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Pina Bausch
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Solingen, Germany
Philippine "Pina" Bausch (27 July 1940 – 30 June 2009) was a German dancer and choreographer who was a significant contributor to a neo-expressionist dance tradition now known as Tanztheater. Bausch's approach was noted for a stylized blend of dance movement, prominent sound design, and involved stage sets, as well as for engaging the dancers under her to help in the development of a piece, and…
Known for
- Pina Bausch a Roma — Self (archive footage)2017
- Pina — Self (archive footage)2011
- Dancing Dreams — Self2010
- Pina Bausch2006
- Talk to Her — Bailarine2002
- One Day Pina Asked... — Self1989
- Café Müller — Self1985
- And the Ship Sails On — Principessa Lherimia1983
- What Are Pina Bausch and Her Dancers Doing in Wuppertal? — Herself1983
- Dress Rehearsal1980
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Key facts
- Born
- Philippine Bausch , ( 1940-07-27 ) 27 July 1940, Solingen , Germany
- Died
- 30 June 2009 (2009-06-30) (aged 68), Wuppertal , North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany
- Other name
- Philippine Bausch
- Education
- Folkwangschule Juilliard School
- Occupations
- Modern dance choreographer, folk dance choreographer, dancer
- Organizations
- Tanztheater Wuppertal
- Known for
- Contemporary dance and choreography
- Awards
- Deutscher Tanzpreis (1995) Europe Theatre Prize (1999) Praemium Imperiale (1999) Goethe Prize (2008)
- Website
- www .pina-bausch .de /en
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Bausch
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Germany
- Place of birth
- Solingen
- Place of death
- Wuppertal
- Educated at
- Juilliard School
- Languages spoken
- German
- Field of work
- Tanztheater
- Official website
- www.pinabausch.org
- Image
- Pina Bausch (festival d'Avignon, 1981).jpg
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- Commons category
- Pina Bausch
- cause of death
- lung cancer
- date of birth
- 1940-07-27
- date of death
- 2009-06-30
- described by source
- UbuWeb
- manner of death
- natural causes
- name in native language
- Pina Bausch
- place of burial
- Wuppertal
- start of work period
- 1962-00-00
- birth name
- Philippine Bausch
- P12674
- Cyrill Kistler
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Encyclopedic overview
Philippine "Pina" Bausch (27 July 1940 – 30 June 2009) was a German dancer and choreographer who was a significant contributor to a neo-expressionist dance tradition now known as Tanztheater. Bausch's approach was noted for a stylised blend of dance movement, prominent sound design, and involved stage sets, as well as for engaging the dancers under her to help in the development of a piece, and her work had an influence on modern dance from the 1970s forward. She created the company Tanztheater Wuppertal, which performs internationally.
Early life and education
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Pina Bausch” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.