Thank you for sharing this historical masterpiece. Time for Joffrey to put it in a season and tour with it!

I remember seeing the Joffrey Ballet’s premiere of the original “Sacre”. It was a mind blowing experience. As a musician I had played the music, had seen the Disney “Fantasia” segment with the dinosaurs and had seen different choreography done to Stravinsky’s music with various ballet companies. Seeing the original has truly been one of the greatest artistic experiences in my life.

I am so glad to see this back intact. It was taken down a couple of years back. The interviews with Millicent Hodson are amazing.

I have known and loved Le Sacre since about 1965. I have heard many concert performances and many more recorded performances. After seeing this video I can no longer bear to experience this masterwork without this loving dance recreation. I am so grateful for the opportunity of seeing it!

I've watched this probably a dozen times and I never get tired of it. This time the former dancer in me came out and it must be such a nightmare to count. XD

I am, in the most professional and super cool way, uh obsessed with Le Sacre du Printemps. The innovative music, dance and plot just blow my mind every single time. I have seen many types of choreography to this music (specifically the second act/sacrificial dance) and I remain a big fan. The song tells a story all by itself ♥️♥️ But I love seeing the probable original choreography. Undeniable. I've shown le Sacre du Printemps to many relatives and friends (whom have no knowledge of the history) that comment how they are reminded of cave paintings. Absolutely perfect. Even over a century later, the dance is not lost on everyone. And at the end of the day, as a modern dance choreographer and a fan of heavy metal, how could I possibly deny The impact Of Le Sacre du Printemps Xoxoxo

What gets me is the way the performance is hypnotic to watch! I am mesmerized by it, caught up in all the various movements, trying to “catch” it all. With the music? Oh! A delight for the eyes & ears & soul...

This Ballet and music knock me out! They have since the first time I witnessed them. Way Way ahead of its time! Sheer determination, drama, genius and artistry from the creators.

I've been wanting to watch this documentary for years, and never had any luck in tracking it down. Thanks so much for putting this online.

What a treasure of a documentary!

I remember studying this as part of my BA Studies many years ago at Uni....It was a Huge Leap (yes Pun intended!) in the history of Choreography / Ballet / Music Composition / Theatre. In hindsight one can clearly see why.

Gesamtkunstwerk! The Rite of Spring and The Shining are my favorite things in the world.

I'd never seen the ballet until today although I have become very familiar with the score since 1st learning about it in a college music history class almost 40 years ago. now thanks to the continuation of my cultural journey and to what I have learned from Leonard Bernstein and Howard Goodall ,Michael Tilson-Thomas and others I finally finally finally finally understand what the fuss was all about and why Stravinsky and this ballet were so groundbreaking. Boy, I really get how they influenced so much over the previous 100 years. thank you so much for posting it!

This is wonderful stuff. Like so many others, I am fascinated and captivated by the Joffrey reconstruction - after discovering the video many years ago, no other danced version of Le Sacre that I've seen can satiate me in the same way. I couldn't care less about the notion of less-than-100% accuracy and gap-filling; ultimately it is as close as we're ever going to get to experiencing the phenomenal, devastating, ground-breaking original theatrical concept, and I'm 110% happy with that. I want so much to be able to see this production live on stage one day.

This performance is a truer depiction than the performance by the Mariinsky production although I enjoy both tremendously. Both thrilling!!!

I love everything about this. And the choreography/costumes are so captivating, so hypnotic!

A devoted group of non-Russians recreated the original Russian choreography of a great Russian ballet. They should receive the highest honors from Russian government.

Merci infiniment pour ce documentaire. C'est fascinant, et en ce qui me concerne, il n'y a qu'une choréographie avec cette musique merveilleuse, celle de Nijinski de 1913! (J'en ai vu d'autres, mais c'est elle que je préfère de loin). Encore merci et salutations de Montréal, Qc, Canada

You're a goddamn hero for actually recording this.

Ανεξάρτητα με το αν αυτή είναι η αυθεντική χορογραφία του Nijinsky, αυτοί οι άνθρωποι έχουν κάθε λόγο να είναι περήφανοι για τη δουλειά τους. Υποκλίνομαι μπροστά στη σοβαρότητα, το σεβασμό και την αγάπη με την οποία προσέγγισαν το θέμα και το αποτέλεσμα τους δικαίωσε πλήρως. Γιατί αυτό το μπαλέτο είναι ένα από τα πιο θαυμαστά θεάματα που έχω δει ποτέ. Και η Beatriz Rodriguez είναι το απόλυτο σφάγιο της θυσίας!

