Orchestra Melds Color & Inferfaith Swirl In A Real Rite Of Spring

NPR MUSIC
By Anastasia Tsioulcas

NORTH CAROLINA---One of the most brilliant and exciting commemorations of the 100th anniversary of Igor Stravinsky's "Rite of Spring" is a new work that references the Russian composer's music — but in an entirely new cultural framework. It's a pairing of film and music called Radhe, Radhe: Rites of Holi. Created by two Indian-American artists, pianist and composer Vijay Iyer and filmmaker Prashant Bhargava, and played by Iyer and members of the International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE), Radhe Radhe transports Stravinsky's semi-mythological tale of mysterious primordial Russian rituals with an actual religious festival that takes place each spring: the Hindu festival of Holi.  [link]


RADHE RADHE: RITES OF HOLI from Khushi Films on Vimeo.