This year tanztheater wuppertal pina bausch brings to new york two extraordinary ballets cafe muller set to the music of henry purcell and igor stravinskys the rite of spring the psychological complexity conveyed by the bauschs powerful choreography will without doubt touch the. Management tanztheater wuppertal choreographer pina bausch cast includes regina advento, ruth amarante, andrey berezin, silvia farias, lutz forster, na. Created in 1982, the whimsical and nostalgic nelken carnations is a poetic excursion through a waking dream, set to music by gershwin, armstrong, and schubert, among others. Her best known works of dance theater include blaubart, nelken, and two cigarettes in the. Apr 08, 2011 the music is the lifeforce the dancers move to in the movie and help tell the story of pina bausch s life and work. Philippine pina bausch 27 july 1940 30 june 2009 was a german dancer and choreographer who, with a blend of movement, sound, and prominent stage sets, and with performers during the development of a piece a style now known as tanztheater, became an influence in the field of modern dance from the 1970s on. A tribute as well to our route des pecheurs, fisher men road, which is disappearing little by little. Famous as the founder of the tanztheater wuppertal pina bausch modern dance company, this twentiethcentury dancer and choreographer was the recipient of numerous honors, including the kyoto prize, the laurence olivier award, and the europe theatre prize. The great german choreographer used music from purcells baroque opera for her. Pina bausch german ballet dancer and choreographer britannica. Pina bausch 19402009 was one of the most influential modern dancers and choreographers of the 20th century. Pina bausch, phillippine bausch, german ballet dancer and choreographer born july 27, 1940, solingen, ger. Farewell to pina bausch, the dangerous magician of modern dance beautiful and strange, tragic yet hopeful, pina bauschs creations entranced the audience. Sep 22, 2017 tanztheater wuppertal, cafe muller 1978, a piece by pina bausch with music by henry purcell, directed and choreographed by pina bausch the couple find each other in an embrace, and a second.
Various vollmond music from the dance theatre of pina bausch. Jooss had a strong influence on pina bausch as an artist and choreographer, as royd climenhaga states in pina bausch, published in 2009. Take part in pina bausch foundations the nelkin line dance. Take part in pina bausch foundations the nelkin line. Everyone is welcome to join up and dance the element that is probably the best known line in all of pina bauschs works. This is learn the nelken line by pina bausch by pina bausch foundation on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Le sacre du printemps by pina bausch wuppertal dance theater. So many people have taken part that the project has now been extended to may 31, 2018. With her unique style, a blend of movements, sounds and prominent stage sets, and with her elaborate cooperation with performers during the composition of a piece a style now known as tanztheater, she became a leading influence since the 1970s in.
Pina bausch 1940 2009 photo by peggy jarrell kaplan. Sep 27, 2017 earlier this year the pina bausch foundation launched the nelken line project to encourage bausch enthusiasts and their willing friends, colleagues, students and family members to start their own lines and share videos of them. Pedro almodovar talks about pina bauschs influence on his. Since the mid 1980s, bausch has created a number of placeinspired works for which her. In nelken, a stage carpeted in a spectacular field of silk carnations is the stunning playground for twenty of the worlds best dancers performing bausch s unmistakable choreography of. Notice agerestricted video based on community guidelines category music. Sadlers wells theatre pedro almodovar talks about pina bausch. Pina bausch was born on july 27, 1940 in solingen, north rhinewestphalia, germany as philippine bausch. Pina bausch was born 1940 in solingen and died 2009 in wuppertal. More than thirty years later, it continues to strike chords for its poignant portrayals of oppression.
Aug 24, 2014 w hen the director wim wenders thinks of his friend pina bausch he hears henry purcells dido and aeneas. The folkwang school was one of the few places that provided expressionist modern dance practice. The audacity and abandon of pina bausch hyperallergic. Finding a language for life the arts foundation of north rhinewestphalia and the pina bausch foundation follow up on pina bauschs credo with a codeveloped grant programme and award the pina bausch fellowship for dance and choreography for the first time in 2016. She created the company tanztheater wuppertal pina. Oct 28, 2014 pina bauschs epic battle of the sexes in 1978s kontakthof, the late german choreographer brilliantly skewered contemporary relationships. It is an irony that as he was preparing pina, the choreographer discovered she had cancer. Studies in hispanic cinemas studies in hispanic cinema 2. Katie mitchell, theatre director when i was 23 i went to see pina bausch s production, nelken, in paris. Play spiel from the old high german spil, meaning a dance move and ritual belong to theatre along with movement, companionship and celebration. Regina advento and have ones imagination invigorated in different ways by the music alone.
