About this concert
This new Children’s Concert makes Igor Stravinsky's Rite of Spring burst into life, creating a total experience in which orchestra, audience and dance merge. Liora, guardian of the light, plays a magical harp, coveted by the four elements: Earth, Water, Fire and Air. What begins as a whisper of growth and life degenerates into an explosive battle: strings tear the earth apart, woodwinds swirl like water, brass blazes into a sea of fire and percussion sends storm winds through the hall.
The audience is drawn into the battle between the elements. Until Liora calls everyone to a joint ritual to reconnect the elements. In a final dance, she gives her all to restore harmony.
Do you dare to surrender to the elements?
Produced in collaboration with The Concertgebouw and Oorkaan.
Text: Sydney Lowell. Stage director: Caecilia Thunnissen. Concept and assistant stage director: Maaike-Merel van Baarzel. Choreography: Niek Traa. Scenography: Maartje Prins. Lighting: Desirée van Gelderen.
Strings tear the earth apart, woodwinds swirl like water, brass blazes into a sea of fire and percussion sends storm winds through the hall.
