We follow the lives of three people who are locked in their respective paths, prohibited from enjoying life outside of their pain. Divine intervention alters their paths however, and they seek redemption, cleansing, and hope. They encounter symbols of their own minds on this journey as they try to find their way through to a brighter future. Set to the music of Igor Stravinsky's "The Rite of Spring".

Thierry De Mey filmed Rosas danst Rosas in the former technical school of architect Henry Van de Velde in Leuven. The film version is much shorter than the show itself. In his film Thierry De Mey opts for a heavily ‘inter-cut’ version in which, apart from the cast of four dancers from 1995 and 1996, he also has all the other performers from the long history of the show dance along. He makes maximum use of the geometrical and spatial qualities of the Van de Veldes building. Incidentally, the building was thoroughly renovated straight after the film was made, making it one of the last testimonials to the original architecture. The film was shown on all of the major European television channels and also had a cinema career in the ‘art house circuit’.

Many of Pina Bausch's works have been known for their sombre themes of human struggles with alienation and angst. Walzer, a lesser-known but precious performance film, is one of the lightest and "approachable" ones with its bouts of absurdity and humour. An example of Pina’s "sunny period," which seemed to coincide with the birth of her son.