John Giffin

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1973	begin of collaboration with Pina Bausch

Piece	Fritz
Date	5 January 1974
Venue	Opernhaus Wuppertal Wuppertal Germany

Choreografische Assistenz	Hans Pop
Dance	Carlos Orta Man
	Catherine Denisot Girl with long arms
	Charlotte Butler Grandmother
	Dominique Mercy Man in shirt
	Ed Kortlandt Man-woman
	Gabriel Sala Headless man
	Heinz Samm Fat man
	Jan Minařík Father
	John Giffin Henchman I
	João Penalva Henchman II
	Malou Airaudo Mother
	Marlis Alt Fritz
	Monika Sagon Frau Männerkopf
	Monika Wacker Lady with umbrella
	Riitta Laurikainen Bald woman
	Tjitske Broersma Woman in black furs
	Vivienne Newport Girl
	Wolf-Werner Wolf Face
Stagehand	Helmut Kühne
Lighting	Hans-Joachim Deinert
Make-up	Heinz Dildey
Sound	Horst Kersten
Artistic director	Pina Bausch
Ballet master	Hans-Dieter Klos
Repetition	Werner Precht
Technical direction	Rolf Bachmann
Stage manager	Werner Hartkopf
Source of cast	Evening leaflet for “Fritz” by Pina Bausch, “Rodeo” by Agnes de Mille and “The green Table” by Kurt Jooss in in Wuppertal, Jan. 5, 1974

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Piece	Zwei Krawatten
Date	31 May 1974
Venue	Opernhaus Wuppertal Wuppertal Germany

Choreografische Assistenz	Carlos Orta
	Hans-Dieter Klos
Dance	Carlos Orta
	Charlotte Butler
	Colleen Finneran-Meessmann
	Heinz Samm
	Horst Libell
	John Giffin
	Josephine Ann Endicott
	Monika Sagon
Actor	Adalbert Stamborski Neighbour, Reporter (man), Waiter
	Christian Pätzold 1st man, Bar client
	Ernst Irrländer Train supervisor
	Günter Zulla 2nd man, Advokat
	Heiner Stadelmann 3rd man, Charles
	Heinz Voss Bannermann
	Helmut Wiedermann 1. Kontrolleur, Bar owner
	Herbert Temme Ticket controller, Waiter
	Inga Abel Apprentice sailor, Reporter (women)
	Malte Horstmann Naval officer, Reporter (man)
	Marianne Molitor Reporter (women)
	Roland Kenda Jean
	Ursula von Reibnitz Ms. Robinson
	Viola Sauer Lady
	Vita Kowala Trude
	Vérénice Rudolph Mabel
	Walter Orth Senator
	Werner Precht Pianist
	Wolfgang Schmidtholstein 4th man, Ballgast
Musician	Alfred Sallmon
	Bernt Laukamp
	Bob Huguenin
	Eddi Kannengießer
	Freddy Arenz
	Hans Lippok
	Heinz Kienitz
	Klaus Morschel
	Peter Grützner
	Theo Kierdorf
	Walter Schmidt-Binge
	Wolfgang Maus
Special performer	John Giffin
Stagehand	Helmut Kühne
Lighting	Hans-Joachim Deinert
Make-up	Heinz Dildey
Sound	Horst Kersten
Souffleuse	Else Hildesheim
Theaterkorrepetition	Josander Amann
Assistant	Frank-Bernd Gottschalk
	Hans Pop
	John Giffin
	Willi Händler
Stage manager	Herbert Görsch
Source of cast	Booklet for “Zwei Krawatten” by Pina Bausch with Sinfonieorchester Wuppertal in in Wuppertal, May 31, 1974
	Evening leaflet for “Zwei Krawatten” by Pina Bausch with Sinfonieorchester Wuppertal in in Wuppertal, May 31, 1974

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Piece	Bluebeard. While Listening to a Tape Recording of Béla Bartók's Opera "Duke Bluebeard's Castle"
Date	8 January 1977
Venue	Opernhaus Wuppertal Wuppertal Germany

Dance	Anne Marie Benati
	Arnaldo Alvarez
	Barbara Passow-Diekamp
	Colleen Finneran-Meessmann
	Ed Kortlandt
	Elisabeth Clarke
	Esco Edmondson
	Fernando Cortizo
	Guy Detot
	Hans Pop
	Heinz Samm
	Hiltrud Blanck
	Jan Minařík Bluebeard
	John Giffin
	Josephine Ann Endicott
	Luis P. Layag
	Mari Di Lena
	Marion Cito
	Marlis Alt Judith
	Michael Diekamp
	Monika Sagon
	Monika Wacker
	Tjitske Broersma
	Vivienne Newport
	Yolanda Meier
Stagehand	Josef Lindler
Lighting	Hans-Joachim Deinert
Make-up	Heinz Dildey
Sound	Horst Kersten
Costume assistant	Ortrud Himmelreich
Ballet master	Egbert Strolka
Ballettkorrepetition	Werner Precht
Technical direction	Rolf Bachmann
Workshop management	Leo Haase
Stage manager	Herbert Görsch
Props	Günther Fränzel
Source of cast	Booklet for “Bluebeard. While Listening to a Tape Recording of Béla Bartók's Opera "Duke Bluebeard's Castle"” by Pina Bausch in in Wuppertal, Jan. 8, 1977

