

Pina is a feature-length dance film in 3D with the ensemble of the Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch, featuring the unique and inspiring art of the great German choreographer, who died in the summer of 2009.
Direction
Wenders waited 20 years for 3D tech worthy of Pina's vision.
Cinematography
Dancers erupt from industrial Wuppertal — concrete vs. flesh.
Production
Shot after Bausch's death; the company dances their own elegy.

Director
Wim Wenders
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Wenders nearly abandoned the project after Bausch's cancer diagnosis; her dancers convinced him to continue filming their tribute to her.
Pina Bausch invented Tanztheater — a revolution that merged German expressionism with raw, pedestrian movement and changed contemporary dance forever.