Biography
Lutz Förster is a German dancer and actor. He joined Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch in 1975 and danced in numerous productions by Pina Bausch until 2015. He served as the company's artistic director from 2013 to 2016.
Förster studied dance at the Folkwang Hochschule in Essen and later taught there, becoming professor of contemporary dance in 1991 and heading the dance department until 2012. He appeared as himself in the 2011 documentary film Pina directed by Wim Wenders. He created the solo Lutz Förster – Portrait of a Dancer in 2009.
