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Pina Bausch's Tanztheater Wuppertal--Edinburgh International Festival 2010

Pina Bausch's Tanztheater Wuppertal--Edinburgh International Festival 2010

A joyous homage from one of the greatest artists of the 21 century

The fascinating contrasts and complexities of Brazil form the inspiration for Água. A joyous homage to a paradise of swaying palm trees, sultry jungles and stalking leopards from one of the greatest artists of the 21st century.
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During a long and distinguished career, the great German choreographer Pina Bausch, who died in June 2009, helped to redefine the parameters of contemporary dance with a unique and highly idiosyncratic brew of classical movement, burlesque humour and overt theatricality. Pina Bausch was quite simply an extraordinary force of creative energy.

In Água, her charismatic and eclectic company of dancers transports you from beach to rainforest and then back again in a playful work brimming with joie de vivre. Complete with kissing competitions, dancers illuminated by fairy lights and men and women splashing each other with water bottles like kids on the beach, Água exemplifies all that is best in Pina Bausch's profound and playful brand of dance theatre.

More information on this production is available at www.eif.co.uk.

The critical consensus

Positively zings with vibrant joie-de-vivre.

*****Mary Brennan, The Herald

A deliciously exuberant, untrammelled ease of self-expression.

****(*)Judith Mackrell, The Guardian

Works such as this serve to remind us what a rare genius the dance world lost last year.

****(*)Kelly Apter, The Scotsman

It is as if you have been on holiday in their company.

*****Sarah Crompton, The Telegraph

Agua lifts whenever the characters start interacting with each other.

****(*)Zoe Anderson, The Independent

Agua has the messy vitality of life; few choreographers are capable of offering us that much.

****(*)Roslyn Sulcas, Financial Times


Features about Pina Bausch's Tanztheater Wuppertal--Edinburgh International Festival 2010

Pina Bausch's Tanztheatre Wuppertal to run at Edinburgh Festival

Kelly Apter, The List

Feature: Dance company Tanztheatre Wuppertal

Chitra Ramaswamy, The Scotsman

Where and when?

Edinburgh Playhouse, Edinburgh from Friday August 27, 2010, until Sunday August 29, 2010. 7.30pm. More info: www.edinburghplayhouse.org.uk

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