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Piece	Come Dance With Me
Date	26 May 1977
Venue	Opernhaus Wuppertal Wuppertal Germany

Dance	Anne Marie Benati
	Arnaldo Alvarez
	Barbara Passow-Diekamp
	Colleen Finneran-Meessmann
	Ed Kortlandt
	Elisabeth Clarke
	Esco Edmondson
	Fernando Cortizo
	Gisbert Rüschkamp
	Guy Detot
	Hans Pop
	Heinz Samm
	Hiltrud Blanck
	Jan Minařík
	John Giffin
	Josephine Ann Endicott
	Luis P. Layag
	Mari Di Lena
	Marion Cito
	Monika Sagon
	Monika Wacker
	Tjitske Broersma
	Vivienne Newport
	Yolanda Meier
Stagehand	Paul Aron
Lighting	Hans-Joachim Deinert
Make-up	Heinz Dildey
Sound	Horst Kersten
Costume assistant	Ortrud Himmelreich
Ballet master	Egbert Strolka
Ballettkorrepetition	Werner Precht
Technical direction	Rolf Bachmann
Workshop management	Leo Haase
Stage manager	Herbert Görsch
Props	Günther Fränzel
Source of cast	Evening leaflet for “Come Dance With Me” by Pina Bausch in in Wuppertal, May 26, 1977

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Piece	Renate wandert aus (Renate Emigrates)
Date	30 December 1977
Venue	Opernhaus Wuppertal Wuppertal Germany

Dance	Anne Marie Benati
	Arnaldo Alvarez
	Barbara Passow-Diekamp
	Dana Sapiro
	Dominique Mercy
	Ed Kortlandt
	Erich Leukert
	Fernando Cortizo
	Heinz Samm
	Hiltrud Blanck
	Héléna Pikon
	Jacques Patarozzi
	Jan Minařík
	John Giffin
	Josephine Ann Endicott
	Luis P. Layag
	Malou Airaudo
	Mari Di Lena
	Marion Cito
	Marlis Alt
	Monika Sagon
	Monika Wacker
	Tjitske Broersma
	Vivienne Newport
	Yolanda Meier
Stagehand	Paul Aron
Lighting	Hans-Joachim Deinert
Make-up	Heinz Dildey
Sound	Horst Kersten
Costume assistant	Ortrud Himmelreich
Ballet master	Egbert Strolka
	Jean Cébron
Ballettkorrepetition	Werner Precht
Technical direction	Rolf Bachmann
Workshop management	Leo Haase
Stage manager	Herbert Görsch
Props	Günther Fränzel
Source of cast	Evening leaflet for “Renate wandert aus (Renate Emigrates)” by Pina Bausch in in Wuppertal, Dec. 30, 1977

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Piece	Kontakthof
Date	9 December 1978
Venue	Opernhaus Wuppertal Wuppertal Germany

Dance	Anne Martin
	Arnaldo Alvarez
	Arthur Rosenfeld
	Beatrice Libonati
	Christian Trouillas
	Ed Kortlandt
	Elisabeth Clarke
	Fernando Cortizo
	Gary Austin Crocker
	Heinz Samm
	Jan Minařík
	John Giffin
	Josephine Ann Endicott
	Luis P. Layag
	Lutz Förster
	Mari Di Lena
	Meryl Tankard
	Monika Sagon
	Silvia Kesselheim
	Vivienne Newport
Stagehand	Paul Aron
Lighting	Hans-Joachim Deinert
Make-up	Heinz Dildey
Sound	Horst Kersten
	Klaus Grimm
Ballet master	Egbert Strolka
	Jean Cébron
Ballettkorrepetition	Werner Precht
Technical direction	Rolf Bachmann
Leitung Kostüm	Renate Eichberg
Workshop management	Leo Haase
Stage manager	Herbert Görsch
Props	Günther Fränzel
Source of cast	Evening leaflet for “Kontakthof” by Pina Bausch in in Wuppertal, Dec. 9, 1978
	Evening leaflet for “Kontakthof” by Pina Bausch in in Wuppertal, Dec. 9, 1978

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Piece	Arien
Date	12 May 1979
Venue	Opernhaus Wuppertal Wuppertal Germany

Dance	Anne Marie Benati
	Anne Martin
	Arnaldo Alvarez
	Arthur Rosenfeld
	Beatrice Libonati
	Christian Trouillas
	Ed Kortlandt
	Elisabeth Clarke
	Fernando Cortizo
	Gary Austin Crocker
	Heinz Samm
	Jan Minařík
	John Giffin
	Josephine Ann Endicott
	Lutz Förster
	Mari Di Lena
	Marion Cito
	Meryl Tankard
	Monika Sagon
	Monika Wacker
	Silvia Kesselheim
	Vivienne Newport
Stagehand	Josef Lindler
Lighting	Hans-Joachim Deinert
Make-up	Heinz Dildey
Sound	Horst Kersten
	Klaus Grimm
Ballet master	Egbert Strolka
	Jean Cébron
Ballettkorrepetition	Werner Precht
Technical direction	Rolf Bachmann
Leitung Kostüm	Renate Eichberg
Workshop management	Leo Haase
Stage manager	Herbert Görsch
Props	Günther Fränzel
Source of cast	Evening leaflet for “Arien” by Pina Bausch in in Wuppertal, May 12, 1979