Adolphe Binder rises to its termination on Friday, allegations against the managing Director of the famous dance group. He had been from the beginning against you.
The world-famous tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch is in front of a pile of broken glass. The previous Director, Adolphe Binder, has rejected criticism of your work. The decision of the Board to be relieved with immediate effect from their duties, “not to be used for the future of the dance theatre,” writes Binder in a on Saturday published an open letter. The of the Board of management against allegations were “untenable and does not justify termination”. The artistic and commercial success of the dance theatre appears to have played in the decision to dismiss you, no matter.
Under Adolphe Binder, the company also performed pieces by other choreographers
Game plan for September is not yet available
The Council is the Supervisory body of the theater – had decided as a reaction to persistent squabbles on Friday, to separate from the Binder. It was necessary, “the ability to act in this unique cultural institution, re-establish,” he had explained. In the past few days, leaked paper was reported by the media a far-reaching conflict between the management and the intendant.
The 49-year-old ties were behavior fails, bullying and the Lack of a game plan for the upcoming season are accused of. Your submitted design had not been accepted by the management. Binder makes in her letter to managing Director Dirk Hesse serious allegations. He had refused from the outset to accept the new artistic direction and transparent in decision making processes. Hesse will leave the dance theatre to the end of the year.
Dancers distance themselves from the leadership fight
Adolphe Binder had only taken over in may 2017, the management of the famous Wuppertal dance troupe. Since the 1970s, the existing company of Pina Bausch shows acclaimed pieces of the 2009 deaths of choreographer in all over the world.
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Under binder, artistic Director, the dancers had performed for the first time, two evening-length pieces by other artists. Glum, serious, and affected the dancers have taken notice of the artistic Director Adolphe Binder on Friday evening, to the knowledge of said of Wuppertal, a city Director Johannes Slawig.
The development of the dance theatre is now to accompany a panel of experts. For the planned Pina-Bausch-and-center in Wuppertal, Germany, the Bundestag has just decided over several years to receive a total of 2.2 million euros.
so/qu (dpa)