" In classical dance I see the triumph of thoughtful composition over vagueness, rules over arbitrariness,  order over randomness. If you like, I thus approach the eternal opposition in art of the Apollonian principle to the Dionysian. The ultimate goal of the latter is ecstasy, that is, the loss of one`s self, whereas art requires, first of all, the entire consciousness from the artist. My choice between these two beginnings is obvious. And if I regard classical ballet so highly, it is not only because I like it, but also because I see in it a perfect expression of the Apollonian principle", - wrote Stravinsky.

Photo: Igor Stravinsky and Sergey Diagilev