To celebrate the centenary of Igor Stravinsky’s revoluti­onary Rite of Spring in 2013, Iceland Dance Company and Iceland Symphony Orchestra performed two of his musical– chor­eographies for the first time in history at Eldborg, Harpa´s Concert Hall.

Since it caused a near- riot in the audience at its 1913 premiere in Paris, Stravinsky’s powerful and revoluti­onary score has inspired countless chor­eographers. The Icelandic approach focused on the vital spark as well as longing, hope, cle­ansing and creative energy. The sacrifice lies in a descision of an individual who dares to to follow his heart, hope, desire, dreams instead of acting the same as the mass or the community he is living in.

The piece was commissioned by the Reykjavík Arts Festival in colla­boration with the Iceland Symphony Orchestra, Iceland Dance Company, Iceland Academy of the Arts and Harpa Concert Hall.
Art­istic directors: Lára Stef­áns­dóttir, Mel­korka Sig­ríður Magnús­dóttir, Fil­ippía Elís­dóttir and Björn Berg­steinn Guð­mundsson.

Choreographers: Lára Stefánsdóttir, Melkorka Sigríður Magnúsdóttir
Dancers: Iceland Dance Company and Contemporary dance students from Iceland Academy of the Arts
Costumes: Filippía Elísdóttir
Lights: Björn Bergsteinn Guðmundsson
Conducter: Pascal Rophé