LA's Rite Symposium

Join the worlds’s leading dance experts for an intimate afternoon, as they explore The Rite of Spring from many angles. Meet Millicent Hodson and Kenneth Archer who return to The Music Center, twenty-five years after their reconstruction premiered here. They are joined by Lorin Johnson, Artistic Advisor for LA’s Rite; Lynn Garafola, Ph.D.; John Bowlt, Ph. D.; Nicoletta Misler Ph.D.; and Sasha Anawalt. Art, music and dance lovers will be treated to a rare insider’s view of one of history’s most influential works on the occasion of its 100th anniversary.

SCHEDULE:

1:00 - 2:00 p.m.: Millicent Hodson and Kenneth Archer
SHAPE MATTERS: Shamanic Energy Forces and Ultramodern Forms--The 1913 “Sacre” of Roerich and Nijinsky

2:15 - 3:00 p.m.: Lynn Garafola
Embodied Identities:  Dancing “The Rite of Spring”

3:00 - 3:30 p.m.: John Bowlt
Kingdom of Mystery: Nicholas Roerich and the “Sacre du Printemps”

3:30 - 4:00 p.m.: Nicoletta Misler
Off Center: Nijinsky's Dyslexia of Dance

4:00 - 4:30 p.m.: Sasha Anawalt
Moderated discussion on “Rite,” Joffrey and Los Angeles

Beverages will be provided.

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