Trey McIntyre's new Rite of Spring

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from the Washington Blade interview (in the newslinks section on 2/18)

"The story involves a central woman who has been forced by her domineering mother into accepting an engagement to a man she doesn’t love. The ballet is set at her engagement party (hence the gowns on the dancers) where the woman’s true love, a member of her staff, is working. "

So it sounds like he's transposing "Lilac Garden" into "Rite of Spring?"

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This certainly suggests something about changing perceptions of music. Sounds and rhythms once considered suitable for human sacrifice in prehistoric times are now considered acceptable accompaniments to bourgeois soap opera. Wow!