Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch Tickets

Not much dance, no story line. Fans of pina before!

Great show! It’s the kind of spectacle I’ve been waiting for decades. Full of raw energies and artistic corporal expressions. Excellent!!

This was the worst performance I have ever watched. It was boring and senseless and I had a hard time staying to the end. It is a bunch of strange movements and I feel sad that I invested my time and money into this. If I can I would give them -10 for their performance. Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch's place is definitely not at the National Arts Centre. Very disappointing.

The works are unique and will be eternal just like the music supporting the pieces (Purcell and Stravinsky).

Vollmond, the dance-theatre, by Pina Bausch at the NAC was strange, unique, thrilling and yet thoughtful. A dozen impressive dancers presented an amazing spectacle in gorgeous simplicity. Ditta Miranda Jasjfi, Azusa Seyama, Fernando Suels Mendoza, Pablo Aran Gimeno, Rainer Behr, Silvia Farias Heredia, Dominique Mercy, Nazareth Panadero, Helena Pikon, Jorge Puerta Armenta, Julie Anne Stanzak, and Michael Strecker took the audience into an untidy, unpredictable, shameless, and emotionally dark world of love which is full of chaos, conflict and confusion but also transient thought. A door into the audience's imagination was unlocked when male-female interaction got inimitable, compelling, and far from innocent … the flow of dancers' bodies, like thunder, shifts between violence and passion, coldness and desire, between tears and laughter and between despair and pleasure. The effects were astonishing and breathtaking - every single spectator drifted into his own world of imagination. Fascinating body movements balanced perfectly with humor, skepticism and sarcasm. For example, Nazareth Panadero's monolog; in a smoky voice she innocently asked “What is better – one big love or just a little love every day”. Or Helena Pikon’s role of a typical female who is contradicting her “nature” in a sexy way by squeezing lemon juice over herself before provocatively declaring “I’m a little bit sour”. How love can be cruel and blind was shown when a woman treated a man like a piece of furniture, a chair, literally resting in a man’s lap; how sexuality can be “used” to teach a painful life lesson or as a game to beat a personal time record or perhaps even set a Guinness record was illustrated when Azusa Seyama tried to teach two guys to unhook her bra at the speed of light. Her dissatisfaction was expressed in two forms: the dismissal of a slow “student’ and by the challenging statement “Girls don’t like to wait.” As if such drama was not enough to keep the audience in denial of reality, Pina Bausch “crushed” any hopes by bringing water to the audience's attention. Water, a symbol of life, is another paradox as it can be soft like a lover’s whisper but powerful enough to crush a rock. Bausch’s statement was simple - nothing is long-lasting, neither love nor life. After two-and-a-half hours something was unlocked – what is endless? Should be a must-see for people of all ages.

I love this troupe !!! I followed their career with immense joy , curiosity and envy . The dancing actors are unique , athletic, expressive and so very talented . Of course they are in the foot steps of one of the greatest modern choreographers, but they are all , all of them remarkable artists within their own rights . And the title , Full-moon was yet another great idea to describe through divine music extraordinary body movements and lunar decor , people , romantic relationships and the tides they are going through. Lovers are driven to extreme , ecstasy, despair or absurd , but love ultimately triumphs, and the dancing play leaves you moved hopefu and wanting for more. The time changed dimendions and it flew way too fast. l

Expectations were high. Disappointment was higher, as I did not have an interpreter to explain what all that splashing in the water meant. The "Taenzer" or dancers did a lot of walking, swimming and splashing, but very little "tanzen".