Josephine
The Rite of Spring
Joséphine Baker revisited by Germaine Acogny and Pina Bausch’s The Rite of Spring performed by African dancers.
Dates
JOSEPHINE
World Creation
Germaine Acogny | performer
Germaine Acogny, Alesandra Seutin | choreography
Mikael Serre | staging, dramaturgy
Fabrice Bouillon-LaForest | original music
Fabiana Piccioli, Enrico Bagnoli | lights, set design
Chanel | costumes
Recorded music
THE RITE OF SPRING
First performed on 3 December 1975 at the Wuppertal Opera House
Pina Bausch | choregraphy
Igor Stravinsky | music
Rolf Borzic | set design and costumes
Hans Pop | collaboration
Josephine Ann Endicott, Jorge Puerta Armenta, Clémentine Deluy | artistic direction
Dancers from 13 African countries
Les Siècles
Antonello Manacorda | direction
About
A new season, new management at the Théâtre, and new trends for the future are already being rolled out: cherish the memory of the past and embrace the bold trends of today. What better example of an iconic figure in the history of the Théâtre and in the story of the modern era than Joséphine Baker, whose first appearance on this Parisian stage one hundred years ago and death fifty years ago are being celebrated in 2025. Reconnecting with the past is also, and always, about performing The Rite of Spring. Initiating a dialogue being the figure of Joséphine and Pina Bausch, one of the most innovative personalities in European dance, was an obvious choice.
Production Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, en collaboration avec les Productions Internationales Albert Sarfati / TranscenDanses
Joséphine Avec le soutien de 
Le Sacre du printemps
Avec le soutien de Production Pina Bausch Foundation | Écoles des Sables | Sadler’s Wells Coproduction Théâtre de la Ville, Paris | Les Théâtres de la Ville de Luxembourg | Holland Festival, Amsterdam | Festspielhaus, St Pölten | Ludwigsburg Festival | Teatros del Canal de la Comunidad de Madrid, Adelaide Festival et Spoleto Festival dei 2Mondi.
Le projet est financé par la Fondation culturelle de l’État fédéral allemand (Kulturstiftung des Bundes), le Ministère de la Culture et de la Science du Land Rhénanie-du-Nord-Westphalie, le Fonds de coproduction international du Goethe-Institut et soutenu par le Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch.