Haiti’s explosive Rite of Spring: from pagan Russia to vodou ritual

Mon, 18 Feb 2019 02:20:00 +0100repeatingislands (en)

Saintus draws on the rituals of vodou in his first UK commission, for Leeds-based Phoenix Dance Theatre . His Rite of Spring will be performed in a double bill with Opera North , accompanied by their orchestra. Saintus was tentative at first, having never worked with a classical orchestra, but he....

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Haiti's explosive Rite of Spring: from pagan Russia to vodou ritual

Fri, 15 Feb 2019 01:24:00 +0100guardian (en)

Full-bodied choreography … Natalie Alleston rehearsing The Rite of Spring. Photograph: Jack Thomson. In Saintus’s Rite, the loa appear: Damballa, the serpent and creator of life, Ogoun, the warrior and Marassa, the divine twins. I watch the dancers in the studio perform full-bodied choreography,....