The Rite Of Spring

Performance art is a form of art that's been around arguably since the beginning of time. From ancient tribal rituals to the first plays of shakespeare, performance art has taken on many different appearances over a millinia. There is a reason that performance art is still a main staple of all cultures all around the world, its because we as humans love this medium. Performance art is a unique medium in that it can utilize more of our senses than most other forms of art. For example in the ballet The Rite of Spring, there are many different elements and sensual experiences that culminate into this eerie performance art piece. For one, in most adaptations of the play the setting throughout most of the performance is dark, gloomy and unsettling. Focus is …show more content…
That's a main theme of the play, unsettling and unnatural. Almost all aspects of the play hit on this theme in someway. All of the dancing in Rite of Spring is sporadic or startling; the movements almost alien in the way they twist and turn, contorting in sometimes gruesum fashions. The music follows this unsettling pattern with unnatural tempos, sudden crescendos, and other distinctive at times disturbing music design, all played by a talented ensemble equipped with an ghostly cast of instruments. It's all very curious, and will captivate most people just with a glance. It’s pieces like these that make performance art superior to all other forms. It is just a no contest, in terms of what will captivate an individual more, mainly because the vast amounts of potential stimulus in all performance art pieces. Our brains enjoy things that utilize more than one sense. We love things that incite a response out of us; we love reacting. We love being immersed and