It was a shock to the dance world: ten years Ago, the world died a famous dancer and choreographer Pina Bausch. You left behind an extensive artistic heritage, managed by her son, Salomon Bausch.
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The dance theatre of Pina Bausch
Revolution dance theatre
In the early days of Pina Bausch, no one would have thought that you are with her Wuppertal dance theater, a North Rhine-Westphalian province of the city, one day, would the world have success. However, the dancer and choreographer Bausch developed something completely New – something that had seen the dance scene so still in the middle of nowhere. Your company sparked a Revolution and defined Dance new.
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The dance theatre of Pina Bausch
Radical Expression Dance
Pina Bausch dedicated only dancers who were in their eyes is exceptional. In 1973, she founded the dance theatre Wuppertal is known worldwide for his radical expression of dance. Only a few dancers can dance, Bausch’s pieces. Her choreographies were always specifically tailored to the Dancers of the Wuppertal company.
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The dance theatre of Pina Bausch
Dance Nightmare
The radical pieces of the young Pina Bausch went to the spectators in the 1970s, to the nerves and against the grain. Their experimental, often bulky dance visions blew up at the time, all the conventions. During the first performances in the Wuppertal Opera house audience left indignant, and despite protests from the room. Even letters of complaint and threats to it have given.
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The dance theatre of Pina Bausch
Dance to re-invent
The dancers in Pina Bausch’s not danced just: they ran, talked, sang, wept, or laughed, while the choreography demanded the highest concentration. They interpreted the dance in a completely new. “I’m not interested in how people move but what moves them.” This set of Pina Bausch is quoted until today.
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The dance theatre of Pina Bausch
No Soloists
The pieces of Pina Bausch (in the picture) lived by your honesty and danced interiority. The choreographer achieved through an intimate collaboration with her dancers. In their company there were no outstanding soloists, no hierarchies. All the dancers of the ensemble were on an equal footing and should contribute with the choreographers of their own ideas in the dance and the staging.
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The dance theatre of Pina Bausch
Inspired Team
Who joined Bausch’s dance troupe, remained for a long time – sometimes forever. The dancers of the Wuppertal dance theatre soon developed a tight-knit Ensemble, which is today unique in the world. After Pina Bausch’s death in 2009, she more danced the pieces of the legendary choreographer.
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The dance theatre of Pina Bausch
The Repertoire of the ensemble
As Pina Bausch died, acquisitions, the dancer Dominique Mercy, and the theatre-maker Robert Sturm, the artistic Director. Mercy is one of the oldest members of the dance ensemble. His goal was to preserve the Repertoire of Pina Bausch as long as possible. In 36 years, Bausch has created 46 pieces. Some of them have become classics. In the picture, Mercy dances in Wim Wenders Film “Pina”.
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The dance theatre of Pina Bausch
The Oscar-Worthy Dance History
Director Wim Wenders has shot with his documentary “Pina,” a cinematic tribute to Pina Bausch and a tribute to their home city of Wuppertal. A town in the West of Germany, in addition to Pina Bausch’s dance theatre for their levitation known. The 3D movie with the Wuppertal dance theatre, was nominated in 2012 for an Oscar in the category “Best documentary”.
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The dance theatre of Pina Bausch
Revolution dance theatre
In the early days of Pina Bausch, no one would have thought that you are with her Wuppertal dance theater, a North Rhine-Westphalian province of the city, one day, would the world have success. However, the dancer and choreographer Bausch developed something completely New – something that had seen the dance scene so still in the middle of nowhere. Your company sparked a Revolution and defined Dance new.
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The dance theatre of Pina Bausch
Radical Expression Dance
Pina Bausch dedicated only dancers who were in their eyes is exceptional. In 1973, she founded the dance theatre Wuppertal is known worldwide for his radical expression of dance. Only a few dancers can dance, Bausch’s pieces. Her choreographies were always specifically tailored to the Dancers of the Wuppertal company.
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The dance theatre of Pina Bausch
Dance Nightmare
The radical pieces of the young Pina Bausch went to the spectators in the 1970s, to the nerves and against the grain. Their experimental, often bulky dance visions blew up at the time, all the conventions. During the first performances in the Wuppertal Opera house audience left indignant, and despite protests from the room. Even letters of complaint and threats to it have given.
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The dance theatre of Pina Bausch
Dance to re-invent
The dancers in Pina Bausch’s not danced just: they ran, talked, sang, wept, or laughed, while the choreography demanded the highest concentration. They interpreted the dance in a completely new. “I’m not interested in how people move but what moves them.” This set of Pina Bausch is quoted until today.
