Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made through links on this page. In , the dance world went through an annus horribilis with the death of not one but two giants of contemporary choreography.
Pina Bausch and Merce Cunningham passed away within a few weeks of each other. Five years later, the long-term outlook for the legacy each left behind is as strikingly contrasting as their artistry was when they were alive.
Following the detailed last wishes of its founder, whose works are like Zen koans of abstracted line and shape, the Merce Cunningham Dance Company gave its final bow in late As meticulously as she planned her elaborate, richly emotive dance theatre, Bausch left no such reassuring roadmap. Her death was so quick and unexpected that her company, Tanzteater Wuppertal, was on tour when it heard the news.
Pina changed the world of dance forever. She was like a magnet, pulling everyone in. Even after she is gone, her magnetic energy is so strong that it has kept us together. Your weekly guide to eating, listening, reading, watching, playing, learning and living well in the capital. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. A welcome email is on its way. If you don't see it, please check your junk folder.
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