To understand what I am saying, you have to believe that dance is something other than technique. We … - Pina Bausch

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Pina Bausch

To understand what I am saying, you have to believe that dance is something other than technique. We forget where the movements come from. They are born from life. When you create a new work, the point of departure must be contemporary life -- not existing forms of dance.

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