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The dance theatre of Pina Bausch
No Soloists
The pieces of Pina Bausch (in the picture) lived by your honesty and danced interiority. The choreographer achieved through an intimate collaboration with her dancers. In their company there were no outstanding soloists, no hierarchies. All the dancers of the ensemble were on an equal footing and should contribute with the choreographers of their own ideas in the dance and the staging.
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The dance theatre of Pina Bausch
Inspired Team
Who joined Bausch’s dance troupe, remained for a long time – sometimes forever. The dancers of the Wuppertal dance theatre soon developed a tight-knit Ensemble, which is today unique in the world. After Pina Bausch’s death in 2009, she more danced the pieces of the legendary choreographer.
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The dance theatre of Pina Bausch
The Repertoire of the ensemble
As Pina Bausch died, acquisitions, the dancer Dominique Mercy, and the theatre-maker Robert Sturm, the artistic Director. Mercy is one of the oldest members of the dance ensemble. His goal was to preserve the Repertoire of Pina Bausch as long as possible. In 36 years, Bausch has created 46 pieces. Some of them have become classics. In the picture, Mercy dances in Wim Wenders Film “Pina”.
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The dance theatre of Pina Bausch
The Oscar-Worthy Dance History
Director Wim Wenders has shot with his documentary “Pina,” a cinematic tribute to Pina Bausch and a tribute to their home city of Wuppertal. A town in the West of Germany, in addition to Pina Bausch’s dance theatre for their levitation known. The 3D movie with the Wuppertal dance theatre, was nominated in 2012 for an Oscar in the category “Best documentary”.
“Pina invites” – this is the name of the archiving project of the Pina Bausch Foundation in Wuppertal, the German city of, in the course of Pina Bausch from 1973 until her death on 30. June 2009 worked sustainably and has lived.
To cope with an enormous material fullness: thousands of photos, Videos, letters and production documents to all of the 46 dance pieces created by the famous choreographer. Everything is stored in high cabinets and on several floors in a backyard in Wuppertal, Germany.
2010 has begun with the digitisation, next year in June 2019, the archive will go online for the first time. Beginning with the materials used in production to five dance pieces, has announced the son, Salomon Bausch, is the founder and head of the Pina Bausch Foundation.
Manages the artistic heritage of his mother: Salomon Bausch
The goal is to be able to the archive of “the people” share. It should therefore not be a “dreary documents of memory”, but a “place of lively exchange, both artistically and scientifically: for all Pina Bausch’s art curious,” so you can read it on the website of the Foundation.
The Artistic Center Of Life: Wuppertal
Pina Bausch was known always to Wuppertal: 36 years, she directed the dance theatre, the dance now for 10 years without them. In the past year, there was a lot of turbulence – fundamental disagreements concerning the leadership of the famous company goods.
Had taken in the first years after Pina Bausch’s death, experienced dancers, the line was set up in may 2017, the dramaturge Adolphe Binder as a Director – to be a year later re-released. In the summer of 2018, the dance theatre was in disarray, because, until November, and then Bettina Wagner-Bergelt, was appointed to the artistic Director.
And there are big plans in Wuppertal: In the former Playhouse of the city, which is not currently recorded, for reasons of cost, is to be built by 2026 with a large Pina Bausch-the centre, the future is to accommodate both the dance theatre, as well as the Pina Bausch Foundation, including your archive.
Currently empty: the Wuppertaler Schauspielhaus
So that there is enough space for all, we must enlarge the building, however. Estimated Costs: EUR 58 Million. 30 million of them want to take over the Federal, and the state of North Rhine-will participate in Westphalia, in.
Foreign cultures – translated into dance
The dance company itself is on 10. Anniversary of the death of their former choreographer and founder are not in Wuppertal, but a guest is currently in Paris. For many years the Ensemble’s guest will play all over the world are invited.
These trips and invitations in foreign cultures would be enriched always said Pina Bausch, in a speech on the occasion of the award of the Kyoto prize in 2007. “The get to Know me, completely foreign customs, music, habits has led them to translate in the dance, what is unknown to us and yet all should be a part of.” This also reflects your company, which is internationally staffed.
A commemorative ceremony on the occasion of your 10. Death is for the 3. October 2019 in Wuppertal planned. The last staging of Pina Bausch. Following the presentation, there will be a conversation with the dancers – all under the title “A night with Pina”.