"Restaging a Pina Bausch work is no simple process. On top of the months of rehearsal, countless hours of organisation and administration must take place behind-the-scenes to bring her choreography to life on stage. But throw in a transnational, multi- institution collaboration, as well as a global pandemic, and the task becomes near impossible. Yet, despite everything, Pina Bausch’s irreverent das Frühlingsopfer (The Rite of Spring, 1975), will be making its way to Australia next year for the Adelaide Festival, with one of Pina’s original dancers at the helm... Those responsible for keeping Bausch’s legacy alive take the work seriously, and refuse to settle for any less than Pina’s vision. “It’s about meaning. The work means something to me...And that meaning will connect to the audience, and take flame and make a fire among them. It can bring back a fire to the world.”