Café Müller

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Never before seen in Australia, Café Müller is one of the most iconic works of Pina Bausch’s extraordinary repertoire and one of the most influential dance pieces of the 20th century. 

In this intimate work, a sleepwalking woman staggers, arms outstretched, through a dark, cramped café. Amid the plaintive swell of Henry Purcell’s greatest arias, a cast of devastated characters plays out a litany of tender cruelties as they lift, drop and chase each other in a feedback loop of perpetual disappointment. 

Combining the brilliance of the legendary German choreographer with the beauty of Purcell’s arias, the masterpiece has its Australian premiere. 

“The way it gets to the core of love and loss – I just don’t know a single film that has been able to come remotely close to that. It shows me more about men and women than the whole history of cinema.” Wim Wenders 

Café Müller can be purchased as a single ticket or experienced as part of Tanztheater Wuppertal + Terrain’s triptych of groundbreaking works dedicated to love and desire Club Amour. 

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A piece by Pina Bausch
Direction and Choreography Pina Bausch
Set Design and Costumes Rolf Borzik
Music Henry Purcell
Rehearsal Direction Barbara Kaufmann
With 
Naomi Brito / Taylor Drury, Emily Castelli / Tsai-Chin Yu, Maria Giovanna
Delle Donne / Tsai Wei Tien, Çağdaş Ermiş / Nicola Losada, Alexander
López Guerra, Reginald Lefebvre / Frank Willens

Image Credit: Oliver Look. Image courtesy of Berliner Festspiele.

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