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The Rite Of Spring

M Studio

“The Rite of Spring” was defined by the russian composer Igor Stravinsky as a musical-choreographical work representing the pagan Russia unified by a single idea: the mystery and great surge of the creative power of Spring. The pagan rite of the russians ends with a sacrifice: a woman is chosen to dance to death in the presence of the others.

Over time this work was a criteria for several choreographers, due to its pictures and its mystic atmosphere, as well as for its theme which could seem strange to us.

The language of Igor Stravinsky`s work is addressed to classical ballet. The performance of the M Studio, directed by Andrea Gavriliu reformulates it into a contemporary language, thus realising a friendly repprochement of the artists and the audience to this innovative composition of music history.

 

Performers:

Emília Polgár, Katalin Gáll, Eszter Nagy, Levente Orbán, László Bajkó, Attila Veres Nagy, László Szekrényes

Direction and choreography:             Andrea Gavriliu

Set:                                                   Alexandru Petre, Lea Rasovszky

Costume:                                           Riri Coco

Stage manager:                                 Enikő Bartók

Light technician:                                Huba Szabó

Sound technician:                              György Chirițescu

Dresser:                                               Melinda Both

M STUDIO was established by Péter Uray in 2005 in Sfântu Gheorghe as an experimental courtyard of movement theatre. As the only representative of this art form in Romania, the ensemble aims to promote theatre of movement that combines music, physicality and visual elements, continuously searching for new ways of expression. Working with components of contact dance, movement and physical theatre, M Studio approaches classical plays of world literature through a new and unusual theatrical language.

In the last seasons the company experimented genres of the postdramatic theatre and enriched its repertoire with productions created in thematic workshops. Over the years M Studio presented several successful productions, among others: Romeo&Julia (directed by: Péter Uray), Othello and his beloved Desdemona (directed by: Mihai Măniuţiu), Hamlet (directed by: Péter Uray), Like a mistletoe (directed by: Péter Gemza), Fragiel (directed by: Gábor Goda), We only live once (directed by: Tom Dugdale), Igor Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring (directed by: Andrea Gavriliu).