Kontakthof is a place where people meet who are searching for contact. The reason why we were so transfixed by the performance was due to the beginning of loving, caring gestures the men were afflicting which then morphed into a vicious attack on the woman. Philippina pina bausch 27 july 1940 30 june 2009 was a german performer of modern dance, choreographer, dance teacher and ballet director. Pedro almodovar talks about pina bauschs influence on his. Anton karas charlie chaplin juan llossas jean sibelius duration. Paris, 16 october 2007 pina bausch, choreographer and director of tanztheater wuppertal, was born in soligen, germany in 1941. More than thirty years later, it continues to strike chords for its poignant portrayals of oppression. Sadlers wells theatre the singular art of pina bausch. But nothing predestined the young girl, whose parents ran a restaurant, to become one of the most influential figures on the european dance scene. Philippine pina bausch 27 july 1940 30 june 2009 was a german dancer and. Kontakthof, which will have its new york premiere on oct. Famous as the founder of the tanztheater wuppertal pina bausch modern dance company, this twentiethcentury dancer and choreographer was the recipient of. Pina bauschs 1978 work kontakthof returned to japan this week after a 27 year hiatus. Members of tanztheater wuppertal pina bausch performing the 1978 work kontakthof, set in a dance hall and infused with anxious hope and longing, at the brooklyn academy of musics howard.
Brechtian traces in pina bauschs choreographic and. Books on reserve in green librarys lane reading room. When addressing the question, one word invariably crops up in the answer. A fragment of the ballet kontakthof pina bausch youtube. Pina wim wenders germany 2011 in this kontakthof sequence, men gradually gather around nazareth panadero, their atfirstexperimental patting and poking and manipulating of the inert woman. K ontakthof, created back in 1978, is one of pina bauschs most minimalist productions. A series of solos begin, and the diversity and speed of the movements are mesmerizing. Vollmond music from the dance theatre of pina bausch.
When autoplay is enabled, a suggested video will automatically play next. Teenagers perform kontakthof by pina bausch year 2009 genre documentary type movies idmb rating 7. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. Death of rolf borzik first collaboration with stage designer peter pabst. This dance opens possibilities to live deeply other aesthetic ones in the contemporary is in the theater or the dance, aesthetic the where it has dance, most democratic one, of an unexpected beauty, in. Regina advento and have ones imagination invigorated in different ways by the music alone. Marking the 30th anniversary of its new york debut at bam, tanztheater wuppertal pina bausch returns to brooklyn with one of its beloved founders seminal dancetheater works. Judith mackrell on pina bauschs kontakthof give me an over65 dancer any day judith mackrell. She created the company tanztheater wuppertal pina. Kontakthof is composed of kontakt contact and hof court, courtyard, resulting in courtyard of contact, which. Pina wim wenders germany 2011 in this kontakthof sequence, men gradually gather around nazareth panadero, their atfirstexperimental.
A seductive teteatete with all the awkward tension of a high school dance 1, kontakthof which translates as courtyard of contact is bauschian wit and. Pina bauschs epic battle of the sexes in 1978s kontakthof, the late german choreographer brilliantly skewered contemporary relationships. 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. A tribute to pina bauschs eternal style, in honor of bam. Pina bausch began her training at the folkwang school in essen in 1955, it was there she studied with kurt jooss. Bausch finds angles and arm movements not seen before that leave the spectator breathless and when two or three people were dancing at the same. 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. The barbican, london pina bauschs death last year robbed the world theatre of a unique, revolutionary talent. Collection of black and white photographs by abeele of performances by the wuppertal tanztheater, with an introduction by federico fellini and an essay by akira asada.
A fragment of the ballet kontakthof pina bausch duration. Pina bauschs tanztheater wuppertal turned the stage of. Pina bausch in kontakthof with ladies and gentlemen over 65 book and dvd, larche editeur, paris, 2007. Bodies unbuilt in the dancetheater of pina bausch cairn. Various vollmond music from the dance theatre of pina bausch. This is pina bausch and the tanztheater wuppertal by antoine mills on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Pina original motion picture soundtrack by various. With her unique style, a blend of movement, sound, and prominent stage sets, and with her elaborate collaboration with performers during the development of a piece a style now known as tanztheater, she became a leading. The music is the lifeforce the dancers move to in the movie and help tell the story of pina bauschs life and work. It is set in a drab municipal hall, and its choreography is limited to a palette of shuffling dance steps.
Jooss had a strong influence on pina bausch as an artist and choreographer, as royd climenhaga states in pina bausch, published in 2009. Pina bausch, phillippine bausch, german ballet dancer and choreographer born july 27, 1940, solingen, ger. Subverting the fourth wall in pina bauschs kontakthof 1978 and nelken 1982 lucy weir doi. Keuschheitslegende legend of chastity, a piece by pina bausch. This is an artform which bausch reinvented when she began her work in wuppertal. She is the founder, director, and choreographer of the internationally. Pina bausch german ballet dancer and choreographer. Pina bausch was a muchloved german choreographer whose work was unlike anybody elses, incorporating earth, water, stones and city streets into music and movement. It is placed in a set that looks almost like a city hall, classroom or a dated dancehall, with curtains and an upright piano on stage. The folkwang school was one of the few places that provided expressionist modern dance practice. The mystery image from the previous post july 26 is from kontakthof pina short for philippine was born nearby in solingen in 1940, three years before the battle of the ruhr. Pina bauschs death last year robbed the world theatre of a unique, revolutionary talent. The 17 best pina bausch videos pina bausch, modern dance.
Brechtian traces in pina bauschs choreographic and cinematic work born in solingen, germany, in 1940, and trained both in germany and in the united states, pina bausch is a contemporary german choreographer and a major innovator of modern dance. Judith mackrell on pina bauschs kontakthof culture. I didnt know then that that choreographic piece would be the prologue to my next film. She was greatly admired by german director wim wenders, who delayed the notion of filming her work until the recent developments in 3d. Kontakthof, by tanztheater wuppertal pina bausch, at bam. K ontakthof, created back in 1978, is one of pina bausch s most minimalist productions. However, when dance makes its apparition, it is like dance one has never seen before.