The Rite of Spring

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of this iconic work by Pina Bausch watch a performance capture on the beach in Senegal and an intimate portrait of the work on stage at Sadler’s Wells, presented by Pina Bausch Foundation, École des Sables and Sadler’s Wells.

An up close and intimate portrayal of Pina Bausch’s The Rite of Spring on Digital Stage. Captured at Sadler’s Wells in 2024, the film celebrates the 50th anniversary of Pina Bausch’s seminal work.

The Rite of Spring is danced by a specially assembled company of dancers from the African continent with music by Stravinsky, in which a ‘chosen one’ is sacrificed changing the season from winter to spring.

The film release follows sell-out performances across the globe and coincides with the company’s appearance on stage at Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris, the original venue for Stravinsky’s groundbreaking ballet in 1913.

The idea of ‘exchange’ is central in this collaboration between the Pina Bausch Foundation (Germany), École des Sables (Senegal) and Sadler’s Wells (UK).

Pina Bausch Foundation, École des Sable and Sadler’s Wells

Dancing at Dusk by École des Sables, Pina Bausch, Sadler’s Wells Zero degrees by Sadler’s Wells Young Men by Sadler’s Wells What The Body Does Not Remember by Sadler’s Wells Vollmond by Pina Bausch Until the Lions by Sadler’s Wells