Tonight at 5:30pm, we have a special collaboration with the Missouri Contemporary Ballet. Meet the dancers, see a preview of their work NINE (performing Nov 20 and 21 at the Missouri Theater), and watch the film ONCE PINA ASKED... about dance pioneer Pina Bausch and her company. Pina Bausch was a German performer of modern dance, choreographer, dance teacher and ballet director. With her unique style, a blend of movement, sound, and prominent stage sets, and with her elaborate collaboration with performers during the development of a piece (a style now known as Tanztheater), she became a leading influence in the field of modern danceHer best-known dance-theatre works include the melancholic Café Müller (1978), in which dancers stumble around the stage crashing into tables and chair. Bausch had most of the dancers perform this piece with their eyes closed. The thrilling Frühlingsopfer (The Rite of Spring) (1975) required the stage to be completely covered with soil.She stated: It is almost unimportant whether a work finds an understanding audience. One has to do it because one believes that it is the right thing to do. We are not only here to please, we cannot help challenging the spectator.
Posted on: Tue, 28 Oct 2014 13:39:06 +0000
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