The Rite of Spring
Information
| Premiere | 12/03/1975 |
| Duration | |
| Choreography | Pina Bausch |
| Collaboration | Hans Pop |
| Set and costume design | Rolf Borzik |
From the Pina Bausch Archives
The Rite of Spring
Costumes
from the premiere
Events
A piece by Pina Bausch.
As part of the triple bill Bausch / Béjart / Wheeldon together with Within the golden hour by Christopher Wheeldon and Bolero by Maurice Béjart
Music: Ezio Bosso, Antonio Vivaldi, Maurice Ravel, Igor Stravinsky
Orchestra of Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Conductor: Ido Arad
| Location | Terme di Caracalla, Rome, Italy |
| Dates | 7/30/2025, 21:00–23:00 7/31/2025, 21:00–23:00 |
| Ensemble | Teatro dell'Opera di Roma Ballet |
| In the programme of the Caracalla Festival 2025 | |
| Production | A co-production of Teatro Dell'Opera Di Roma and Pina Bausch Foundation |
As part of a double bill together with the solo Joséphine by Germaine Acogny and Alesandra Seutin
| Location | Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, Paris, France |
| Dates | 9/24/2025, 19:30–21:30 9/25/2025, 19:30–21:30 9/26/2025, 19:30–21:30 9/27/2025, 18:00–20:00 9/28/2025, 15:00–17:00 |
| Ensemble | Ensemble The Rite of Spring |
| Production | A Pina Bausch Foundation, École des Sables and Sadler's Wells production |
As part of a triple bill together with the solo Homage to the Ancestors by and with Germaine Acogny
| Location | Bâtiment des Forces Motrices, Geneva, Switzerland |
| Dates | 10/7/2025 |
| Ensemble | Eva Pageix, Ensemble The Rite of Spring |
| Production | A Pina Bausch Foundation, École des Sables and Sadler's Wells production |
| Location | Opera House, Wuppertal, Germany |
| Dates | 10/10/2025 10/11/2025 10/12/2025 10/14/2025 10/15/2025 10/17/2025 10/18/2025 10/19/2025 |
| Ensemble | Tanztheater Wuppertal |
A piece by Pina Bausch
Music: Igor Stravinsky
Conductor: Karel Deseure
Orchestra: Symfonisch Orkest Opera Ballet Vlaanderen
As part of the tripple bill Rites together with Bolero X by Shahar Binyamini and La Valse by Nacera Belaza to music by Maurice Ravel
| Location | Stadsschouwburg Antwerpen, Antwerp, Belgium |
| Dates | 1/17/2026, 20:00–22:00 1/21/2026, 20:00–22:00 1/22/2026, 20:00–22:00 1/24/2026, 20:00–22:00 1/25/2026, 15:00–17:00 |
| Ensemble | Opera Ballet Vlaanderen |
| Production | A co-production of Opera Ballet Vlaanderen and the Pina Bausch Foundation in collaboration with the Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch |
A piece by Pina Bausch
Music: Igor Stravinsky
Conductor: Karel Deseure
Orchestra: Symfonisch Orkest Opera Ballet Vlaanderen
As part of the tripple bill Rites together with Bolero X by Shahar Binyamini and La Valse by Nacera Belaza to music by Maurice Ravel
| Location | Capitole Gent, Ghent, Belgium |
| Dates | 1/31/2026, 20:00–22:00 2/1/2026, 15:00–17:00 2/3/2026, 20:00–22:00 2/4/2026, 20:00–22:00 2/5/2026, 20:00–22:00 |
| Ensemble | Opera Ballet Vlaanderen |
| Production | A co-production of Opera Ballet Vlaanderen and the Pina Bausch Foundation in collaboration with the Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch |
A piece by Pina Bausch.
As part of the double bill Balanchine Bausch Stravinsky together with Apollo by George Balanchine
Music: Igor Stravinsky
Teatro alla Scala Orchestra
Conductor: Ido Arad
| Location | Teatro alla Scala, Milan, Italy |
| Dates | 11/7/2026, 20:00–22:00 11/11/2026, 20:00–22:00 11/12/2026, 20:00–22:00 11/13/2026, 20:00–22:00 11/14/2026, 20:00–22:00 11/15/2026, 14:30–16:30 11/18/2026, 20:00–22:00 11/19/2026, 14:30–16:30 11/19/2026, 20:00–22:00 11/21/2026, 20:00–22:00 |
| Ensemble | Teatro alla Scala Ballet Company |
| Production | New production Teatro alla Scala. A joint production of Teatro alla Scala and Pina Bausch Foundation 2026. |
