Café Müller / The Rite of Spring

Café Müller / The Rite of Spring

Dance, Theatre 17 – 20 Mar

Discover why the great Pina Bausch (1940–2009) inspires such devotion when her legendary company comes to New Zealand for the first time.

Her work has the scale of grand opera and the dream-quality of Fellini's films
The Independent
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Le Grand Continental®

Le Grand Continental®

Spectacular, Dance 26 Feb

A 30-minute dance spectacular performed by 150 volunteers aged between 10 and 75. Afterward, the crowd will be asked to join in for a giant freestyle dance party. 
Pina: A Film for Pina Bausch

Pina: A Film for Pina Bausch

Film, Dance 10 Nov

With camerawork “as sublime as the performances” (Time Out), Wim Wenders takes you on a sensual, visually stunning journey of discovery onto the stage with the Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch dance theatre company. 
Free
Dancing Dreams: In the Footsteps of Pina Bausch

Dancing Dreams: In the Footsteps of Pina Bausch

Film, Dance 28 Feb

A delightful study of amateurs giving their all, this documentary follows 40 students from high schools across Wuppertal as they prepare for a public performance of a Pina Bausch dance work.
Free
And the Ship Sails On

And the Ship Sails On

Film, Dance 06 Mar

Pina Bausch plays one of the passengers on a luxury liner shortly before WWI. From its bravura opening, in which sepia-tinted silent movie footage slowly acquires colour and sound, the film is a tour de force.

 
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Talk to Her

Talk to Her

Film, Dance 13 Mar

Pina Bausch appears as herself performing in Café Müller in Pedro Almodóvar’s typically unrestrained comedy-drama of obsession, moral jeopardy and sexual transgression.
NZ
Speed of Light

Speed of Light

Dance 26 – 28 Feb

These three contemporary dance classics showcase the energy, precision and charisma of the Royal New Zealand Ballet under the artistic leadership of Francesco Ventriglia.

 
Complexity of Belonging

Complexity of Belonging

Dance, Theatre 11 – 13 Mar

A daring and darkly humorous exploration of identity in the age of social media from two of dance and theatre’s most unflinching makers.
NZ
The Kiss Inside

The Kiss Inside

Dance 04 – 05 Mar

Douglas Wright has dug deeply into the human psyche and returned with a visual poem full of provocative images and exquisite movement — all to a soundtrack combining classical Sufi music, Patti Smith and JS Bach. 
Free
Do I Belong Here?

Do I Belong Here?

Artist Talk, Theatre 10 Mar

Chunky Move’s brilliant Complexity of Belonging explores identity inthe age of social media. Join Anouk van Dijk and some of the cast to discuss their extraordinary work.

Free
Dancing for Your Life

Dancing for Your Life

Dance, Artist Talk 18 Mar

Meet members of the original Café Müller cast. Find out what it is like to dance with Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch, and to have worked with the late, great dance icon herself.