The Rite of Spring of Marie Chouinard

Since its premiere in 1913, there have been many different interpretations in stagings of Le Sacre du Printemps. Yet all have commonality in bringing their dancers to the edge of an extreme physical, mental, and emotional effort. Movement in these choreographies is not an abstraction: it is the experience of life captured in physical challenges and emotional complexity that refers to the limits of human existence. This research explores Le Sacre du Printemp through the following question: How is the tracing of the limit performed in Marie Chouinard’s version?