DE / EN

  „Full force. Great.“
kino-zeit.de

„impressive documentary film
Süddeutsche Zeitung

„a profound insight into the massive cosmos of Pina Bausch“
AZ

DANCING PINA

documentary by Florian Heinzen-Ziob

Pina Bausch revolutionised modern dance with her choreography. But what remains of her legacy?

Two spectacular dance projects show how a young generation of dancers from all over the world is rediscovering Pina’s choreography: The Semperoper Ballet Company in Dresden is rehearsing Pina’s dance opera Iphigenia in Tauris, and dancers from all over Africa are rehearsing Pina’s ballet Le Sacre du Printemps at the École des Sables in Senegal.

A fascinating metamorphosis: while the dancers from street dance, classical ballet, traditional and modern African dance transform Pina’s work, Pina’s choreography transforms the dancers. Pina lives.

DANCING PINA – a visually intense and emotional journey into the world of modern dance and beyond.

TECHNICAL DETAILS

Genre: documentary
Length: 111 minutes
Year of production:
2022
Country of production:
Germany
Language: English, French, German, Portuguese
Subtitles:  English, French, German, Portuguese
Audioformat: 5.1 Dolby Surround

CREDITS

Production
Fontäne Filmproduktion
Florian Heinzen-Ziob und Georg Heinzen GbR

World Sales
New Docs

Distribution Germany
Mindjazz Pictures

Distribution France
Sophie Dulac Distribution

Writer, Editor, Director
FLORIAN HEINZEN-ZIOB
Production
FLORIAN HEINZEN-ZIOB & GEORG HEINZEN
Cinematographer
ENNO ENDLICHER
Editorial
CHRISTINA IRRGANG
Sound recording
ARMIN BADDE
Sounddesign
TIM ELZER
Sound mixing
KARL ATTLN
With
MALOU AIRAUDO, CLÉMENTINE DELUY, JOSEPHINE ANN ENDICOTT, JORGE PUERTA ARMENTA, DOMINIQUE MERCY, SANGEUN LEE, COURTNEY RICHARDSON, JULIAN AMIR LACEY, FRANCESCO PIO RICCI, GLORIA UGWARELOJO BIACHI, LUCIENE CABRAL, FRANNE CHRISTIE DOSSOU, TOM JULES SAMIE U.A.

With the choreographies by PINA BAUSCH

Funding
FILM- UND MEDIENSTIFTUNG NRW
KUNSTSTIFTUNG NRW
BKM

In cooperation with
Pina Bausch Foundation
Semperoper Dresden
École des Sables
Sadler’s Wells

Sponsored by
Toshiba
Icy Box

World Premiere
37. DOK.fest München / 6.5.2022, Munich, Germany

International Premiere
Sheffield DocFest / 24.6.2022, Sheffield, UK

Theatrical release
Germany, September 15. 2022
Austria, September 16. 2022
Switzerland, September 16. 2022
France, April 12. 2023

Awards
Prädikat „besonders wertvoll“ FBW
Vorauswahl Deutscher Filmpreis 2023
„Audience Award“ Free Zone Belgrade Human Rights FF
„Best Documentary in Music and Dance“ Master of Arts Film Festival, Bulgaria

„Best Dance Film“ Syndicat de la critique théâtre,
musique, danse, France

FESTIVALS

Dok/Fest München, DE, 2022
Sheffield Docfest, UK, 2022
Espoo Cine Filmfestival, Finnland, 2022
Fünf Seen Filmfestival, DE, 2022
Vancouver International Film Festival, Kanada, 2022
DocLisboa, Portugal, 2022
Kasseler Dokfest, DE, 2022
Kinofest Lünen, DE, 2022
Free Zone Belgrade Human Rights FF, Serbia 2022
FIPADOC, France, 2023
CPH:DOX, Denmark, 2023
Master of Arts Film Festival, Bulgaria, 2023
Salt Spring Film Festival, Canada, 2023
Montreal International Film Festival on Art, Canada, 2023
BAFICI, Argentina, 2023
Docaviv, Israel, 2023
Docs Against Gravity, Poland, 2023
Shanghai International Film Festival, China, 2023
Encounters, South Africa, 2023
MakeDox, Macedonia, 2023
FICFA, Canada, 2023
Oslo Pix, Norway, 2023
Beholders Film Festival, Netherlands, 2023
Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival, Brazil, 2023