Igor Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring @ Royal Festival Hall

When Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring premiered in Paris in 1913, the audience rioted — the classical ballet world was not yet ready for a story of pagan sacrifice. Mores may have relaxed since then, but with its discordant, unpredictable rhythms, the composer's score remains notoriously difficult to choreograph. Digital artist Klaus Obermaier's cyber choreography of the cycle, however, offers a bold 21st-century interpretation: through 3D glasses, viewers witness a technologically manipulated piece that distorts solo dancer Julia Mach's actual movements. With the music performed by the London Philharmonic Orchestra and conducted by Marin Alsop, tonight also includes renditions of Philip Glass' Prelude from Akhnaten and Edgard Varèse's Arcana.

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