One cannot but admit that its premiere night in Paris was a complete failure, but today it is one of the most popular ballets in the world. A lot of choreographic versions of The Rite of Spring appeared due to great interest to Nijinsky’s art. Different choreographers of the XX century — from Martha Graham to Pina Bausch made its production. Genius music by Stravinsky still inspires the creation of original, authentic and sometimes surprising productions. Sacre du Printemps by Edward Clug will become one of the very peculiar premieres in Russia.
Being widely renowned and well recognized abroad Edward Clug became famous in Russia not long ago. It happened mostly thanks to the ballet Quatro and the ballet Radio and Juliet (Radiohead music), which premieres were a great success.
Sacre du Printemps which premiere took place last year was produced especially for the company of Slovene National Theatre Maribor (SNG Maribor). Edward Clug has been the head of the company for more than 10 years. During this time the company has become one of the leading contemporary ballet companies in Europe.