2008

Pina Bausch and the Tanztheater Wuppertal will visit India to perform their most recent work. The piece was still untitled when it premiered in May 2007 in Wuppertal. Now called Bamboo Blues, Pina Bausch’s latest production was conceived against the background of a journey to India organised by the Goethe-Institut/Max Mueller Bhavan to collect impressions and experiences. The journey took the choreographer, her longstanding stage designer Peter Pabst and several dancers to Kolkata, Kerala and other places.
Inspired by this journey, Bamboo Blues develops images and episodes without ever being a faithful reproduction of Indian impressions. Thirteen years after her triumph with Carnations, Pina Bausch returns to India where audiences eagerly await her choreographic interpretation of India on stage. As always with her new pieces, Pina Bausch, who was recently awarded the Kyoto Prize for her work, will modify and continue to develop the new production during the tour.

Ever since her first guest performance in 1979, Pina Bausch has developed a fascination for this country and has made a significant contribution to the development of contemporary dance theatre in India. Her impact on the Indian contemporary dance scene was also expressed in her friendship with Chandralekha.