Ursula Kaufmann

photography

1946 Born in Essen Industrial business management
Since 1984 dance and ballet photography

Selected Exhibitions

1995 Aalto Theatre, Essen
1998 Theatre Museum Düsseldorf
2000 EXPO 2000, Hanover
2003 Academy of the Arts, Berlin
2004/2007 “Pixel Project Ruhrgebiet” Science Park Gelsenkirchen
2004 Folkwang Hochschule, Essen
2006 Goethe Institute Kyoto 2006, Germany in Japan
2007 tanzhaus nrw, Düsseldorf 2008 Amory Hall, New York

Selected Publications

1998 NUR DU. Ursula Kaufmann fotografiert Pina Bausch und das Tanztheater Wuppertal (“Only you: Ursula Kaufmann photographs Pina Bausch and the Dance Theatre Wuppertal”), Müller + Busmann
1999 Tanztheater heute. Dreißig Jahre deutsche Tanzgeschichte (“Dance theatre today: Thirty years of german dance”), catalogue of the exhibition of the Goethe Institute, Kallmeyer
2000 Tanz-Lese, Eine Geschichte des Tanzes in Essen (“Dance reading: A history of dance in Essen”), Klartextverlag
2001 Frauen sehen Frauen (Women see women”), Schirmer Mosel
2002 Ursula Kaufmann fotografiert Pina Bausch und das Tanztheater Wuppertal (“Ursula Kaufmann photographs Pina Bausch and the Dance Theatre Wuppertal”), Müller+Busmann Tanzgeschichte des 20. Jahrhunderts (“History of dance in the 20th century”), Henschel
2003 Ruhrstadt - Die andere Metropole (Ruhrstadt: The other metropolis”), Klartextverlag
2005 Getanzte Augenblicke - Ursula Kaufmann fotografiert Pina Bausch und das Tanztheater Wuppertal (“Danced moments: Ursula Kaufmann photographs Pina Bausch and the Dance Theatre Wuppertal), Müller Busmann

Ursula Kaufmann’s home is the world of dance theatre. She is not only interested in the technology of dance; she also wants to understand the interior life of the dancer. Kaufmann usually takes the photographs during dress rehearsals. Assuming the perspective of the audience, she finds a place in the centre of the auditorium and remains there until the end of the performance.

Ursula Kaufmann on her work: “My photographs are neither documents nor independent works of art. I select photos from the many I take that I believe best capture a piece’s meaning.

Website
http://www.ursulakaufmann.de/



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