German dance film screening series
Pina
Director: Wim Wenders, 103 min., 2011
Wim Wenders shows the unique and inspiring art of the great German choreographer, who passed in summer 2009, and takes the viewers on a visually breathtaking journey of discovery. He shows the legendary Ensemble Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch on stage, accompanies the dancers from the theatre into the city and the surrounding city parts of Wuppertal, which have been home and the centre for Pina Bausch's creativity for 35 years. The film shows segments of some of her most well-known dance pieces: Le sacre du printemps, Café Müller, Kontakthof und Vollmond as well as interviews and further choreographies.
Pina Bausch (Philippine Bausch) (1940-2009) became a cult figure in the international dance scene in the 1970s with her development of dance theatre. For the first time she associated dance with the genres of dance, pantomime, artistry, drama creating a new art genre and was considered among peers as the most significant choreographer of her time.
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