Rites, rituals & revolutions. Uniting movement and music in an empowering collaboration, choreographer Scott Elstermann joins forces with the West Australian Youth Orchestra for Rite & Revolution, a symbiotic exploration of movement and sonority.
A choreographed dance ensemble brings to life accomplished Western Australian composer Rebecca Erin Smith’s Foreigner or Foreigner and Igor Stravinsky’s masterwork The Rite of Spring. The concert also featured Tchaikovsky’s Romeo and Juliet - Fantasy Overture and Samuel Coleridge-Taylor’s Hiawatha Overture, Op.30, placing a contemporary perspective on historically pivotal work.
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PREMIERE
Perth Concert Hall, Perth, January 22 2022
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CAST AND CREATIVES
Choreographer: Scott Elstermann
Dancers: Briannah Davis, Ellie Matzer, Jo Omodei, Meg Scheffers, Giorgia Schijf, Ella Watson-Heath
Conductor: Jon Tooby
Compositions: Foreigner or Foreigner by Rebecca Erin Smith, The Rite of Spring by Igor Stravinsky, Romeo and Juliet - Fantasy Overture by Pytor Tchaikovsky and Hiawatha Overture, Op.30 by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
Photography: Edify Media
Thank you to WA Youth Orchestra, Ben Burgess, Rebecca Smith, Elisa Vasilas, Breanna Evangelista, Yilin Kong and Kimberley Parkin
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