Against a minimalist background of billowing white fabric, ¡°Sweet Mambo¡± unfolds as a series of contrasting vignettes probing the emotional impact of building and losing interpersonal relationships.
One of the last works of neo-expressionist dance legend Pina Bausch, ¡°Sweet Mambo¡± is still performed by seven of the nine dancers who originally danced at the 2008 premiere. She passed away suddenly a year later. The production will have its long-awaited Japan premiere in , closing a 32-year gap since Bausch¡¯s Tanztheater Wuppertal company performed in the city.
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