One Day I Asked Pina, Doc. Film on Choreographer Pina Bausch's Works

The German born Bausch (1940-09) created a monumental impact on modern dance, performance art & German Expressionism.  The doc. "One Day I Asked Pina" follows her dance troupe of 10 yrs. for 5 years on an European tour.  Her troupe was comprised of 26 dancers she selected which represented 13 different nationalities.  Bausch has received numerous int'l honors: Laurence Olivier Award, Kyoto Prize, Goethe Prize, Praemium Imperiale, just to list a few.  While her works are world renown, Bausch remained an elusive and enigmatic figure.  Bausch's presence is minimal in the film.  Her astonishing dances retain central focus.  The originality of her creations mystify the lines between dance and theatre with a robust intensity.  The dances provoke a strong response of abhorance or intrigue.  Nothing is mundane or passive.  Her dancers were able to personify music & emotions.  Dir. Robert Brook in his TIGHT ROPE doc. film defined acting as capturing what is real and the joy essential for connecting the body & imagination.  Bausch asked her dancers to explain love?'  Some said: "love comes & goes, love ends, love is a fairy tale, love ends in failure but you try again."  This riveting doc. captures all these feelings through dance.  Her work presents dance in a way that blends  movement, touch & life.  "One Day I asked Pina," shows the work of an exceptionally original artist in the dance world developed a real connection with dance to the world