Stravinsky Miniatures

For Stravinsky with love

Having as a baseline the avant-garde and bold Russian composer Igor Stravinsky’s (1882-1971) work, young musicians and choreographers are invited to create new music and dance works, that will be short and comprehensive and full of fresh ideas. Le sacre du printemps (1913), Le Rossignol (1914/1917/1920) and Les Noces (1932), three emblematic works which were written for the Russian Ballets and contributed to the establishment of the composer’s reputation, serve as a source of inspiration for young composers and choreographers, by giving them the chance to express their creativity and experiment without boundaries or limitations. Through an open contest process, seven new music works will be selected and performed by select dancers of the GNO Ballet School. And there’s more. Stravinsky Miniatures will be completed in April 2019 with the production of seven videos that will have recorded all the preparation stages of the works. The projection of the videos will take place in parallel with the performances of the Ballet’s three-fold tribute to Stravinsky. From Russia with love in the GNO venues at the SNFCC.

The selection of the artists will be made on the basis of an open call announced at www.nationalopera.gr