Pina Bausch Passing 06/30/2009
I've been fortunate to have met Pina Bausch on several occasions, most recently in Wuppertal in 2008, where I performed at the Pina Bausch Dance Festival. I saw her first US performances at the 1984 Olympic Arts Festival in Los Angeles and have been a lover of her work ever since. Besides Los Angeles, I've seen them in New York, Paris, and Tokyo. Wuppertal was her base and so it was most interesting to see her with her home audience, who are obviously very devoted. Several of her oldest company members performed, and they were treated like divas.
Here's an interesting article on her work: Difficult Dances: The Choreography of Pina Bausch
