Wuppertal Dance Theater

Corner of Osh-Cloves

The most famous work of groundbreaking choreographer Pina Bausch, a timeless and beautiful classic that captivates audiences to this day. On a breathtaking carpet of moving carnations, the company's dancers tell stories that are sometimes amusing, even childish, but beneath the surface, struggles for power and control and dark charges of anxiety simmer. "Beautiful, entertaining, disturbing and always fascinating, Pina Bausch's Carnations challenges...

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The most well-known work of groundbreaking choreographer Pina Bausch, a timeless and beautiful classic that captivates audiences to this day.

On a breathtaking carpet of carnation flowers, the troupe’s dancers move, telling sometimes amusing, even childish, stories, but beneath the surface, struggles for power and control and dark charges of anxiety simmer.

“Beautiful, entertaining, disturbing and always fascinating, Pina Bausch’s Carnations challenges every convention and expectation”
(Greg Elliott Indaily 2016)

“Pina Bausch showed us how to overcome our fears and not feel trapped in our bodies. She taught us what freedom is… and how to discover the language hidden within us” (Wim Wenders, filmmaker of the film Pina)

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