ABSTRACT

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.

chapter 1|41 pages

An Artistic and Contextual History

chapter 2|31 pages

What Is Said

chapter 3|27 pages

Kontakthof in Context

chapter 4|36 pages

Practical Exercises