Philippine "Pina" Bausch (born July 27, 1940 in Solingen, Germany) is a modern dance choreographer and a leading influence in the development of the Tanztheater style of dance. She is the artistic director and choreographer of the "Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch" company, based in Wuppertal in Germany. The company has a large repertoire of original pieces, and regularly tours throughout the world. Bausch began dancing from a young age. Wikipedia
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With her choreography Pina Bausch , born in Solingen in 1940, has led dance out of its old forms and has coined a new term of dance theatre as the head of the Wuppertal Dance Theatre. From 1955-58 she completed her dance studies at the Folkwangschule in www.goethe.de/kue/tut/cho/cho/ag/bau/enindex.htm
German dancer, choreographer, and director. She and her company were nominated for a Laurence Olivier Theatre Award in 2000 (1999 season) for the conception of Viktor at the Sadler's Wells THeatre. www.imdb.com/name/nm0062471/
