"Legendary German choreographer Pina Bausch once famously said she was less interested in how people move than she was in what moves them. It is this idea that lies at the heart of Sweet Mambo, Bausch's beautiful, emotionally intense penultimate work, which debuted in 2008 but has taken nearly 20 years to make its debut on the London stage this week. Created in the final two years of Bausch's life, Sweet Mambo continues to build on her key recurring themes of desire, devotion, submission, power and melancholy, making it both a culmination and a continuation of her artistic legacy."
"It is characterised by its emphasis on expression of emotion over form, and combines elements of dance, everyday movement, theatre, speech and music with unusual props or set design. It enjoyed a revival during the social upheaval of the 1970s as a radical departure from the strictures of classical dance and has remained popular ever since. There is little by way of linear storytelling in Tanztheater. Instead, it portrays experiences or reminds the audience of physical or emotional sensations that resonate with their personal memories."
Pina Bausch's Sweet Mambo is an emotionally intense penultimate work created during the final two years of her life and premiered in 2008 but reaches London nearly 20 years later. The piece continues Bausch's recurring investigations of desire, devotion, submission, power and melancholy. The work belongs to Tanztheater, an expressionist dance-theatre form that emphasizes emotion over classical technique and blends dance, everyday movement, theatre, speech and music. The Sadler's Wells production features a minimalist, dramatic set by long-term collaborator Peter Pabst, where diaphanous white drapes evolve to become functional scenic elements during the performance.
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