Charles Solomon, writing for the Southern California Public Radio decries the latest Los Angeles cultural event to exclude animation — a year-long cultural celebration of The Rite of Spring called LA’s Rite: Stravinsky, Innovation and Dance. “Musicians, dancers and scholars will be involved in symposia, performances, exhibitions and digital installations through October. Nowhere is there a mention of Walt Disney’s use of Rite in Fantasia, which more people have seen than any and all the ballets that will be discussed.” Soloman notes that “Stravinsky has other notable ties to animation” as well including a 1956 NBC special with a 15 minute version of Petroushka edited by the composer, a 1984 PBS version of The Soldier’s Tale, and Fantasia 2000 which featured a section of The Firebird. Be sure to check out the piece for more, including excerpts from the mentioned videos.