Stravinsky and the Ballets Russes: The Firebird / The Rite of Spring
★ 9 · 2009 · 85m · Music
Starvinsky's ballets The Firebird and The Rite of Spring in the restored original choresography by Michel Fokine (Firebird) and Vaslav Nijinsky (Rite of Spring).
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