Every choreographer, company, and work on Ballet Modern tagged Germany. Browse all tags →
The founder of Tanztheater - dance as raw emotional theatre
The choreographer who invented Tanztheater and remains one of the most influential figures in the history of contemporary dance.
Deconstructing the classical vocabulary from within
The American choreographer who took classical ballet apart and rebuilt it as something faster, off-center, and unmistakably contemporary.
William Forsythe, 1984 - ballet that interrupts itself
William Forsythe's first major work as director of Ballett Frankfurt interrupts its own choreography with spoken text, sudden blackouts, and a curtain that crashes down mid-phrase.
Pina Bausch, 1978 - a stage of chairs, eyes closed against memory
Pina Bausch's own semi-autobiographical piece, danced with eyes closed through a stage cluttered with chairs, later made famous worldwide by a film excerpt.
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