Nelken

Pina Bausch ^(Germany)

Minimum age 12+

110 minutes

Sat 09.11.24 Opéra de Lille Lille

Sun 10.11.24 Opéra de Lille Lille

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On a carpet of eight thousand silk carnations, twenty performers dance love in all its overwhelming forms: sometimes tender, sometimes compelling. Gershwin's 'The Man I Love', interpreted gracefully in sign language, underlines the shaky balance between vulnerability and tragedy that surrounds the word 'love'. Led by choreographer Boris Charmatz, Tanztheater Wuppertal proves that Pina Bausch stands the test of time. More than 40 years on, Nelken remains a timeless classic.

Pina Bausch (1940-2009) wrote dance history through her way of working: her pieces are collages of dance, theatre, word and music which she creates together with the performers. She pursued minimalism in order to be able to focus on details and maximalism by inflating those details through repetition. Her opus consists of more than 40 moving performances that seek to expose the soul of man. When Bausch developed her ideas in the 1970s, it wasn't just audiences in Wuppertal that were turned upside down. She was celebrated for her style that was ahead of everything that was common at the time. Tanztheater Wuppertal honours this legacy by continuing to perform her pieces as they were made.

In corealisation with Opéra de Lille

Sharing Practices

Intro / Aftertalk

Intro
09.11 17:30
10.11 15:30

Aftertalk
09.11

Workshop

09.11
Opéra de Lille

€10 / 12+
Bookings at billetterie.opera-lille.fr from 9 October.

Follow in the footsteps of the dancers from Tanztheater Wuppertal and let yourself be carried away in a workshop based on Nelken.

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