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Lalo, Ravel, Stravinsky
Serge Lifar; Shahar Binyamini; Pina Bausch; Ballet de l'Opéra de Paris; Danseurs et danseuses étoiles du Ballet de l'Opéra national de Paris; Vello Pähn; Rolf Borzik; Ofer Laufer

MadridTanztheater Wuppertal / Pina Bausch

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Purcell, Stravinsky
Pina Bausch; Tanztheater Wuppertal; Henrik Schaefer; Orquesta Titular del Teatro Real; Rolf Borzik

AntwerpBausch / Platel / Mahler

Opera Ballet Vlaanderen
Mahler
Pina Bausch; Alain Platel; Opera Ballet Vlaanderen; James Hendry; Karl Kneidl

MilanBalanchine / Bausch / Stravinsky

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Stravinsky
George Balanchine; Pina Bausch; Teatro alla Scala Ballet Company; Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala

MunichOrpheus und Eurydike – Bayerisches Staatsballett

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Gluck: Orpheus und Eurydike
Pina Bausch; Bavarian State Ballet; Christopher Moulds; Rolf Borzik; Zeynep Kepekli
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Kontakthof: Echoes of ’78 and Music Music – contrasts in Lugano

Pina Bausch, Kontakthof – Echoes of ’78 © Uwe Stratmann
Completely engaging performance of Pina Bausch’s Kontakthof: Echoes of ’78 finds our reviewer disappointed with Music Music from Trajal Harrell in Lugano.
***11
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Pina Bausch’s Kontakthof – Echoes of ‘78: poignant reality

Pina Bausch, Kontakthof – Echoes of ’78 © Ursula Kaufmann
A reimagining of Pina Bausch's 1978 Kontakthof by Meryl Tankard brings together eight of the original cast members in a unique and poignant revival.
*****
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Sweet Mambo: charismatic masters of Pina Bausch at Sadler’s Wells

Sweet Mambo by Pina Bausch for Tanztheater Wuppertal © Oliver Look
Sweet Mambo was one of those rare evenings that felt very special, unique in the sense of watching history revisited in the present day.
****1
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Rites in Antwerp: a towering triple bill for Opera Ballet Vlaanderen

Opera Ballet Vlaanderen in Shahar Binyamini's Boléro X © PhileDeprez
In Rites, Opera Ballet Vlaanderen confirm its status as a leading contemporary dance company with a formidable triple bill, technically demanding for both dancers and orchestra.
****1
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Tanztheater Wuppertal inject new life into Pina Bausch's Vollmond

Tanztheater Wuppertal in Pina Bausch's Vollmond © Martin Argyroglo
A late Bausch classic reinterpreted by a nearly new ensemble, it remains an excellent example of her remarkable artistic dynasty that continues to astonish over 15 years after her death.
***11
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Acogny & Airaudo/École des Sables: a riveting double bill

Germaine Acogny and Malou Airaudo in common ground[s] © Maarten Vanden Abeele
A double bill of great contrasts, common ground[s] with Germaine Acogny and Malou Airaudo, and Bausch’s Rite of Spring with École des Sables is captivating.
****1
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WuppertalPina Bausch's Palermo Palermo

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Palermo Palermo
Pina Bausch; Tanztheater Wuppertal; Peter Pabst; Marion Cito
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Performing Rites: how Stravinsky’s Sacre du printemps still shocks

Premiere of Le Sacre du printemps (1913) © Public domain
Over a century after its premiere, Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring still has the power to shock. Vasily Petrenko offers insights, while Tamara Rojo reflects on one of the most powerful choreographies, the version by Pina Bausch.

8 women choreographers who changed dance

for social media (Body and Soul) © Julien Benhamou / Opéra national de Paris
Since the end of the 19th century, a whole raft of schools and companies were founded by women, resulting in a large number of seminal works in dance history.