Pina Bauch- born in Solingen, Germany. She started learning how to dance at the age of 15. has influenced the world of dance and thatre. She broke the barriers that ballet offers; wanting to experiment, express emotions. Her style is not quite straightforward, has a lot of mystery and it is feel to interpret. People wanting to see her show never said “I am going to see a theatre piece”, but ” I am going to see Pina Bausch”. It is iconic. One of her dancers even said that every show theme has been the same, but people were not able to notice the similarities.
Dancers of Pina Bausch were challenged by looking deep inside their emotional world. Every text, every scene had to be performed with emotion, often for Pina meaning of text was not as important as its emotional side.
Pina Bausch has influenced theatre and dance worlds connecting them both. Her pieces are studied until now and every time something new can be discovered.
