Is it dance, theatre, or is it just life? The documentary Pina: A Film for Pina Bausch was shot in Wuppertal, Germany and premiered at the 2011 Berlin International Film Festival. The movie was put together by director Wim Wenders and his production company Neue Road Movies. The cast included Pina Bausch and the members of her dance company, the Ensemble of the Tanztheatre Wuppertal. PINA’s budget was 3.6 million dollars, but grossed 3.5 million in the United States. Even though Pina Bausch was the focal point of the movie, footage of her was strictly archive because she died after half a year into filming of the movie. PINA was originally shot in 3-D, which meant the live recordings could not be replicated or interrupted. PINA was designed to commemorate the German choreographer that inspired the director to make the film in the first place. The majority of the minimal
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The pieces included Le sacre du printemps, Café Müller, Kontakhof, and Vollmond in that order. Almost every piece had a different scenery than the one before it.
During the opening piece, Le sacre du printemps, the company was divided into two gender groups and danced on top of this brown soil. The second piece illustrated a café setting that Pina used to go to overflowed with chairs and tables. The third piece involved different age groups being used interchangeably, illustrating effects of age on your performance. My personal favorite dance piece of the movie was Vollmond because the stage was flooded with water during the whole dance routine.
I feel that it is very important to honor those who led a successful life during their time on Earth. Pina Bausch only inspired her dance company to always better themselves. She gave some the chance of a lifetime to be able to perform in front of mass audiences. Making this movie was her memento that illustrated just how much Pina meant to her friends and
The pieces included Le sacre du printemps, Café Müller, Kontakhof, and Vollmond in that order. Almost every piece had a different scenery than the one before it.
During the opening piece, Le sacre du printemps, the company was divided into two gender groups and danced on top of this brown soil. The second piece illustrated a café setting that Pina used to go to overflowed with chairs and tables. The third piece involved different age groups being used interchangeably, illustrating effects of age on your performance. My personal favorite dance piece of the movie was Vollmond because the stage was flooded with water during the whole dance routine.
I feel that it is very important to honor those who led a successful life during their time on Earth. Pina Bausch only inspired her dance company to always better themselves. She gave some the chance of a lifetime to be able to perform in front of mass audiences. Making this movie was her memento that illustrated just how much Pina meant to her friends and