repetition is not repetition
repetition is not repetition. the same action makes you feel something completely different by the end. i repeat something and after three times, the person should react. [pina bausch]
i had the opportunity to see pina bausch’s iconic work café müller during the 27th istanbul theatre festival in 2024 and it was quiet a philosophical experience, one that stayed with me long after.
and today i came across a documentary called a breath with pina bausch on youtube. the film documents her time in istanbul and offers insight into her creative process while working on nefés (breath). the piece was developed after bausch visited istanbul in 2002, when she spent three weeks in the city with her dance company and was performed in 2003 as part of the istanbul theatre festival.
i’m questioning why i had no idea about this piece of hers, so i wanted to share it here, in case others might have missed it as well.