Pina Bausch

by Royd Climenhaga, Franc Chamberlain (Series Editor)

This newly-updated second edition explores Pina Bausch’s work and methods by combining interviews, first-hand accounts, and practical exercises from her developmental process for students of both dance and theatre. This comprehensive overview of her work offers new and exciting insight into the theatrical approach of a singular performance practitioner. This is an essential introduction to the life and work of one of the most significant choreographers/directors of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. As a first step towards critical understanding, and as an initial exploration before going on to further, primary research, Routledge Performance Practitioners offer unbeatable value for today’s student.

Genres: Art, Drama

160 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2000

Reviews

[Scott · Rating 4 out of 5]

Yeah~! If you've seen Almodovar's "Talk to Her," you've seen Bausch's work. Remember the scene in which the characters watch a dance performance, the dancers blindly flailing across the stage cluttered with chairs swept away from their paths? That's Bausch's "Cafe Muller." French 'absence'? Fuck that. Bausch wants presence, expressivist, guilty, pleasurable, literal presence you can feel and smell. She's a soarer and a trampler. "I'm not so interested in how they [dancers:] move. I'm interested in what moves them."

[Nastia Tulayeva · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good book to understand Pina's method, its connection to the european contemporary dance context. Sometimes it feels too boring with too lengthy and objectless reflections. Don't know why the author chose Kontakthof to describe it, while there are a lot of more illustrative pieces.
Anyway, the book is worth reading for amateurs and professionals, especially the exercises part to practice with the group or alone.

[Pj · Rating 3 out of 5]

I love Pina Bausch but this is a book which concentrates on critical analysis and in particular only one of her choreographies - Kontakthof, the least danced, most theatrical of her pieces.It was interesting and insightful about her technique but I was hoping to learn more about the woman herself.

[Kimley]

So incredibly sad to hear that the great Pina Bausch has passed away. Truly some of the most exhilarating live performances I've ever had the good fortune to see.

[Eli · Rating 5 out of 5]

short, useful

[Linda Erickson · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you love Pina this is a must. If you're you are just interested in Pina this is a must. Thank you so much for this key into Pina's heart.