Basil Twist's RITE OF SPRING

Discover an enchanting world populated by swirling abstractions in puppeteer and director Basil Twist’s “ballet without dancers.” His stunning take on The Rite of Spring evokes both a misty ancient past and a powerful vision of the future. Driven by the primal energy of Stravinsky’s famously provocative score, a lone human figure emerges from the chaos to lead the audience on a breathtaking voyage into Twist’s endless imagination NEW YORK PREMIERE LINCOLN CENTER October 15-18, 2014

Apr 9, 2013

Dance break

Dee Dee and Tori

Two of our amazing Local Puppeteers or LIPS as we call them

Apr 8, 2013

Poe

Poe, our lighting designer- making it all happen.

Apr 7, 2013

Jigsaw Puzzle

Butch and Ojala making it all fit in the air

Apr 6, 2013

Memorial Hall

Apr 5, 2013

Chapel Hill Bound

On my way for the final week of creation time for Rite of Spring. Heading down ahead

of my team to catch the last night of NDC with Emil Kang.

Mar 20, 2013

Spring has Sprung!

Mar 18, 2013

Tsumani of silk

One of my favorite sections of the music and the staging

Mar 17, 2013

Happy St. Paddy's Day

We are on our way back to nyc but we left a Leprechaun

onstage to keep everything safe for our arrival back in April

Mar 16, 2013

St. Patricks Day Departure

The company enjoying a late night fire awaiting their 5 am

St. Patrick's Day pick up for their flights back to NYC. Its been an intense two weeks of technical rehearsals at Memorial Hall.

Mar 14, 2013

Guest Demo

On one of our last days at Memorial Hall before we return in April, Emil Kang brought in a group of supporters who have helped make our Rite of Spring possible- THANK YOU!

Mar 13, 2013

Crunch

Rehearsing the paper crunch today

Mar 12, 2013

Lotta Smoke

This is the wonderful Greg Meeh who is our special effects designer who arrived today

He makes all the cook smoke happen onstage.

Mar 11, 2013

Dancer Doublebuki

This is dance extraordinare Christopher Williams wearing a doublebuki. Just one of many of the Kabuki curtains in Rite.

Mar 10, 2013

Lake

This is Lake Simons wagging her silk

Mar 8, 2013

Doing time

Matt Leabo doing time in staging Fireworks in the puppet known as the pleasure bot.

Mar 7, 2013

Butch

This is Butch Garris. He is our super hero at Carolina Performing Arts-he is the amazing production manager who turns everything into a YES and makes all things possible. Thank you Butch!!