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Tanztheater Wuppertal Philippine "Pina" Bausch (27 July 1940 – 30 June 2009) was a German dancer and choreographer who was a significant contributor to a neo-expressionist dance tradition now known as . Bausch's approach was noted for a stylised blend of dance move ...

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Pina Bausch Philippine "Pina" Bausch (27 July 1940 – 30 June 2009) was a German dancer and choreographer who was a significant contributor to a neo-expressionist dance tradition now known as . Bausch's approach was noted for a stylised blend of dance move ...

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Biography

Dominique Mercy received his education in classical dance. After a stay in the United States, he met

(1940-2009) in 1972. She invited him to join her recently created

contemporary dance Contemporary dance is a genre of Concert dance, dance performance that developed during the mid-twentieth century and has since grown to become one of the dominant genres for formally trained dancers throughout the world, with particularly stron ...

company in

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, with which he has remained since 1974. He co-created some of the dance corps choreography and pieces. He became one of the most famous contemporary dancer and received a

Bessie Award The New York Dance and Performance Awards, also known as the Bessie Awards, are awarded annually for exceptional achievement by independent dance artists presenting their work in New York City. The broad categories of the awards are: choreography, ...

in 2002 for his performance in ''Masurca Fogo''. Together with Bausch's assistant Robert Sturm, he was elected unanimously by the ensemble in place of Pina Bausch in October 2009.

Major choreographies

As interpreter

* 1974: ''

Iphigénie en Tauride ''Iphigénie en Tauride'' (, ''Iphigenia in Tauris'') is a 1779 opera by Christoph Willibald Gluck in four acts. It was his fifth opera for the French stage. The libretto was written by Nicolas-François Guillard. With ''Iphigénie,'' Gluck too ...

'' * 1975: ''

Orfeo ed Euridice (; French: '; English: ''Orpheus and Eurydice'') is an opera composed by Christoph Willibald Gluck, based on the myth of Orpheus and set to a libretto by Ranieri de' Calzabigi. It belongs to the genre of the '' azione teatrale'', meaning an ...

'' * 1978: ''

Café Müller ''Café Müller'' is a dance choreographed by Pina Bausch set to the music of Henry Purcell. It has been performed regularly since its creation in May 1978, and in May 1985 the dance was performed and filmed at the Opernhaus Wuppertal, and broa ...

'' * 1980: ''Bandoneon'' * 1983: '' Nelken'' - ''Carnations'' * 1989: '' Palermo, Palermo'' * 1995: ''Danzón'' * 1997: ''Der Fensterputzer'' - ''The Window Cleaner'' * 1998: '' Masurca Fogo'' * 1999: ''Petit psaume du matin'' (Little morning psalm) written for Dominique Mercy by Josef Nadj.

As choreographer

assistant for a major part of the creations since 1974. * 2000: ''Ça ira mieux demain'' written for

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Documentary film

*''Dominique Mercy dances Pina Bausch'' by Régis Obadia, France, 2003, 52 min., producer''Cafe Müller''

References

External links

Dominique Mercy's homepage

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