Pina Bausch

German dancer, choreographer, dance teacher and ballet director (1940–2009)

July 27, 1940Born

June 30, 2009Died

GermanyCitizenship

SolingenPlace of birth

Facts

Born: July 27, 1940
Died: June 30, 2009
Citizenship: Germany
Place of birth: Solingen
Place of death: Wuppertal
Occupations: ballet director, university teacher, choreographer, film director, screenwriter, actor, director, dancer, ballet dancer, ballet master
Awards: Knight of the Legion of Honour, Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Deutscher Tanzpreis, Ring of Honour of the City of Wuppertal, Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres, Commander of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order, Pour le Mérite, Goethe Prize of the City of Frankfurt, Musikpreis der Stadt Duisburg