Each day will begin with a warm-up designed to support the physical and aesthetic demands of the repertory.

• Day 1 will focus on repertory and theatrical tasks drawn from Palermo, Palermo.
• Day 2 will continue developing movement and tasks from Palermo, Palermo, and may include additional dance-theater elements such as vocal work and theatrical excerpts that challenge both voice and personality. There will be a short lunch break.

The workshop will conclude with a review and informal sharing of the material learned throughout the two days.

Pina Bausch Repertory Labs are taught by long-standing members of Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch, in invitation and alignment with the Pina Bausch Foundation, and are designed to share Pina’s work and creative process in an intimate, rich, and embodied way.
More information about the life and work of Pina Bausch can be found at www.pinabausch.org.


Workshop info:
Friday March 27 6-9pm
6-6:30 warmup
6:45-9 Pina Bausch Repertory

Saturday March 28 11-4pm
11-11:45 warmup
11:45-1 Pina Bausch Repertory
1-1:30 lunch
1:30-3 Pina Bausch Repertory & Dance theater techniques
(short break)
3-4 Review of all material/informal sharing, Q&A

*Participants are encouraged to bring heels or dress shoes, and a skirt or dress they can move in, if desired.

Stephanie Troyak was a member with Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch from 2016-2021. During her 5 seasons there, she performed 14 works by Pina Bausch and performed in new creations with Alan Lucien Øyen, Dimitris Pappaianou, & Rainer Behr. For her role as Anna in Pina Bausch’s “Seven Deadly Sins” she was nominated for Germany’s prestigious Theater Prize “Der Faust” for Best Dancer. She received a BFA in Dance from NYU, and is currently based in New York City. She danced with Gallim and the Batsheva Ensemble before joining Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch for 5 seasons. Since then, Stephanie has performed in Bobbi Jene Smith’s “Broken Theater,” Punchdrunk’s “Sleep No More,” Melanie Laurent’s “Eugenie’s Tears” and will be starring in Maggie Gyllenhaal’s “The Bride.” She returned to Tanztheater Wuppertal as a guest in 2025 to revive her role as Anna in “The Seven Deadly Sins.” Stephanie creates and teaches master classes around the globe, including USC, NYU, Wayne State University, The Joffrey School, Sam Houston, San Jacinto and more. Most recently she created for Marymount Manhattan University and staged Pina Bausch Repertory for Barnard College. She has taught Pina Bausch workshop & residencies at USC, Colburn University, Northwestern, Marymount Manhattan, LaGuardia High School for the Performing Arts, and NYU. She is a Dance Magazine 25 to Watch, YoungArts Winner in Dance & U.S. Presidential Scholar in the Arts finalist.