Rite that caused riots: celebrating 100 years of The Rite of Spring

Rite of Spring dancers dressed as pagans scandalised Parisian theatregoers with their stomping steps and the brutal plot based on primitive sacrificial rituals. 

Photograph: Bettmann/Corbis

Read the full article at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/2013/may/27/rite-of-spring-100-years-stravinsky#ixzz2UgmlM48M