Imagine performing in the same dance work 45 years apart? Go behind the scenes of Pina Bausch’s Kontakthof Echoes of ’78. | Sadler's Wells

Mural at Kohlenstrasse 73, Wuppertal (Germany) A portrait–tribute to Pina Bausch, a fundamental figure in contemporary dance-theatre and the soul of this city. With this piece, we aimed to capture movement and let it expand from the body into the space and the architecture, as if the city itself could dance. Heartfelt thanks to @wupperone_929 @wuppertal_tanzt @urbaner_kunstraum_wuppertal for making this project possible, to all the neighbors of the district for their daily warmth, and to Welteke

Watch one of today's most famous and most arresting contemporary ballets: Pina Bausch's The Rite of Spring, set to Stravinsky's music. Here's a snippet from a 2011 performance with Ruth Cruz Amarante as the chosen one. https://bit.ly/48d8MSy | medici.tv