1940	July 27, born in Solingen, Germany
1955	Beginning of her dance studies at Folkwang School in Essen/Germany with Kurt Jooss as director. Her teachers were among others: Trude Pohl, Anne Wooliams, Audrey Harmon, Cleo Nordi, David Poole, Valentin, Prorwitsch, Irén Bartos, Ilona Haan-Ireghy, Gisela Reber, Isa Partsch-Bergsohn, Hans Züllig, Anna Markard, Alfredo Corvino, Walther Nicks, Pearl Lang, Denis Carey, Lucas Hoving, Matt Mattox, and Albrecht Knust
1958	Graduation at Folkwang School in Essen
1959	Awarded with a scholarship of the German Academical Exchange Service (DAAD) to continue her studies of dance in the United States
1960-61	Special student of Juillard School of Music, New York; José Limon, Antony Tudor, Alfredo Corvino, Margaret Craske, Louis Horst, Mary Hinkson, Ethel Winter, Helen Mc Ghee, Herbert Ross, and La Meri were her teachers, among others At the same time, member in the Dance Company Paul Sanasardo and Donya Feuer
1961	Dancer at Metropolitan Opera in New York, director Antony Tudor and at New American Ballet Working with Paul Taylor
1962	Returns to Germany Dancer of Folkwang-Ballett, newly founded by Kurt Jooss Guest performances with, among others: Schwetzinger Festival, Festival of The Two Worlds, Spoleto, Festival Jacobs Pillow/USA, Salzburg Festival Working with choreographer Kurt Jooss, Antony Tudor, Lucas Hoving, Hans Züllig and especially with dancer and choreographer Jean Cébron
1968	First choreographies: Fragment, created for Folkwang Ballett, music by Béla Bartók.
1969	Choreographing Im Wind der Zeit, music by Mirko Dorner Staging of Kurt Jooss version of the opera The Fairy Queen, music by Henry Purcell, for Schwetzinger Festival
1969 - 73	Artistic director, choreographer and dancer of Folkwang Ballet
1970	Premiere of the Ballet Nachnull, music: Ivo Malec Choreographing for Rotterdam Danscentrum.
1971	Premiere of the Ballet Aktionen für Tänzer, music: Günter Becker; this choreography was commissioned by Wuppertaler Bühnen, danced by member of Folkwang Tanzstudio, former Folkwang Ballet Performances at Dance Festival Connecticut and Dance Festival Saratoga
1972	Choreography of the Tannhäuser-Bacchanals commissioned by Wuppertaler Bühnen, danced by Folkwang-Tanzstudio Guest teacher for modern dance, guest soloist and choreographer at Dance Company Paul Sanasardo (New York) Premiere of the Choreographies Wiegenlied to the lullaby "Maikäfer flieg" and Philips 836885 D.S.Y., music by Pierre Henry
1973	Guest performances in Stuttgart, Rotterdam, Den Haag, London, Manchester Intendant Arno Wüstenhöfer, general director of Wuppertaler Bühnen engages Pina Bausch as director and choreographer of the Ballet Company which was named Wuppertaler Tanztheater and later changed into Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch Engagement of dancers from Folkwang-Tanzstudio
1974	FRITZ, dance-evening by Pina Bausch (music: Gustav Mahler, Wolfgang Hufschmidt); this programm was completed by The Green Table choreography: Kurt Jooss and Rodeo, choreography; Agnes de Mille IPHIGENIE AUF TAURIS, Dance-opera by Pina Bausch (music: Christoph W.Gluck) ICH BRING DICH UM DIE ECKE (Ill Do You In), by Pina Bausch pop-music work ADAGIO - FÜNF LIEDER VON GUSTAV MAHLER, by Pina Bausch (Adagio - Five Songs By Gustav Mahler); in December Großstadt by Kurt Jooss had been added to this programme. Beginning of the collaboration with the stage and costume designer Rolf Borzik. Choreography for the Revue Zwei Krawatten, Free-Jazz Improvisations with Detlef Schönenberg, drums and Günter Christmann, trombone.
