Bausch, Pina (pē`nə boush), 1940–, German dancer and choreographer. After training with Kurt Jooss Jooss, Kurt (k
..... Click the link for more information. , she studied in New York with Antony Tudor Tudor, Antony, 1909–87, English choreographer and dancer. Tudor went to the United States at the invitation of the Ballet Theatre, New York City (1939); he danced leading roles and created ballets for several English and American companies and was later the
..... Click the link for more information. , Paul Taylor Taylor, Paul, 1930–, American modern dance choreographer, b. Pittsburgh. Taylor trained as an artist before he received scholarships to study dance. In 1953 he made his debut with the Merce Cunningham company and performed his first dance composition.
..... Click the link for more information. , and Paul Sanasardo. In 1973 she assumed the post of ballet master of the Wuppertal State Opera Dance Theatre. She became known for her rather bleak vision of humanity, with its cruelty, violence, and power struggles, for her neoexpressionist approach, and for her dramatic, surreal stagings; for example, in Carnations (1983) the stage was covered with thousands of silk carnations that were trampled during the performance, and in Arien (1985) the dance area was filled with ankle-deep water. Her experimental concert ballets have included productions of Kurt Weill Weill, Kurt (k
rt` vīl), 1900–1950, German-American composer, b.
..... Click the link for more information. 's Seven Deadly Sins. She has also choreographed Stravinsky Stravinsky, Igor Fedorovich (ē`gər fyô`dərô'vyĭch strəvĭn`skē)
..... Click the link for more information. 's Sacre du printemps (1975) and Bandoneon (1980). Bausch's later works, which tend to be mellower in tone and more romantic than her earlier dances, include Two Cigarettes in the Dark (1994), The Window Washer (1997), and Danzón (1999). Since 1986, Bausch also has created full-length pieces inspired and usually commissioned by various cities; these include Palermo, Palermo (1991), Hong Kong in Der Fensterputzer (1997), Lisbon and São Paulo in Masurca Fogo (2001), and Istanbul in Nefés (2003).
..... Click the link for more information. , she studied in New York with Antony Tudor Tudor, Antony, 1909–87, English choreographer and dancer. Tudor went to the United States at the invitation of the Ballet Theatre, New York City (1939); he danced leading roles and created ballets for several English and American companies and was later the
..... Click the link for more information. , Paul Taylor Taylor, Paul, 1930–, American modern dance choreographer, b. Pittsburgh. Taylor trained as an artist before he received scholarships to study dance. In 1953 he made his debut with the Merce Cunningham company and performed his first dance composition.
..... Click the link for more information. , and Paul Sanasardo. In 1973 she assumed the post of ballet master of the Wuppertal State Opera Dance Theatre. She became known for her rather bleak vision of humanity, with its cruelty, violence, and power struggles, for her neoexpressionist approach, and for her dramatic, surreal stagings; for example, in Carnations (1983) the stage was covered with thousands of silk carnations that were trampled during the performance, and in Arien (1985) the dance area was filled with ankle-deep water. Her experimental concert ballets have included productions of Kurt Weill Weill, Kurt (k
rt` vīl), 1900–1950, German-American composer, b...... Click the link for more information. 's Seven Deadly Sins. She has also choreographed Stravinsky Stravinsky, Igor Fedorovich (ē`gər fyô`dərô'vyĭch strəvĭn`skē)
..... Click the link for more information. 's Sacre du printemps (1975) and Bandoneon (1980). Bausch's later works, which tend to be mellower in tone and more romantic than her earlier dances, include Two Cigarettes in the Dark (1994), The Window Washer (1997), and Danzón (1999). Since 1986, Bausch also has created full-length pieces inspired and usually commissioned by various cities; these include Palermo, Palermo (1991), Hong Kong in Der Fensterputzer (1997), Lisbon and São Paulo in Masurca Fogo (2001), and Istanbul in Nefés (2003).
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