What if The Rite of Spring became a manifesto for survival rather than a ritual of sacrifice? With remarkable force, an international group of disabled and non-disabled artists takes hold of this legendary masterpiece. They join choreographer Saša Asentić in his ongoing exploration of European choreographic heritage, following earlier reinterpretations of Jean Weidt, Mary Wigman, Pina Bausch, Xavier Le Roy, and Fine Kwiatkowski. This time, he confronts another towering monument.

Drawing on historic versions by the Ballets Russes, Min Tanaka, and Raimund Hoghe, the eight performers overturn the original narrative. Here, there is no glorification of suffering or heroic sacrifice; the stage becomes a space of resistance, solidarity, and collective transformation.

Driven by a deeply affecting physical energy and a commitment to resting and taking time as a political practice, this Rite reimagines the work as a dance for life—a political and profoundly human experience that unsettles our perceptions of bodies, norms, and collective power. This is not a performance that merely celebrates a classic; it overturns it.