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Avignon Festival: "Le Sacrifice", by Dada Masilo, at the heart of the "Rite of Spring"

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"The Sacrifice", by Dada Masilo.

© Christophe Raynaud de Lage / Avignon Festival

By: Muriel Maalouf

After revisiting

Swan Lake

and

Gisèle

, two classic ballets, Dada Masilo tackles Stravinsky's masterpiece:

The Rite of Spring

.

The South African choreographer was finally able to present her piece

Le Sacrifice

in Avignon.

After two cancellations due to the pandemic, the piece finally met the festival audience.

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