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REVIEW-Akron Symphony and GroundWorks DanceTheater triumph in new ‘Rite of Spring’

  What a difference a century can make. A large number of the Parisians who attended the premiere of “The Rite of Spring” in May 1913 sneered and jeered at the earthy ballet with choreography by Vaslav Nijinsky and music by Igor Stravinsky. No riot ensued Saturday at Akron’s E.J. Thomas Hall, where the Akron

PREVIEW – Akron Symphony, Groundworks join forces for 100th anniversary production

The Akron Symphony, in collaboration with GroundWorks Dance Theater, will join forces on Saturday, April 13, 2013 to present Rite of Spring, the first full-scale production of an Akron Symphony Classics Series concert. Rite of Spring is the first true partnership between the Akron Symphony and GroundWorks Dance Theater. More than 100 musicians and 23

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