Pina bausch had unknowingly created the best doors through which to enter and leave talk to her. Jan 18, 2012 pina bausch was a muchloved german choreographer whose work was unlike anybody elses, incorporating earth, water, stones and city streets into music and movement. In nelken carnations from 1982, the performers play increasingly vicious childhood games while watched by armed guards and dogs. W hen the director wim wenders thinks of his friend pina bausch he hears henry purcells dido and aeneas. Pina bausch german ballet dancer and choreographer. This is learn the nelkenline by pina bausch by pina bausch foundation on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Jun 30, 2009 seeing pina bauschs work for the first time in 2001 instantaneously changed the way i thought about the art forms of dance and theater. Oct 27, 2011 tribute to pina bausch pina is wim wenders homage to the avantgarde german dancerchoreographer pina bausch. She had a unique style, a good mix of movement and sounds as well as very important stage sets. It is, therefore, both a celebration and a moving epitaph. Pina bauschs reinvention of the rites of spring in 1975.
Pina bauschs epic battle of the sexes in 1978s kontakthof, the late german choreographer brilliantly skewered contemporary relationships. The news of her death is terribly sad and a challenge for dancemakers. Pina bausch fellowship for dance and choreography pina. Pina bausch was a muchloved german choreographer whose work was unlike anybody elses, incorporating earth, water, stones and city streets into music and movement. The 17 best pina bausch videos pina bausch, modern dance, dance. Bausch may have had the wit of benny hill at times, but more than anything, she understood the power of beauty. Earlier this year the pina bausch foundation launched the nelken line project to encourage bausch enthusiasts and their willing friends, colleagues, students and family members to start their own lines and share videos of them. Kinesis dance somatheatro pays hommage to pina bausch, with the participation of 20 professional and apprentice dancers and 20 community participants. When bausch died, plans by her close friend wim wenders to create a 3d movie about her work seemed unlikely to come to.
She was born into a family as the third and youngest child. The wuppertal dance theater in western germany, where she had served as director, announced the death. Germanys legendary pina bausch tanztheater wuppertal to perform west coast premiere of nelken at uclas. Bausch once indicated that the early 1980s was a time when she focused on the world and our fear of violence and disaster. Katie mitchell, theatre director when i was 23 i went to see pina bauschs production, nelken, in paris. Tribute to pina bausch pina is wim wenders homage to the avantgarde german dancerchoreographer pina bausch. Screened at mami, the film opened your eyes to a uniquely personal vision of life. Or, a man all alone signing in deaf language the words of gershwins the man i love. December 23 usa below you can listen to soundtrack full samples of the songs, as it appears in the movie, and you can also download and buy the official mp3s one by one, or the whole album.
Pina bausch always looks so miserable in photographs, her utterances are so gnomic, that it was a surprise to see how lyrical and funny some of nelken is and how it winkles its way into the subconscious. Pina original motion picture soundtrack by various. The brooklyn academy performances will be an important milestone for breanna omara. She was greatly admired by german director wim wenders, who delayed the notion of filming her work until the recent developments in 3d. Pina bausch a german performer of modern dance, choreographer, dance teacher and ballet director. Everyone is welcome to join up and dance the element that is probably the best known line in all of pina bausch s works. See more ideas about pina bausch, modern dance and dance. Pina bauschs tanztheater breaks everyday behaviour into its most elemental. Pina bauschs tanztheater wuppertal turned the stage of. The pina bausch foundation goes one step further with the project the nelkenline.
Theres something infinite in it, and thats whats so wonderful about it. Pina bausch was a theatre practitioner, teacher, director and choreographer from germany. See more ideas about modern dance, pina bausch and dance. The music is the lifeforce the dancers move to in the movie and help tell the story of pina bauschs life and work. Pina bausch, regina advento and malou airaudo genre. The questions never stop, and the search never ceases. A tribute from us to pina bausch, her work, and her love for the world and the people. The pina bausch foundation goes one step further with the project the nelken line. The 17 best pina bausch videos pina bausch, modern dance. Pina bausch celebrity profile check out the latest pina bausch photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. I believe the art of storytelling is not embedded in the stories we tell, but in the way we tell them and, to me, pina bausch is one of the most skilful storytellers of our times.
June 30, 2009 the choreographer pina bausch was an intensely serious exponent of the neoexpressionist form of german dance known as tanztheater. Subverting the fourth wall in pina bauschs kontakthof 1978 and nelken 1982 view open. For the first time after four decades, tanztheater wuppertal pina bausch returns to singapore with one of bauschs most beautiful works. She received her dance training at the folkwang school in essen under kurt jooss, where she achieved technical excellence. Updated pina bausch, the choreographer and exponent of the neoexpressionist form of german dance known as tanztheater, died tuesday in wuppertal. Never before had i witnessed a hybrid so compelling, where themes were beautifully and at times absurdly explored through physical and verbal language, without the confines of a story. When nelken, choreographed by pina bausch, premiered in wuppertal, germany, in 1982, its scenes depicting a person of authority inspecting the passports of passersby probably resonated quite pertinently. The nelken line is an international outreach project of the pina bausch. Jun 30, 2009 the german choreographer and dancer pina bausch died this morning at the age of 68, five days after being diagnosed with cancer bausch was the artistic director of the tanztheater wuppertal. Pina bausch began her training at the folkwang school in essen in 1955, it was there she studied with kurt jooss. Soon after the director of wuppertals theatres, arno wustenhofer, engaged her as choreographer, from autumn 1973, she renamed the ensemble the tanztheater.
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