💃 Keeping the Rite Right



"Restaging
a
Pina
Bausch
work
is
no
simple
process.
On
top
of
the
months
of
rehearsal,
countless
hours
of
organisation
and
administration
must
take
place
behind-the-scenes
to
bring
her
choreography
to
life
on
stage.
But
throw
in
a
transnational,
multi-
institution
collaboration,
as
well
as
a
global
pandemic,
and
the
task
becomes
near
impossible.
Yet,
despite
everything,
Pina
Bausch’s
irreverent
das
Frühlingsopfer
(The
Rite
of
Spring,
1975),
will
be
making
its
way
to
Australia
next
year
for
the
Adelaide
Festival,
with
one
of
Pina’s
original
dancers
at
the
helm...
Those
responsible
for
keeping
Bausch’s
legacy
alive
take
the
work
seriously,
and
refuse
to
settle
for
any
less
than
Pina’s
vision.
“It’s
about
meaning.
The
work
means
something
to
me...And
that
meaning
will
connect
to
the
audience,
and
take
flame
and
make
a
fire
among
them.
It
can
bring
back
a
fire
to
the
world.”



"Restaging
a
Pina
Bausch
work
is
no
simple
process.
On
top
of
the
months
of
rehearsal,
countless
hours
of
organisation
and
administration
must
take
place
behind-the-scenes
to
bring
her
choreography
to
life
on
stage.
But
throw
in
a
transnational,
multi-
institution
collaboration,
as
well
as
a
global
pandemic,
and
the
task
becomes
near
impossible.
Yet,
despite
everything,
Pina
Bausch’s
irreverent
das
Frühlingsopfer
(The
Rite
of
Spring,
1975),
will
be
making
its
way
to
Australia
next
year
for
the
Adelaide
Festival,
with
one
of
Pina’s
original
dancers
at
the
helm...
Those
responsible
for
keeping
Bausch’s
legacy
alive
take
the
work
seriously,
and
refuse
to
settle
for
any
less
than
Pina’s
vision.
“It’s
about
meaning.
The
work
means
something
to
me...And
that
meaning
will
connect
to
the
audience,
and
take
flame
and
make
a
fire
among
them.
It
can
bring
back
a
fire
to
the
world.”



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