ballett theater basel 21/22

Ballett Theater Basel21/22

Director: Richard Wherlock

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The Ballett Theater Basel is a dynamic, polyvalent and multi- cultural ensemble in the International class, one of the leading contemporary dance groups in Europe. The members of the Company have thoroughly mastered the vocabulary of both classical ballet and contemporary dance, combining the highest standards of dance with virtuoso dynamism and inspired expressiveness. The ensemble has an outstanding command of both narrative and abstract ballet. There are plenty of contemporary Choreographers working with the Company – Jiri Kylian, Nacho Duato, Ohad Naharin, Alexander Ekman, Johan Inger, Ed Wubbe, Stijn Celis, Hofesh Shechter, Sharon Eyal – to name only a few of them, and of course the outstanding choreographic OEvre of the Director of the Ballett Theater Basel, Richard Wherlock.

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The Ballett Theater Basel

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Cow20. August 2021

Choreography by Alexander Ekman

Music: Mikael Karlsson

90 minutes, 25 dancers

Bliss24. August 2021

Choreography by Johan Inger

Music: Keith Jarrett


→ available for touring

5 Duos 24. August 2021

Choreographies by Bryan Arias, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, Alexander Ekman, Ed Wubbe, Richard Wherlock

Music: F. Chopin, H. Purcell, E. Morente, E. Piaf, J. Haydn



La Fille mal Gardée(new creation)

6. November 2021

Choreography by Jeroen Verbruggen

Music: Louis Ferdinand Hérold, arrangement by John Lanchberry


Snow White16. December 2021

Choreography by Richard Wherlock

Music: Dmitri Schostakowitsch


Snow White / Schneewittchen (for young audience with workshop)

22.11.2021


Music: Dmitri Schostakowitsch


30 minutes workshop


Empty Thrones (new creation)

16. September 2021


Music: Max Zachrisson



Gloria 6./7./8. October 2021 in Winterthur

Choreography by Richard Wherlock and eight members of the Company: J. García Pérez, D. Maiques Marin, S. Pechtl, F. F. Pedersen, A. Ramiandrisoa, J. Rodríguez Cobos, R. Scott, A. Tortosa Vidal

Music: Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, Antonio Vivaldi



TERRitORy (new creation)

26.02.2022

Choreography by Muhammed Kaltuk

Music: Tobias Herzog



Titan (new creation)

26.02.2022

Choreography by Edouard Hue

Music: Jonathan Soucasse



Salt Womb 20.03.2022

Choreogrpahy by Sharon Eyal and Gai Behar

Music: Ori Lichtik



Our Productions 21/22

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Forest Fires (new creation)

Premiere: 20.03.2022

Choreography by Marcos Morau

Music: Nick Cage



Heidi (new creation)

6. May 2022


Music: Tino Marthaler, Alain Pauli



Our Productions 21/22 Our Touring Dates 21/22

Theater Winterthur 6./7./8. October 2021

Gloria by Richard Wherlock, J. García Pérez, D. Maiques Marin, S. Pechtl, F. Pedersen, A. Ramiandrisoa, J. Rodríguez Cobos, R. Scott, A. Tortosa Vidal

La Filature Mulhouse (F)29. January 2022

Ballets européens au XXIe siècle

Bliss by Johan Inger

Theater Casino Zug23. March 2022


Salt Womb by Sharon Eyal

Kurtheater Baden6. April 2022


Salt Womb by Sharon Eyal

Théâtre Le Granit Belfort (F)19. May 2022

Heidiby Richard Wherlock

Our Touring Dates 21/22

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Richard Wherlock has rewritten the history of Ballet-Company in Basel. Over 20 years of unrelenting hard work, the ambitious and highly productive head of ballet has assembled a company of the greatest technical skill, which is up there with the best in the world in both neoclassical dance and contemporary dance techniques and is frequently compared with famous international companies. For years, Wherlock has pursued the concept of a blend of small-scale, contemporary pieces, which are abstract in the broadest sense and play with associative images, and modern, full-length narrative ballets which tell stories, paint characters or interpret literary works in dance.Richard Wherlock could be described as a gentle innovator: building on the legacy of the Classic and modern vocabulary, he choreographs contemporary dance that is brimming with energy and brings it to the stage in traditional story-telling form, as full-length narrative ballets. His choreographies are a mix of effervescent, athletic tension and playful virtuosity.Today, the company comprises around 30 male and female dancers and is hugely popular with audiences in Basel. Particularly successful are his adaptations of the great classics, such as A Swan Lake, Traviata-Ein Ballett, Carmen, Giselle, Eugen Onegin, his enchanting fairy tale ballet Snow White or his outstanding Tewje and other full-length narrative ballets, which Wherlock has reinterpreted in his own, incomparable way.

