One of the final projects that the choreographer Pina Bausch, who died in 2009, was involved in was her most ambitious: an unprecedented season of 10 back-to-back works created as she responded to cities and countries that she visited throughout her long career. The series will be performed in London before the Olympics.
In the first collaboration between Sadler’s Wells and the Barbican, the works will be staged in June and July 2012 as a highlight of the Cultural Olympiad. In the world of contemporary dance this is as big as it gets. It is a huge endeavour and something of a logistical nightmare, but Bausch’s death has proved a spur to making sure it happens.
Alistair Spalding, the chief executive and artistic director of Sadler’s Wells, said: “Both we and the company have used it as a motivator. We’ve been absolutely determined to make this season happen because, in our eyes, it was almost like it was her last wish.”
via Pina Bausch dance cycle to be staged as part of 2012 Cultural Olympiad | Stage | The Guardian
