Melvyn Tan and Churen Li’s performance at this year’s Charleston Festival recreates two of the most scandalous landmarks of modernism, Stravinsky’s ‘The Rite of Spring’ and Debussy’s ‘The Afternoon of a Faun’ performed live in the Festival Tent on two concert Steinway pianos.
These two works of modernist music caused near-riots when performed over 100 years ago and changed how the world thought about music and dance. The performance will be accompanied by dramatic readings by a guest reader.