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Nelken review " new generation restores the bloom of Pina Bausch's classic

by David Jays

Sadler's Wells, LondonOn a stage covered in thousands of silk carnations, a beguiling cast of 20 explore fear, fun, control, bunny-hopping and onions, ending ultimately in hope Nelken was a brave piece of programming for Valentine's Day. The choreographer Pina Bausch famously dug into traumatic relations between the sexes, but although this 1982 work goes to some dark places, it's festooned in flowers and ends in som…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 5:32am on February 16, 2024