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Pina's Birth
In Solingen, Germany -
Pina begins her dance studies
Pina studies under Kurt Jooss at Folkwang School in Essen -
Graduation at Folkwang School in Essen
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Juilliard
Pina was awarded with a scholarship of the German Academical Exchange Service (DAAD) to continue her studies of dance in the United States at Juilliard -
Dance Company Paul Sanasardo and Donya Feuer
Pina supported herself financially in New York by becoming a member in the Dance Company Paul Sanasardo and Donya Feuer -
Metropolitan Opera in New York
Pina was a dancer at Metropolitan Opera in New York under the direction of Antony Tudor and at New American Ballet Working with Paul Taylor -
Returns to Germany
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First Choreographies
Fragment, created for Folkwang Ballett, music by Béla Bartók. -
New Responsibility
Artistic director, choreographer and dancer of Folkwang Ballet newly founded by Kurt Jooss -
Return to New York
Guest teacher for modern dance, guest soloist and choreographer at Dance Company Paul Sanasardo -
New Direction
Intendant Arno Wüstenhöfer, general director of Wuppertaler Bühnen engages Pina Bausch as director and choreographer of the Ballet Company which was named Wuppertaler Tanztheater and later changed into Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch -
New Works of Dance
IPHIGENIE AUF TAURIS, Dance-opera by Pina Bausch (music: Christoph W.Gluck)
ICH BRING DICH UM DIE ECKE (Ill Do You In), by Pina Bausch pop-music work
ADAGIO - FÜNF LIEDER VON GUSTAV MAHLER, by Pina Bausch -
Movie performance
Performs in Federico Fellinis film E la nave va -
Head Director
Becomes director of “Folkwang Tanzstudio” -
Film Director
Filming of The Plaint Of The Emperess directed by Pina Bausch -
Pina's Death
Pina died in 2009 in Wuppertal