Pina Bausch : dance, dance, otherwise we are lost / Marion Meyer ; translated by Penny Black.

Author/creator Meyer, Marion, 1966- author.
Other author Black, Penny (Translator), translator.
Format Book
PublicationLondon : Oberon Books Ltd, [2017]
Descriptionxi, 244 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 20 cm
Subjects

Contents An introduction -- Childhood and adolescence (1940-1959) -- From New York to Essen and early choreographies -- Beginnings in Wuppertal (1973) -- Toward new forms -- Haunting images, unsettling effects -- A timeless aesthetic of relationships Kontakthof -- The working process -- How the works are created -- Premieres and revivals -- Private turmoil and classics of the Tanztheater (1980-1986) -- Wuppertal on the road -- The era of co-productions -- The works of the 21st century -- The ensemble -- The set designers -- The costumes -- The music -- Death, funeral and remembrance -- The legacy of Pina Bausch -- Interviews -- Dominique Mercy interview -- Jo Ann Endicott interview -- Jean-Laurent Sasportes interview -- Thusnelda Mercy interview -- Lutz Förster interview -- Pina Bausch biography.
Summary The first-ever biography in English of Pina Bausch: perhaps the most influential performer and choreographer of the 20th century.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 223-226) and index.
Genre/formBiographies.
Genre/formBiographies.
ISBN178319989X (paperback)
ISBN9781783199891 (paperback)
ISBN(ebook)