Tuesday 24 August
Filmhouse | 18.00 (85min) | £6.90 (£5.20)
Pina Bausch
Dir: Anne Linsel. German with subtitles, Germany. 2006, 44 mins
Anne Linsel’s documentary provides a fascinating insight into the life and art of German choreographer Pina Bausch whose sudden death in June last year was mourned across the world. Before Pina Bausch and her Tanztheater Wuppertal became internationally known her new and unusual and original body language was ill-received. In this documentary Pina Bausch talks about the beginnings of the Tanztheater Wuppertal and the inescapable path she felt she had to follow.Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch: Le Sacre du Printemps
Dir: Pit Weyrich. Music: Igor Stravinsky, Germany 1976, 36 mins
Premiered in Wuppertal in 1975, Pina Bausch’s legendary interpretation of Stravinsky’s Le Sacre Du Printemps was brought to the Edinburgh International Festival in 1978 and has since been seen at numerous venues across the globe. The film was originally produced for German TV (ZDF).Barbara Kaufman from Tanztheater Wuppertal will be at the screening to hold a Q&A
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