In and Out of Control

Stripping down society s layers with Bausch collaborator Lutz Förster Artistic director of Pina Bausch s prestigious Tanztheater Wuppertal dance company Lutz Förster tests the limits of control in a film by Emir Eralp. Below, the director recalls the ins and outs of their theatrical collaboration: Förster is a legendary performer with an uncanny ability to take on a personality. He portrays a strong character effortlessly with elegance and precision of movement. To me it seems that control is a very important part of life in the twentyfirst century, both on a global and personal level. In and Out of Control represents the breakdown of a man who is used to commanding the lives of everyone around him. When developing the character, my chief question was one that William Burroughs put best: Is control controlled by its need to control