1975	ORPHEUS UND EURYDIKE, dance-opera (music: Christoph W.Gluck) FRÜHLINGSOPFER (Spring Sacrifices): WIND VON WEST (Wind From The West), DER ZWEITE FRÜHLING (The Second Spring) and LE SACRE DU PRINTEMPS (The Rite Of Spring), three ballets by Pina Bausch (music: Igor Strawinsky)
1976	DIE SIEBEN TODSÜNDEN (The Seven Deadly Sins) with "The Seven Deadly Sins Of The Petty Bourgeoisie" and "Dont Be Afraid", Dance-evening by Pina Bausch (music: Kurt Weill, text: Bertolt Brecht)
1977	BLAUBART - BEIM ANHÖREN EINER TONBANDAUGNAHME VON BELA BARTOKS "HERZOG BLAUBARTS BURG" (Bluebeard - While Listening To A Taped Recording Of Bela Bartoks "Bluebeards Castle"), A piece by Pina Bausch KOMM TANZ MIT MIR (Come, Dance With Me), A piece by Pina Bausch RENATE WANDERT AUS (Renate Emigrates), Operetta by Pina Bausch
1978	ER NIMMT SIE AN DER HAND UND FÜHRT SIE IN DAS SCHLOSS, DIE ANDEREN FOLGEN... (He Takes Her By The Hand And Leads Her Into The Castle, The Others Follow...), A piece by Pina Bausch, in coproduction with Schauspielhaus Bochum CAFE MÜLLER, A piece by Pina Bausch KONTAKTHOF, A piece by Pina Bausch
1979	ARIEN, A piece by Pina Bausch KEUSCHHEITSLEGENDE (Legend Of Chastity), A piece by Pina Bausch
1980	Death of Rolf Borzik First collaboration with stage designer Peter Pabst 1980 - EIN STÜCK VON PINA BAUSCH Meeting Ronald Kay in Chile, poet, professor for aesthetics and literature at Universidad de Santiago BANDONEON, A piece by Pina Bausch
1981	September: Birth of Rolf Salomon, son of Pina Bausch and Ronald Kay
1982	WALZER, A piece by Pina Bausch in coproduction with "Holland-Festival" Performs in Federico Fellinis film E la nave va NELKEN (Carnations), A piece by Pina Bausch
1983	Becomes director of “Folkwang Tanzstudio”, 1983-1989 Head of the dance departement of Folkwang Hochschule in Essen
1984	AUF DEM GEBIRGE HAT MAN EIN GESCHREI GEHÖRT (On The Mountain A Cry Was Heard), A piece by Pina Bausch
1985	TWO CIGARETTES IN THE DARK, A piece by Pina Bausch
1986	VIKTOR, A piece by Pina Bausch in coproduction with Teatro Argentina/ Rome
1987	AHNEN, A piece by Pina Bausch PALERMO PALERMO, A piece by Pina Bausch in coproduction with Teatro Biondo / Palermo and Andres Neumann International
1987-90	Filming of The Plaint Of The Emperess directed by Pina Bausch.
1991	TANZABEND II (Evening of Dance 2), A piece by Pina Bausch in coproduction with Festival de Otoño / Madrid
1993	DAS STÜCK MIT DEM SCHIFF (The Piece With The Ship), A piece by Pina Bausch
1994	EIN TRAUERSPIEL, A piece by Pina Bausch in coproduction with Vienna Festival
1995	DANZÓN, A piece by Pina Bausch
1996	NUR DU (Only You), A piece by Pina Bausch in coproduction with the University of California in Los Angeles, the Arizona State University, the University of California in Berkley, the University of Texas in Austin and Darlene Neel Presentations and Rena Shagan Associates, Inc. and The Music Center Inc.
1997	DER FENSTERPUTZER (The Window Washer), A piece by Pina Bausch in coproduction with the Hong Kong Arts Festival Society and Goethe Institut Hong Kong Staging of the choreography The Rite Of Spring for Ballet de L'Opéra National de Paris
1998	MASURCA FOGO, A piece by Pina Bausch in coproduction with the EXPO 98 Lisbon and Goethe Institut Lisbon Directs the Opera Duke Bluebeard's Castle by Béla Barók for Festival International d'Art Lyrique d'Aix-en-Provence under the musical direction of Pierre Boulez 25th anniversary of Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch celebrated by a 'Fest in Wuppertal' with many friends and artists from all over the world
1999	O DIDO, A piece by Pina Bausch in coproduction with the Teatro Argentina in Rome and Neumann Productions

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