- For more offers, please visit the ticketing website.
- Weiwuying Co-organiser Program
- Duration is 100 minutes with a 20-minute intermission.
- Film subtitles in Mandarin.
- Age guidance 18+, Children between 6-18 must be accompanied by an adult.
- The performance will be recorded.
- Latecomers must follow staff instructions for entry and re-entry during the intermission.
- The program content is subject to changes made by the presenter.
School of Dance, Taipei National University of the Arts. Pina Bausch's "The Rite of Spring" : A Classic Restaged
If we are to name the top 10 most influential performances in 20th-century, Pina Bausch's 'Rite of Spring' undoubtedly would be on this list. It resonates with the first Rite of Spring choreographed by Vaslav Nijinsky in 1913, but also foreshadows the distinctive Tanztheater style for which Bausch became renowned.
Pina Bausch's distinctive approach to theater, focusing on intense physical and emotional expression through repetitive movements, has left a lasting impact on dance and theater worldwide. Her works explore themes like individual versus collective identity, gender dynamics, societal norms, etc.
In fall 2024 the Dance School of the Taipei National University of the Arts will restage The Rite of Spring, the first Asian reconstruction authorized by the Pina Bausch Foundation. TNUA alumna Yu Tsai-Chin and four other senior dancers from Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch will lead the restaging. The TNUA Rite of Spring marks the culmination of collaborations between Taiwan's higher education in dance and top end professional dance companies in the world.
Pre-talk
12/28(Sat)14:30 Playhouse 2F Lobby
Creative and Production Team
Performed by｜Taipei National University of the Arts, School of Dance
Co-production｜Taipei National University of the Arts, Pina Bausch Foundation, Wuppertal Pina Bausch Dance Theatre
Co-organizer｜Taipei Performing Arts Center
Co-sponsor｜National Taichung Theater, National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts(Weiwuying)
*** Taipei National University of the Arts KuanDu Arts Festival ***
Artists Introduction
Pina Bausch
Pina Bausch was born 1940 in Solingen and died 2009 in Wuppertal. She received her dance training at the Folkwang School in Essen under Kurt Jooss, where she achieved technical excellence. After two years in New York, initially with a scholarship for the renowned Juilliard School of Music, then as a dancer at the New American Ballet and at the Metropolitan Opera House Ballet, she returned to Essen in 1962 on Jooss' request as a soloist at the newly founded Folkwang Dance Studio. Soon after the director of Wuppertal's theatres, Arno Wüstenhöfer, engaged her as choreographer, from autumn 1973, she renamed the ensemble the Tanztheater Wuppertal. Under this name, although controversial at the beginning, the company gradually achieved international recognition. Its combination of poetic and everyday elements influenced the international development of dance. Awarded some of the greatest prizes and honours world-wide, Pina Bausch is one of the most significant choreographers of our time.
School of Dance, Taipei National University of the Arts (TNUA)
Taiwan's TNUA School of Dance is equated with artistic excellence around the world. Since its establishment in 1983 by renowned choreographer LIN Hwai-Min, the School of Dance has been recognized as a formidable international center for higher education in dance. The world-class faculty of choreographers, performers, practitioners, scholars and educators have facilitated the development of young artists and played important role in shaping the dance landscape in Taiwan. Throughout the years, TNUA alumni have gained high respect and international acclaim as professional choreographers, dancers, teachers, and researchers.
School of Dance, Taipei National University of the Arts. Pina Bausch's "The Rite of Spring" : A Classic Restaged
If we are to name the top 10 most influential performances in 20th-century, Pina Bausch's 'Rite of Spring' undoubtedly would be on this list. It resonates with the first Rite of Spring choreographed by Vaslav Nijinsky in 1913, but also foreshadows the distinctive Tanztheater style for which Bausch became renowned.
Pina Bausch's distinctive approach to theater, focusing on intense physical and emotional expression through repetitive movements, has left a lasting impact on dance and theater worldwide. Her works explore themes like individual versus collective identity, gender dynamics, societal norms, etc.
In fall 2024 the Dance School of the Taipei National University of the Arts will restage The Rite of Spring, the first Asian reconstruction authorized by the Pina Bausch Foundation. TNUA alumna Yu Tsai-Chin and four other senior dancers from Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch will lead the restaging. The TNUA Rite of Spring marks the culmination of collaborations between Taiwan's higher education in dance and top end professional dance companies in the world.
Pre-talk
12/28(Sat)14:30 Playhouse 2F Lobby
Creative and Production Team
Performed by｜Taipei National University of the Arts, School of Dance
Co-production｜Taipei National University of the Arts, Pina Bausch Foundation, Wuppertal Pina Bausch Dance Theatre
Co-organizer｜Taipei Performing Arts Center
Co-sponsor｜National Taichung Theater, National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts(Weiwuying)
*** Taipei National University of the Arts KuanDu Arts Festival ***
Artists Introduction
Pina Bausch
Pina Bausch was born 1940 in Solingen and died 2009 in Wuppertal. She received her dance training at the Folkwang School in Essen under Kurt Jooss, where she achieved technical excellence. After two years in New York, initially with a scholarship for the renowned Juilliard School of Music, then as a dancer at the New American Ballet and at the Metropolitan Opera House Ballet, she returned to Essen in 1962 on Jooss' request as a soloist at the newly founded Folkwang Dance Studio. Soon after the director of Wuppertal's theatres, Arno Wüstenhöfer, engaged her as choreographer, from autumn 1973, she renamed the ensemble the Tanztheater Wuppertal. Under this name, although controversial at the beginning, the company gradually achieved international recognition. Its combination of poetic and everyday elements influenced the international development of dance. Awarded some of the greatest prizes and honours world-wide, Pina Bausch is one of the most significant choreographers of our time.
School of Dance, Taipei National University of the Arts (TNUA)
Taiwan's TNUA School of Dance is equated with artistic excellence around the world. Since its establishment in 1983 by renowned choreographer LIN Hwai-Min, the School of Dance has been recognized as a formidable international center for higher education in dance. The world-class faculty of choreographers, performers, practitioners, scholars and educators have facilitated the development of young artists and played important role in shaping the dance landscape in Taiwan. Throughout the years, TNUA alumni have gained high respect and international acclaim as professional choreographers, dancers, teachers, and researchers.
- For more offers, please visit the ticketing website.
- Weiwuying Co-organiser Program
- Duration is 100 minutes with a 20-minute intermission.
- Film subtitles in Mandarin.
- Age guidance 18+, Children between 6-18 must be accompanied by an adult.
- The performance will be recorded.
- Latecomers must follow staff instructions for entry and re-entry during the intermission.
- The program content is subject to changes made by the presenter.
