Philippina "Pina" Bausch (27 July 1940 – 30 June 2009) was a German performer of modern dance, choreographer, dance teacher and ballet director. 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 influence in the field of modern dance from the 1970s on. She created the company Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch (de) which performs internationally.
Laurence Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in Dance
Star Sign
Leo
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Quote
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I'm not interested in how people move, but what moves them.
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When I first began choreographing, I never thought of it as choreography but as expressing feelings. Though every piece is different, they are all trying to get at certain things that are difficult to put into words. In the work, everything belongs to everything else -- the music, the set, the movement and whatever is said. I don't know where one thing stops and another begins, and I don't need to analyze it. It would limit the work if I were too analytical. (New York Times, September 29, 1985
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Fact
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She founded the Wupperthal Tanztheater in 1973.
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She was awarded the prestigious Kyoto Prize in 2007, for her work in breaking down the boundaries between dance and theater.
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Early in her career, she became known for having her company dance on dirt, leaves, or in ankle-deep water.
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She was influenced by Kurt Jooss, an icon of German expressionist dance with whom she studied. She was also influenced by the ballets of Antony Tudor whom she met at Juilliard.
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Had a son, Salomon Bausch, with her companion since 1981, Ronald Kay.
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She and her company were nominated for the Laurence Olivier Theatre Award in 2000 (1999 season) for the conception of Viktor at the Sadler's Wells Theatre.
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German dancer, choreographer, and director.
Miscellaneous
Title
Year
Status
Character
Pina
2011
Documentary choreographer
Tanzträume
2010
Documentary choreographer: "Kontakthof"
Pina Bausch
2009
Documentary choreographer
Orphée et Eurydice de Christoph W. Gluck
2008
TV Movie choreographer: Opéra-dansé de
Talk to Her
2002
choreographer: "Masurca Fogo" and "Café Müller"
Pina Bausch - A Portrait by Peter Lindbergh based on 'Der Fensterputzer'
2002
TV Short choreographer
Die Klage der Kaiserin
1990
choreographer
Walzer
1986
TV Movie choreographer
On Tour with Pina Bausch
1983
TV Movie documentary choreographer - from Café Müller
Le Sacre du printemps
1978
TV Movie choreographer
Actress
Title
Year
Status
Character
Talk to Her
2002
Bailarina 'Café Müller'
Cafe Müller
1985
And the Ship Sails On
1983
La Principessa Lherimia
The Green Table
1967
TV Movie
The Old Woman
Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
Die Klage der Kaiserin
1990
Walzer
1986
TV Movie
Cafe Müller
1985
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Die Klage der Kaiserin
1990
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Cafe Müller
1985
producer
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
Tanzträume
2010
Documentary dedicatee
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Tanzträume
2010
Documentary
Herself
Pina Bausch
2009
Documentary
Herself
Orphée et Eurydice de Christoph W. Gluck
2008
TV Movie
Herself - Choréographe
Pina Bausch
2006
TV Movie documentary
Herself
La mandrágora
2004
TV Series
Herself
Pina Bausch - A Portrait by Peter Lindbergh based on 'Der Fensterputzer'
2002
TV Short
Herself
Lissabon Wuppertal Lisboa
1998
TV Movie documentary
Herself
3res 14torze 16tze
1990
TV Series
Herself
On Tour with Pina Bausch
1983
TV Movie documentary
Herself
Was tun Pina Bausch und ihre Tänzer in Wuppertal?
1983
Documentary
Herself
Plaisir du théâtre
1983
TV Mini-Series documentary
Herself
Die Generalprobe
1980
Documentary
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
A History of Dance on Screen
2014
Video documentary
Various
Pina
2011
Documentary
Herself
Mi reino por un caballo
2010
TV Series
Herself
Miradas 2
2009
TV Series documentary
Herself
La mandrágora
2009
TV Series
Herself
Ànima
2009
TV Series
Herself
Won Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
1998
Bambi
Bambi Awards
Culture
Known for movies
Talk to Her (2002) as Miscellaneous Crew
On Tour with Pina Bausch (1983) as Miscellaneous Crew
Pina Bausch - A Portrait by Peter Lindbergh based on 'Der Fensterputzer' (2002) as Miscellaneous Crew
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