A season finale of bold contrasts and artistic innovation, The Rite of Spring On-Screen brings music, film, and dance together in a dynamic conclusion. The program opens with Strauss’ Death and Transfiguration, a profound depiction of life’s final journey. We welcome back Curtis Stewart, the 2025\2026 Joyce C. Willis Artist in Residence to perform The Famous People, his reimagination of Dvorák’s Slavonic Dances through African American musical traditions, creating a bold fusion of styles.

The evening culminates in Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring, performed alongside Martha Graham’s 1990 ballet film. Graham’s choreography offers an American perspective on this groundbreaking work, adding new layers of intensity and movement.