Riot at the Rite (2005)

In the spring of 1913 Parisian businessman Gabriel Astruc opens a new theater on the Champs Elysées The first performance is the premiere of Igor Stravinskys The Rite of Spring danced by the Ballet Russes The rehearsal process is extremely fraught the orchestra dislike Stravinskys harsh atonal music the dancers dislike the ugly choreography of Vaslav Nijinsky The volatile bisexual Nijinsky is in a strained relationship with the much older Sergei Diaghilev the Ballet Russes charismatic but manipulative impresario Public expectation is extremely high after Nijinskys success in Lapresmidi dun faune Finally The Rite of Spring premieres to a gossiploving febrile fashionconscious Parisian audience sharply divided as to its merits