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Café Müller / The Rite of Spring
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| Venue |
St James Theatre (1930-), Te Aro, Wellington, New Zealand |
| Umbrella Event |
New Zealand Festival 2016 |
| First Date |
17 March 2016 |
| Opening Date |
17 March 2016 |
| Last Date |
20 March 2016 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Professional |
| World Premiere |
No |
| Description |
Set to the music of Henry Purcell, the first half of this "astonishing pairing" (The Guardian) is Café Müller, a take on Bausch's recurring theme of strained relationships that is quieter and more intimate than the work that follows. It was inspired by memories of the café her parents owned when she was a child, and excerpts from it featured in Pedro Almodóvar's 2002 film Talk to Her, which you can also see as part of the Festival's Bausch season. According to choreographer Matthew Bourne, the second half of this pairing is "the only true masterpiece" ever set to Stravinsky's 1913 The Rite of Spring ballet score. In Bausch's hands, the music soundtracks a spectacular study in primitivism, with the sexes confronting each other on a stage covered in soil and the 29 dancers streaked with sweat and dirt by the end of their performance. |
| Description Source |
Programme |
| Primary Genre |
Dance
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| Secondary Genre |
Dance Theatre
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| Text Nationality |
Germany
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| Production Nationality |
Germany
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| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Source |
| Source |
Description |
| Programme |
2016 New Zealand Festival programme |
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| Event Identifier |
156190 |
| Dataset |
AusStage |
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