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Video Playlist: Choreographer Pina Bausch (1940-2009)

• Official Trailer for Pina (2011)
• “One Day Pina Asked” – clip of movie by late filmmaker Chantal Ackerman, “a singular look at the work of the remarkable choreographer Pina Bausch and her Wuppertal Tanztheater during a five-week European tour.
• Choreography for Stravinky’s The Rite of Spring 
• DW-TV news clip about Pina Bausch after her death in 2009 – includes biography, clips of interviews of Bausch (translated into English), and offers brief explanations of the significance of her work and her legacy
• Soundtrack for Pina 

Useful Links

• The Stake, “This Film Changed My Life.” Pina: A Film For Pina Bausch By Wim Wenders” – Highly recommended for the author’s analysis of Bausch’s work as well as the documentary itself, and provides a great model for analyzing dance and film
• Janice Ross, “Difficult Dances: The Choreography of Pina Bausch” (1999) – overview of Bausch’s choreography and critical reception written by Prof. Janice Ross, dance faculty at Stanford University
• Website for the film: Pina 
• Watch Pina (Amazon): Pina 
• A.O. Scott’s review of Pina for The New York Times 
• Chris Wiegand, The Guardian (UK), “The sound of Pina Bausch”
• NPR: “Wim Wenders On ‘Pina’: A Dance Documentary In 3-D”