Since its premier in Paris a century ago, through subsequent incarnations and interpretations, the ballet Rite of Spring has continued to provoke and inspire. The music by Igor Stravinsky, concept and design by Nicholas Roerich, choreography by Vaslav Nijinsky and performance by Sergei Diaghilev's Ballets Russes were controversial in multiple ways for their timeIntroduction: Dr. Punita G. Singh, followed by contrastive excerpts from other productions and discussion on the musical innovations that set it apart and make it so important and remarkablePunita Singh is a musicologist, linguist, psychoacoustician and educator based in Delhi