Pina Bausch’s Dancers, Keeping Her Work Alive

“The detail and complexity of Bausch’s work were such that, whenever a production was revived, it required months of preparation from her. Yet Robert Sturm, who had for 10 years worked alongside Bausch as assistant director, felt they had to find a way of keeping the company going. ‘Pina fought hard to bring this kind of work to Wuppertal – I know she didn’t want it to disappear’.”