Israel / 2006 / 52mins / English / Chinese subtitles

Pina Bausch (1940-2009), one of the world’s most influential choreographers, passed away at the age of 68. Her impact on contemporary dance scenes is incalculable, and her visionary work as dancer, choreographer and creator of Tanztheater – the union of dance and theatrical methods of stage performance creating a new, unique dance form – helped redefine modern dance for audiences and won a growing and enthusiastic fan base worldwide. Filmed in Paris in 2002 when Bausch and Yanor first met, and in Wuppertal, Germany in 2005, hometown of Pina Bausch and her company, Coffee With Pina is a film between a documentary and video/art, an intimate dialogue with Pina Bausch. Isreali director Lee Yanor gave freedom to her intuitions and visual associations and created a film which can be best described as ‘filmed photographs’. Intimate moments in Pina’s universe in the studio are mixed with footage of the performances Aguá and Rough Cut. Jumping Frames™ 2008 has present Coffee With Pina as opening film.

The film is a selection of Jerusalem Film Festival 2006, 25^th International Festival on Films on Arts Montreal 2007 and Centre Pompidou Films de Danse.