A sad email:
This morning, the dance community lost one of its legends. Pina Bausch passed away at the age of 68 in Wuppertal, Germany. A pioneer of the neo-expressionist form Tanztheater, Bausch created
over 40 full-length pieces for her company Tanztheater Wuppertal
Pina Bausch. Janice Steinberg wrote in the November, 2008 Dance Magazine, “Her passionate fans applauded the work’s courage, visual genius, and life force.”
Today in hiphop we paid homage to MJ by warming up to a mix of his musical genius. He is one man that will surely not be forgotten.
This week seems filled with deaths and births. I must remind myself that for every death there is a world of memories, joyful images and conversations to recollect. For every death there was a birth, and a life spent in celebration and honor of the ones who made that birth possible. I celebrate the ones who made my birth possible.
I’ve found myself in a place where the reality of a lifespan has come into view. The importance of family has become crushingly vivid to me. I reside in this tenuous garden where there is always growth and decay. –Lisa Race
Prayers for the families of those who have made the transition from life to that which come after. Prayers of strength, comfort, love, hope and understanding. and Peace.
