<P> The Rite of Spring ( French : Le Sacre du printemps ; Russian : Весна священная , translit . Vesna svyashchennaya , lit . ' sacred spring ' ) is a ballet and orchestral concert work by Russian composer Igor Stravinsky . It was written for the 1913 Paris season of Sergei Diaghilev 's Ballets Russes company ; the original choreography was by Vaslav Nijinsky with stage designs and costumes by Nicholas Roerich . When first performed at the Théâtre des Champs - Élysées on 29 May 1913 , the avant - garde nature of the music and choreography caused a sensation and a near - riot in the audience . Although designed as a work for the stage , with specific passages accompanying characters and action , the music achieved equal if not greater recognition as a concert piece and is widely considered to be one of the most influential musical works of the 20th century . </P>
<P> The Rite of Spring ( French : Le Sacre du printemps ; Russian : Весна священная , translit . Vesna svyashchennaya , lit . ' sacred spring ' ) is a ballet and orchestral concert work by Russian composer Igor Stravinsky . It was written for the 1913 Paris season of Sergei Diaghilev 's Ballets Russes company ; the original choreography was by Vaslav Nijinsky with stage designs and costumes by Nicholas Roerich . When first performed at the Théâtre des Champs - Élysées on 29 May 1913 , the avant - garde nature of the music and choreography caused a sensation and a near - riot in the audience . Although designed as a work for the stage , with specific passages accompanying characters and action , the music achieved equal if not greater recognition as a concert piece and is widely considered to be one of the most influential musical works of the 20th century . </P>
at its first performance the rite of spring produced
at its first performance the rite of spring produced
a near - riot in the audience
a near - riot in the audience