== Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch ==In 1972, Bausch started as artistic director of the Wuppertal Opera ballet, which was later renamed as the "Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch" (de), run as an independent company.
V New Yorku je nastopala s plesnim ansamblom Paul Sanasardo in Donya Feuer ter postala članica Metropolitan Opera Ballet Company.