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Pina bausch rite of spring tour!
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This April, we're thrilled to once again perform Pina Bausch's masterpiece Le Sacre du printemps (The Rite of Spring) as part of She Persisted, our second triple bill celebrating women's voice in dance.
Featured image: Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch performing Le Sacre du printemps – photo by Ulli Weiss © Pina Bausch Foundation
It caused quite a stir in the ballet world when it first premiered back in 1975 and hasn’t been seen in the UK for nearly a decade.
But just how much do you know about its creator?
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Bausch accepted the directorship of the Wuppertal Opera Ballet in 1973 and remained there for the rest of her life. What is less well documented, is that she never intended to stay that long.
She only ever signed one year contracts, explaining “I was always ready to go. It was never meant that I stay here in Wuppertal, it just happened.”
Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch performing Le Sacre du printemps – photo by Ulli Weiss © Pina Bausch Foundation