An exhilerating ballet by the possessed First Night: Pina Bausch, Sadlers Wells, London

From: The Independent - London | Date: January 28, 1999| Author: John Percival | Copyright information

YOU WANT Tchaikovsky and ballet shoes? Pina Bausch's Viktor has them, at least for a few moments, although she deflates the effect by having the dancer wrap raw steak round her toes before tying on her slippers. And for the most part, Bausch is more inclined to trust the famous potency of cheap music.

Something unexpected always comes up, however familiar with her methods you become. More than a big laugh is intended (although she gets that, too) when one of her women comes forward and...

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