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Bausch a box office hit for Adelaide Festival

Audience demand has ensured the late choreographer’s work is the fastest selling dance production in Adelaide Festival’s history.

27 Nov 2015

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The Australian premiere of Nelken (‘Carnations’) by acclaimed choreographer Pina Bausch has generated significant box office income for the 2016 Adelaide Festival of Arts.

One of the first dance performances to combine with drama, theatricality and voice, Nelken debuted in West Germany in 1982, the same year Adelaide Festival first introduced Bausch to Australian audiences.

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