Richard Wherlock – The Gentle Innovator of Ballet in Basel

16 17BiographyRichard Wherlock

produced by the Swiss broadcasting company DRS, RM Associates and 3SAT. His most recent film success ‹One bullet left› – also produced by Swiss broadcasting company DRS – was awarded the Golden Rose of Montreux in 2003. In 1999 he was nominated for the international dance award ‹Benois de la Danse›. In 2003 he created the choreography for the musical ‹West Side Story›, which was performed on the Seebühne in Bregenz.He was co-founder of SiWiC, a Swiss international advanced training course in choreography from 1997 to 2011, and Richard Wherlock‘s choreographies are regularly danced by participants in the prestigious Prix de Lausanne. In 2021 he was President of the Jury of the Prix de Lausanne. He is also vice-president of the theater Granit in Belfort.Wherlock’s particular interest lies in supporting talented up-and-coming dancers and choreographers. He serves on the juries of numerous international dance and choreographic competitions. The city of Basel has dedicated a plaque to Wherlock on the Spalenberg ‹walk of fame›, where he appears alongside other Basel personalities such as Roger Federer, Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron.

«Our art is … holding on and letting go, precision and dis- organization. Dizzyingly fast, achingly slow, and everything in between. Back, up, forth and down. Immeasurable. … I just love it.» Richard Wherlock

Born in Bristol (GB). After studying at London’s prestigious Ballet Rambert School, he joined their company as a dancer. Wherlock was Ballet Director at Hagen Theatre in Germany from 1991 to 1996, then spending three seasons as director of the Lucerne Ballet before moving to Komische Oper Berlin as artistic director and choreographer of BerlinBallett. He has been director and head choreographer of Ballett Basel since the 2001/2002 season, and artistic director of the renowned festival ‹basel tanzt› from 2004 to 2009.He worked as choreographer with, among others, the following companies: New English Contemporary Ballet, Tanzforum Köln, Scapino Ballet Rotterdam, Finnish Dance Theatre Helsinki, Ballett Staatstheater Braunschweig, Romanian National Ballet, The Icelandic Ballet, Ballet National de Nancy et de Lorraine, Ballet National de Marseille, Ballet de l’Opéra de Nice, aalto ballett theater essen, Europa Danse (UNESCO), Ballett der Deutschen Oper am Rhein Düsseldorf, Singapore Dance Theatre, Ballett der Vereinigten Bühnen Graz, Introdans in Arnheim / Holland, Ballett des Badischen Staats- theaters Karlsruhe, Phoenix Dance Theatre Leeds and Ballet Contemporaneo del Teatro San Martín / Argentina. Wherlock also created a full-length ballet for Les Étoiles de l’Opéra National de Paris. At the International Music Festival in Lucerne he developed choreographies for operas by Monteverdi and Debussy.His film and TV work includes the choreography for Claude Lelouch’s cinema production «Hasards ou Coïncidences», presented in 1998 at the Venice Biennale and at the Montréal and Chicago festivals. In 2000, Wherlock received the Prix Italia for the award-winning dance film ‹Passengers›,

Biography

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Repertoire of Richard Wherlock

Repertoire

2002

Le sacre du printemps / Sidewinding

2003

Rebus

2003

Prelude à l’après-midi d’un faune

2004

Der Tod und das Mädchen

2004

Nussknacker

2006

James oder la Sylphide

2006

Danses Galantes

2006

Verdi Code

2008

A Swan Lake

2009

Casanova … was bleibt

2010

Carmen

2011

Le spectre de la Rose / La Valse

2012

Stoned

2013

Eugen Onegin

2013

Snow White

2014

Juditha Triumphans

2015

Tewje

2016

Robin Hood

2018

Tod in Venedig

2018

Don’t Tell the Kids

2019

The Comedy of Error(Z)

