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Then The Curtain Opened: The Bracing Impact Of Stravinsky's 'Rite'

Dancers in folkloric costumes, moving unpredictably to pounding chords, characterized the 1913 <em>Rite of Spring</em> premiere at Paris' Champs Elysées Theater. (Getty Images)
Dancers in folkloric costumes, moving unpredictably to pounding chords, characterized the 1913 Rite of Spring premiere at Paris' Champs Elysées Theater. (Getty Images)

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