Free rain: Pina Bausch's Vollmond at Sadler's Wells - in pictures

Tanztheater Wuppertal perform Vollmond at Sadler's Wells Photograph: Tristram Kenton for the Guardian

Vollmond is one of the final works made by Bausch before her death in 2009 Photograph: Tristram Kenton for the Guardian

The piece shows lovers engaging in acts of brutality Photograph: Tristram Kenton for the Guardian

Water drenches a stark, rocky set Photograph: Tristram Kenton for the Guardian

The work contains a variety of extended solos in which the dancers showcase their moves Photograph: Tristram Kenton for Guardian

As well as biting, the work includes hair-pulling and headbutting Photograph: Tristram Kenton for the Guardian

The dancers slide, splash and swim through the water Photograph: Tristram Kenton for the Guardian

Guardian dance critic Judith Mackrell describes the show as a typically carnivalesque celebration ... Photograph: Tristram Kenton for the Guardian

... poised between ecstasy and danger Photograph: Tristram Kenton for the Guardian

'Ditta Miranda Jasjfi's fearless energy runs the gamut from childlike exuberance to witchy intensity,' writes Mackrell Photograph: Tristram Kenton for the Guardian

The choreography, meanwhile, is described as sweet, witty and ingenious Photograph: Tristram Kenton for the Guardian

The show follows a series of performances by Tanztheater Wuppertal at the London 2012 festival Photograph: Tristram Kenton for the Guardian