Surely the choreographer Pina Bausch, who died today, was one of the most important artists working in any field during the last thirty years.

I defy anyone to come up with a cogent argument against this statement.

Pina Bausch has always been star by which Stan’s Cafe has charted its course across the seas. Though the death of such a star is a just cause for mourn the joy of stars is that they shine so brightly and from so far away that their light continues to reach us long after they are gone. We shall continue to be guided by Pina Bausch, for us she will always be there.

James