2020

Gloria

2021

Empty Thrones

2022

Heidi

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Bryan Arias

Rami Beer

Mauro Bigonzetti

Christopher Bruce

Claude Brumachon

Joelle Bouvier

Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui

Stijn Celis

Patrick Delcroix

Nacho Duato

Blanca Li

Hans van Manen

Marcos Morau

Ohad Naharin

Thomas Noone

Angelin Preljocaj

Jiří Pokorný

Hofesh Shechter

Jorma Elo

Alexander Ekman

Sharon Eyal

William Forsythe

Johan Inger

Itzik Galili

Edouard Hue

Cathy Marston

Muhammed Kaltuk

Jirí Kylián

Guestchoreo graphers of the Ballett Theater Basel

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Giacomo Altovino Italy

Training: Hamburg Ballet School (Germany), Dietro le quinte (Italy)

Previous companies: NRW Junior-ballett Dortmund, Ballett Dortmund

Rubén Bañol Herrera Colombia

Training: Incolballet (Colombia), Real Consérvatorio Profesional de Danza de Madrid

Previous companies: Compañía colombiana de ballet, Europadanse, Compañía Nacional de Danza 2, Ballet de la Generalitat Valenciana, Elephant in the Black Box

Diego Benito Gutierrez Spain

Training: Real Conservatorio Pro-fesional de Danza de Madrid

Previous companies: Ballett du Grand Theatre de Geneve, Nafas Dance Company, Introdans

Eva Blunno Italy

Training: Codarts Dance Academy, Rotterdam

Previous companies: Scapino Ballett Rotterdam

Elias Boersma Netherlands

Training: Royal Ballet Conservatory, The Hague

Previous companies: Scapino Ballet Rotterdam

Mirko Campigotto Italy

Training: Achillea in Rivarolo C.se., Kaos Balletto di Firenze, Codarts Rotterdam

Previous companies: Kaos Balletto di Firenze, Introdans, Saaländisches Staastheater Saarbrücken

Ensemble Lydia Caruso Italy

Training: Rosella Hightower, Cannes

Previous companies: Compania de Danza La Mov, Ballet du Grand Théatre de Genève, Rudra Béjart Lausanne

Dayne Florence Australia

Training: Mcdonald College of Performing Art, Ballettschule Theater Basel

Previous companies: Ballet du Rhin Mulhouse, Juniorballett Dortmund, Ballett Nürnberg

Lisa Horten-SkilbreiNorway

Training: Oslo National Academy of The Arts (KHiO), Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Scholarships at Batsheva Dance Company and Nederlands Dans Theater

Kelly KeesingAustralia / Ireland

Training: Palucca Hochschule für Tanz, Dresden

Previous company: Ballet National de Marseille, Konzert Theater Bern

Mikaela KellyUSA / Estonia

Training: The Juilliard School, New York

Previous company: Nederlands Dans Theater 2

Aleix Labara CerverSpain

Training: Real Conservatorio Profesional de Danza Mariemma, Madrid

Previous company: IT Dansa, Barcelona

Debora Maiques MarinSpain

Training: Elise Lummis-School

Previous companies: Compañía Nacional de Danza España 2, Ballet Carmen Roche, Centro Coreografico de Valencia

Thomas MartinoItaly

Training: La Chance Ballet Academy, Rome

Previous companies: Staatstheater am Gärtnerplatz, Munich

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Gaia MentoglioItaly

Training: Art Garage Napoli, Palucca Hochschule für Tanz Dresden

Kazuki MitsuhashiJapan

Scholarship holder

Training: Ballettschule Theater Basel

Matias MouraPortugal

Training: Codarts, Rotterdam

Previous company: Apprentice at Scapino Ballet, Rotterdam

Francisco PatricioPortugal

Training: Ballettschule Theater Basel, Dance Academy Marseille

Previous companies: Ballet National Marseille Junior Company

Tana Rosás SuñéSpain

Training: Instituto del Teatro Barcelona, Koninklijk Conservatorium, Den Haag

Previous company: IT Dansa Barcelona

Marina Sanchez GarrigósSpain

Training: Institut del Teatre (Barcelona), Central School of Ballet (London)

Previous companies: New English Contemporary Ballet, Nürnberg Ballett

Celia SandoyaSpain

Training: John Cranko Ballettschule, Stuttgart

Previous companies: IT Dansa, Barcelona

Rachelle ScottUSA / France

Training: Juilliard School New York

Previous companies: Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet New York, Ballett Nürnberg

