![]() ![]() Production images: Marty Sohl, courtesy of American Ballet Theatre. You can’t help but question your own snapshot of existence” - Wayne McGregor, discussing the creation of AfteRite with Roslyn Sulcas of The New York Times.ĪfteRite premiered as the finale of American Ballet Theatre's 2018 Spring Gala and has since been re-staged by co-producers The Royal Danish Ballet in 2019.Ĭo-commissioned by American Ballet Theatre and The Royal Danish Ballet.įilming and research - special thanks to the European Southern Observatory (ESO), astronomers and staff at Paranal and ALMA. As for Mayweather, he celebrated his 50 th boxing win at his strip club, Girls Collection. I named the piece AfteRite as it acknowledges the ‘Rites’ I’ve seen, but also alludes to a sort of retinal burn of recurrent themes and ideas, and to a speculative future. There is something about the cyclical nature of this work that makes us look at humanity from a distance. As a part of the agreement, McGregor will host four post-fight parties at XS Nightclub and Encore Beach Club. "When you are dealing with a work like ‘Rite, it’s a palimpsest. When I think about all the versions I’ve seen, and everything I’ve read about the Nijinsky-Stravinsky 1913 creation, I realize there is a thick strata there in my consciousness. Inspired by Francis Alÿs's 2002 landmark work 'When Faith Moves Mountains' and Rachel Carson’s seminal 1962 book 'Silent Spring', AfteRite depicts an ancient civilization and anarchic community, exploring natural and man-made systems alongside themes of otherness, ritual and transformation. McGregor worked with long-time artistic collaborators Lucy Carter, Vicki Mortimer and Ravi Deepres on this entirely new take on Igor Stravinsky's seminal work 'The Rite of Spring'. Set in Chile’s Atacama Desert, AfteRite is Wayne McGregor's first ballet for American Ballet Theatre. As nature reclaims its rites, a mother must choose what she holds most dear and what she can afford to lose. Inside the last colony, humanity is a fragile frontier and survival demands the fittest. Konstantin also performed at the weigh-ins at the T Mobile Arena.'McGREGOR’s DRAMA IS INGENIOUS AND OFTEN SUSPENSEFUL' Nick Diaz was in attendance at the 1 Oak Nightclub in New York for Conor McGregor’s UFC 205 afterparty. McGregor, who has invited Konstantin to his post-fight party, was even shown driving around Vegas listening to the song. Since then he has appeared on numerous Irish television and radio shows to perform the jingle, and when McGregor eventually heard it he decided to fly the Celbridge man out to Vegas for the big fight against Mayweather. Konstantin has been in the headlines over the last couple of weeks since he released a single, titled 'There's Only One Conor McGregor', with the song going viral from his Facebook page and shooting him towards near-instant fame. Two weeks of his life that he definitely won't be forgetting anytime soon! Mick also thanked everyone for the support he's received in the past two weeks. He added: "Was so nice to just chat away to him for a few minutes. Mick shared a picture to his Facebook and said: "Can safely say now is an absolute gentleman, as are all of his friends, family and crew." Mick meeting the MMA star capped off "the trip and a weekend of a lifetime". ![]() Celbridge singer Mick Konstantin is still on Cloud Nine this week after personally meeting Conor McGregor at an after party following his mega fight with boxer Floyd Mayweather in Las Vegas. ![]()
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