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Events on Thursday 29 May 1913 1
1913Premiere of The Rite of SpringStravinsky ballet causes a riot at its Paris debutIgor Stravinsky's ballet The Rite of Spring, choreographed by Vaslav Nijinsky for the Ballets Russes, premiered at the Theatre des Champs-Elysees in Paris. Its dissonant score and unconventional choreography provoked a near-riot in the audience. The work is now regarded as a landmark of twentieth-century music.