Stefanie PechtlAustria

Training: Ballettschule der Wiener Staatsoper, Dance Academy Monte Carlo

Previous companies: Wiener Staats- ballett, Györi Ballett Hungary, Landestheater Linz, Staatstheater Nürnberg

Frank Fannar PedersenIceland

Training: Iceland Ballett School Reykjavik, Ballettschule der Finni schen Nationaloper (Helsinki)

Previous companies: Iceland Dance Company, IT Dansa Barce lona, Ballett des Staats-theaters Wiesbaden

Anthony RamiandrisoaFrance

Training: Conservatoire de Lyon

Previous company: Junior Ballet Lyon

Javier Rodriguez CobosSpain

Training: Real Conservatorio Nacional de Danza de Madrid

Previous companies: Europa Danse, Ballet des jeunes d’Europe, Compañía National de Danza 2, Ballet de l’Opéra National du Rhin, Introdans

Giuliana Sollami Italy

Training: Codarts, Rotterdam

Previous company: Apprentice at Tanz Luzerner Theater

Andrea Tortosa VidalSpain

Training: Estudio de danza Maria de Avilar; Nederlands Danse Theater II

Previous company: Ballett Basel, Aterballetto

Max ZachrissonSweden

Training: Royal Swedish Ballet School

Previous company: Ballett Dortmund, Schleswig- Holsteinisches Landestheater,Nürnberg Ballett

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Rubén Bañol HerreraGiacomo Altovino

Diego Benito Gutierrez Eva Blunno Lydia Caruso

Mirko Campigotto

Dayne Florence

Elias Boersma

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Lisa Horten-Skilbrei Kelly Keesing

Gaia Mentoglio

Thomas MartinoDebora Maiques Marin

Kazuki Mitsuhashi

34 35Stefanie Pechtl

Francisco Patricio

Frank Fannar Pedersen

Matias Moura

Marina Sanchez GarrigósTana Rosás Suñé

Javier Rodriguez CobosAnthony Ramiandrisoa

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Celia Sandoya

Giuliana Sollami

Andrea Tortosa Vidal

Rachelle Scott

Max Zachrisson

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Team

Cristiana SciabordiItaly

Ballet Mistress, rehearsal director

Manuel RenardFrance

Ballet Master, rehearsal director

Tommaso PennacchioItaly

Physiotherapist

Anne-Catherine ThomasFrance

Deputy Ballet Director,Head of Administration, project and production management.

Florent MolletFrance

Administration, Project and Production Management

Francesca GenoveseSwitzerland / Italy

Educational outreach

Bettina FischerSwitzerland / Germany

Dramaturg

Anne-Catherine Thomas

Tommaso Pennacchio

Manuel Renard

Cristiana Sciabordi

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Bettina Fischer

Francesca Genovese

Florent Mollet

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ISRAELOpera Tel Aviv

KOREANational Theatre of KoreaGwacheon Citizens’ HallSuwon Ballett Festival

CHINATian Qiao Theater BeijingGrand Theater TianjinKaiming Theater SuzhouMajestic Theater Shanghai

GERMANYGraf Zeppelin Haus FriedrichshafenStadthalle GüterslohTheater im Pfalzbau LudwigshafenStadthalle Recklinghausen

FRANCEGare du Midi, BiarritzMaison de la danse, LyonLa Coupole, Saint-LouisThéâtre Le Granit, Belfort

ITALYTeatro Comunale, Modena

SPAINTeatro Arriaga, BilbaoTeatro Albeniz, MadridBaluarte Palacio de Congresos, PamplonaTeatro Principal Antzokia, VitoriaTeatro Breton de Los Herreros, Logroño

HUNGARYErkel Theater, BudapestThalia Theater, Budapest Spring Festival

SWITZERLANDBâtiment des forces motrices, GenfLugano Arte et Cultura LACTheater WinterthurKurtheater BadenTheater Casino ZugStadttheater BernKronenmattsaal Binningen

Ballett Theater Basel On Tour

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Contact

Anne-Catherine ThomasBallett Theater BaselTheater Basel, Postfach, 4010 [email protected]

Tour manager: Stephane [email protected]

Ballett Theater Basel and Richard Wherlock on VIMEO:vimeo.com/richardwherlockballet

Inside the Ballet Theater Basel:interviewenlair.com/category/inside-ballet-theater-basel

Impressum

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Spielzeit 21/22

Intendant: Benedikt von Peter

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