In the new issue of the Times Literary Supplement, conductor Robert Craft notes that while Stravinsky may have been known for his "hyper-active heterosexual philandering," he also had an affair with a young composer, Maurice Delage, that helped shaped some aspects of the "Rite".
One of the most exciting aspects of this "Rite" is Mr. Say's tour de force.
Friday's scholarly sessions were largely devoted to dance aspects of the "The Rite," ending with a brief roundtable.
In 1967, in a study that combined religion and anthropology, Dr. Henderson looked at psychological aspects of initiation rites.
It's more of a rite of passage than anything.
Dissection: Photographs of a Rite of Passage in American Medicine.
We seek to combat the negative aspects of initiation rites in three ways: raising community awareness through training of community leaders, offering technical assistance to government institutions; and providing economic support for girls at risk or who are already married.
You must learn all aspects of the rites of Li and practice them assiduously, equally in all areas.
It's kind of like a rite of passage".
"The Rite of Spring" is first of all a rite.