Thank you so much! I had accidentally recorded over my copy 30 years ago.

I first heard the score in Fantasia by Disney (I still see the dinosaurs in my minds eye). Then in high school, I learned about Nijinsky and the Ballet Russes and was amazed. Eventually, I watched this exact recording in a specific arts class and I was smitten with the Nijinsky legend. I still love this performance more than I can explain to friends and family. And the origin story to this reconstruction is included to boot! Thank you for sharing!

I am surprised that trying to reconstruct the Rite`s choreography would be controversial to anyone. As the video relates, there were a number of sources to consult to attempt its reconstruction. I`ve been reading Thomas Forest Kelly`s book First Nights, which recounts the premiere of this work (and 4 others). He includes the complete review from one paper which described the constant stamping of the feet during the ballet; that`s certainly what Ms. Hodson included. I see this somewhat analogous to bringing The Play of Daniel or The Play of Herod back to life. We`ll never know exactly how those plays looked or sounded from the Medieval era, but the rational of us are driven by curiosity as to what it MAY have sounded like. The Rite of Spring is no different..

A thousand thanks for putting this on here!! I have a bad VHS of this and have been looking for it to use in my Music History/Appreciation class.

I saw that at the opera a few years back and it was just "incredible" and I mean it.

Outstanding! Thanks for posting.

Thanks! This video is amusing! It's a history, it's immortal! I'm so lucky to watch it. Thanks!

Has anyone else gotten here at the recommendation of Prof. Robert Greeberg? I am SO grateful he guided me here, this is truly an amazing work!

Thanks a lot for sharing this wonderful studie and reconstruction, inspiring!

Many thanks for this. It's priceless.

I’ve seen more recent choreography with the original music live at the ballet but I would give a lot to experience the “original” choreography as well

Fantastic! Never seen anything quite like it before. Thank you for posting :)

25:42 the real game begins (The ballet, in case)

Still shocking and mesmerizing

I saw the Joffrey's production at City Center. I also met Irina Nijinska, who complained about the "reconstruction" by Millicent Hodson, as using American-Indian dance as a reference, which was totally different from early Slavic dance and totally inappropriate. I felt the big solo for Beatriz Rodriguez was not at all climactic enough. They made a valiant effort, but should have had dancers from the Ballets Russes do the re-creation.

wow!!! thank you so much!

The more I listened, the more I heard. The more I watched, the less I could look away. Once discordant, it became imperative, suddenly prescient. The beat, beating, with my own (heart) beat.

I saw this performed by the Joffrey troupe in New Orleans a few years back. Unfortunately it was canned music and the dancers were not as great as those in the original, but it was still great to see it live.

Formidable!!!

Bravo!

I guess you could say Stravinsky was pretty 'igor' to write this

The film Igor and Coco (Coco and Igor?) gives a good portrayal of the actual riot and initial performance...the love affair s*** is of course Hollywood- I enjoy the film anyway.

Wow, you are actually the person who recorded this!! I think it may have been released, at least in part, because I have it in a DVD copy that I made from a VHS. I may still have the original VHS around here somewhere in the piles. I'll look. Curious to know myself where it came from to my collection.

Sucks that Act 2 Introduction is cut..

Can somebody explain to me why the introduction of Act II is missing or incomplete? Where has it gone to?

Where can I find the original recording? Everyone says the “essa Pekka” recording is the best. I think it’s shit. This recording is the best

1:00 Music- Stravinsky 9:05 reaction

Why isn't there a movie about this already?

My god why do we not have the original tape online yet? Someone get off your ass and do it if you have access! People need to hear this orchestra the way it was supposed to sound.

Does anyone know is this is available on DVD ? Thanks

thumbnail looks like ken bone

30:08

Taron meets Mizore and Kanaya Maryam and Aqua and Will

Even to this day this is pretty damn weird.

Much prefer the Mariinsky's production.

How dramatic and marvelous and terrible....

there was a time when human culture was interested in Stravinsky. now it's interested in Kim Kardashian and QAnon. Shoot me