THE LAST RITE OF SPRING

THE LAST RITE OF SPRING (2025)

Obviously ironic, “The last Rite of Spring” is Renan Martins’ first collaboration with TADaC (Theatre Academy Dance Collective).

Together, choreographer Renan Martins and TADaC dancers reimagine Stravinsky’s iconic composition through the lens of contemporary dance, exploring the delicate balance between success and failure. The dancers, in their final graduation performance, engage in an emotional journey marked by moments of celebration, struggle, and release. Through insidious contact material, their bodies become channels of both unity and tension, as they navigate fluctuating states of expectation and surrender.

They face the challenge that is to work on such emblematic piece as they confront the idea of culmination, embracing both the triumphs and losses that come with closure.

Choreography

Renan Martins

Made with and performed by

Inka Auvinen

Altinay Kapsiz

Saila Pönkä

Joma Richter

Sointu Saraste

Marjukka Savolainen

Mathilda Muk

Choreographic assistant

Anette Toiviainen

Light Design

June Horton-White

Costumes

Claudia Cifu

Music

Album 'Stravinsky: Le Sacre du Printemps'

Igor Stranvisky, Teodor Currentzis, musicAeterna

Production

TADaC/Helsinki Theater Academy

Special thanks to Eeva Muilu