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Feb 16
Where: Cal Performance Zellerbach Hall, 101 Zellerbach Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720
In this double-bill production, Pina Bausch’s iconic The Rite of Spring, a “ferocious roar of a piece” (The Guardian), is performed by an ensemble of more than 30 dancers from 14 African countries and assembled through a collaboration with the Pina Bausch Foundation, École des Sables, and Sadler’s Wells. Stravinsky’s searing, ominous score takes on new meaning through visceral choreography as a “chosen one” is sacrificed.
The companion piece common ground[s] is a new duet co-created and danced by two septuagenarians—Germaine Acogny, known as the “mother of African contemporary dance,” and Malou Airaudo, a longtime dancer with the Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch.
TICKET PURCHASES
Contact the ticket office at 510 642 9988 to purchase a ticket and reserve a listening device for the audio described portion of the performance.
More information about The Rite of Spring and common ground[s].
The live audio description for this performance will be provided by Gravity Access Services, Inc.
