Pina(2011)

Poster of Pina

Synopsis

Homage to late choreographer Pina Bausch (1940-2009), a leading influence in the development of the Tanztheater style of dance. Bausch was the artistic head of Tanztheater Wuppertal, a German group that fuses modern dance with theatrical flourishes into a kind of hybrid art form. Lewis Segal, former Times dance critic, said that "it is limiting to call her a choreographer; she liked the term 'dance theater.' She was important because she thought everything belonged together -- speech, movement, design, commenting on the audience."
Homage to late choreographer Pina Bausch (1940-2009), a leading influence in the development of the Tanztheater style of dance. Bausch was the artistic head of Tanztheater Wuppertal, a German group that fuses modern dance with theatrical …
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In Theaters

  • December 23, 2011

MPAA Rating

PG (for for some sensuality/partial nudity and smoking)

Genres

Biopic, Musical/Performing Arts, Documentary, Foreign

Run Time

1 hour 46 minutes

Distributors

Sundance Selects

Box Office

$3,504,368

Directors

Wim Wenders

Director