Between Tale and Parody: Pina Bausch and her re-readings in the Brazilian academic research

The paper is a philosophical reflection from a survey of the academic production carried through in Brazil on the work of the German choreographer Pina Bausch. This survey was accomplished in digital platforms, comprising the period from 1988 to 2018, and included articles published in journals, book chapters, books, dissertations and theses. Thus, the present investigation intends to inquire in which way such approaches are close to Bausch's work, whether directly or indirectly. Concepts of image, parody and tale are used to reflect, with the input of Giorgio Agamben and Walter Benjamin's philosophy – in a collateral form –, on the paradoxes of the research at issue.