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100 years of the Rite of Spring - in pictures

Rite of Spring: Russian Ballets At Paris In 1913
Dancers from the Ballet Russes in costume for the first ever production of The Rite of Spring in 1913. Choreography was by Vaslav Nijinsky. Photograph: Keystone/Getty
Rite of Spring: Cyril Atanasoff in Rite of Spring
Cyril Atanasoff in Le Sacre du Printemps in a version choreographed by Maurice Béjart in 1959. Photograph: Lipnitzki/Roger Viollet/Getty Images
Rite of Spring: Dancers from the Compagnie Heddy Maalem
Dancers from the Compagnie Heddy Maalem in a scene from Maalem's African-inspired version of the ballet premiered at the Joyce Theater in New York in 2008 Photograph: Timothy A. Clary/AFP/Getty Images
Rite of Spring: English National Ballet in MacMillan's production
English National Ballet dancers perform choreographer Kenneth MacMillan's 1962 version with new costumes designed in 2012 by Kinder Aggugini. Photograph: Ian Gavan/Getty Images
Rite of Spring: Klaus Obermaier & Ars Electronica Futurelab
A 3D digital version by Klaus Obermaier and Ars Electronica Futurelab. Photograph: Klaus Obermaier & Ars Electronica Futurelab
Rite of Spring: Nagisa Shirai in Ballet Preljocaj production at Sadler's Wells in 2002
Nagisa Shirai in Ballet Preljocaj's production at Sadler's Wells, London in 2002. Photograph: tristram Kenton for the Guardian
Rite of Spring: Pina Bausch's Tanztheatre Wuppertal production at  Sadler's Wells in 2008
Pina Bausch's Tanztheatre Wuppertal production (that Bausch created in 1975) at Sadler's Wells in 2008. Photograph: Tristram Kenton for the Guardian
Rite of Spring: SPILL Festival Of Performance at the Barbican in 2007
"Sacre" by Raimund Hoghe, part of the SPILL Festival of Performance at the Barbican in 2007. Photograph: Tristram Kenton for the Guardian
Rite of Spring: The Rite Of Spring at the London Coliseum in 2009
Michael Keegan-Dolan choregraphed the work for his Fabulous Beast Dance Company, performed here at the London Coliseum (paired with Duke Bluebeard's Castle) in 2009. Photograph: Tristram Kenton for Guardian
Rite of Spring: The Royal Ballet's 2008 production with Mara Galeazzi
The Royal Ballet perform Kenneth Macmillan's choreography with a set and costumes (designed in 1962) by Sidney Nolan. Photograph: Tristram Kenton for the Guardian
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