Dominique Mercy
# Dominique Mercy

Dominique Mercy (born 1950) is a French contemporary dancer. He has been a member, since 1974, of the Tanztheater Wuppertal company of Pina Bausch as well as a choreographer in his own right.

## Biography

Dominique Mercy received his education in classical dance. After a stay in the United States, he met Pina Bausch (1940-2009) in 1972. She invited him to join her recently created contemporary dance company in Germany, with which he has remained since 1974.

He co-created some of the dance corps choreography and pieces. He became one of the most famous contemporary dancer and received a Bessie Award in 2002 for his performance in Masurca Fogo.

Together with Bausch's assistant Robert Sturm, he was elected unanimously by the ensemble in place of Pina Bausch in October 2009.

## Major choreographies

### As interpreter

* 1974: Iphigénie en Tauride
* 1975: Orfeo ed Euridice
* 1978: Café Müller
* 1980: Bandoneon
* 1983: Nelken - Carnations
* 1989: Palermo, Palermo
* 1995: Danzón
* 1997: Der Fensterputzer - The Window Cleaner
* 1998: Masurca Fogo
* 1999: Petit psaume du matin (Little morning psalm) written for Dominique Mercy by Josef Nadj.

### As choreographer

* Pina Bausch assistant for a major part of the creations since 1974.
* 2000: Ça ira mieux demain written for Guesch Patti

## Documentary film

* Dominique Mercy dances Pina Bausch by Régis Obadia, France, 2003, 52 min., producer: arte, video clip and Cafe Müller
