Dance
Kontakthof
A piece by Pina Bausch
Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch
Marking the 30th anniversary of its New York debut at BAM, Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch returns to Brooklyn with one of its beloved founder’s seminal dance-theater works. A seductive tête-à-tête with all the awkward tension of a high school dance[1], Kontakthof (which translates as “courtyard of contact”) is Bauschian wit and sensuality writ large. Two dozen men and women, dressed to the nines, assemble in a dance hall and jockey for affection. Preening and parading around to popular songs from the 1930s, they caress, tease, and flirt with one another, acting out the universal agony and ecstasy of our courtship rituals.
Directed and choreographed by Pina Bausch
Set and costume design by Rolf Borzik
Collaboration by Rolf Borzik, Marion Cito, and Hans Pop
Music by Charlie Chaplin, Anton Karas, Nino Rota, Jean Sibelius, and others
Performance Rights Arche Editeur, Paris
In this discussion, a livestream event from King’s College in London, a panel of guests from across artistic disciplines debate the use of non-professional performers in the arts.
Legendary choreographer and longtime BAM artist Pina Bausch guides 40 teenagers through 10 months of rehearsal for a unique staging of her iconic 1978 work Kontakthof in this captivating documentary.
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Meet fellow Friends of BAM over a glass of wine before Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch’s Kontakthof.
Pina Bausch created an oeuvre that casts an unerring gaze at reality, while simultaneously giving us the courage to be true to our own wishes and desires.
