Ballett Theater Basel 21/22

Ballett Theater Basel 21/22

Director: Richard Wherlock

The Ballett Theater Basel

The Ballett Theater Basel is a dynamic, polyvalent and multicultural 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. theater-basel.ch vimeo.com/richardwherlockballet We Have Friends The numerous members of the Basler Ballett Gilde share the passion for dance and support the Ballett Theater Basel: people whose heart beats faster whenever they encounter anything that has to do with dance! Have a look: baslerballettgilde.org

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Our Productions 21/22 Cow

Empty Thrones

20. August 2021

(new creation)

Choreography by Alexander Ekman

Premiere: 16. September 2021

Music: Mikael Karlsson

Choreography by Richard Wherlock

90 minutes, 25 dancers

Music: Max Zachrisson

Bliss

80 minutes, 12 dancers → available for touring

24. August 2021 Choreography by Johan Inger

Gloria

Music: Keith Jarrett

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

30 minutes, 14 dancers → available for touring

5 Duos 24. August 2021 Choreographies by Bryan Arias, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, Alexander Ekman, Ed Wubbe, Richard Wherlock

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 90 minutes, 30 dancers → available for touring

Music: F. Chopin, H. Purcell, E. Morente, E. Piaf, J. Haydn 30 minutes, 10 dancers → available for touring

Our Productions 21/22

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La Fille mal Gardée

Territory

(new creation)

(new creation)

Premiere: 6. November 2021

Premiere: 26. February 2022

Choreography by Jeroen Verbruggen

Choreography by Muhammed Kaltuk

Music: Louis Ferdinand Hérold, arrangement by John Lanchberry

Music: Tobias Herzog

90 minutes, 30 dancers

Snow White 16. December 2021 Choreography by Richard Wherlock Music: Dmitri Schostakowitsch 105 minutes, 30 dancers

Snow White / Schneewittchen (for young audience with workshop)

30 minutes, 10 dancers → available for touring

Titan (new creation) Premiere: 26. February 2022 Choreography by Edouard Hue Music: Jonathan Soucasse 30 minutes, 10 dancers → available for touring

22. November 2021

Salt Womb

Choreography by Richard Wherlock

20. März 2022

Music: Dmitri Schostakowitsch

Choreogrpahy by Sharon Eyal and Gai Behar

30 minutes, 11 dancers

Music: Ori Lichtik

30 minutes workshop

30 minutes, 11 dancers

→ available for touring

→ available for touring

Our Productions 21/22

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Forest Fires

The Pink Panther

(new creation)

(new creation)

Premiere: 20. März 2022

Premiere: 1. Februar 2022

Choreography by Marcos Morau

Choreography and Performance

by Javier Rodríguez Cobos

Music: Nick Cage 40 minutes, 15 dancers → available for touring

70 minutes → available for touring

Heidi (new creation) Premiere: 6. May 2022 Choreography by Richard Wherlock Music: Tino Marthaler, Alain Pauli 105 minutes, 30 dancers → available for touring

Our Productions 21/22

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Our Touring Dates 21/22 Theater Winterthur

Kurtheater Baden

6./7./8. October 2021

6. April 2022

Gloria

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

Bliss

by Johan Inger

La Filature Mulhouse (F)

Théâtre Le Granit Belfort (F)

29. January 2022

19. May 2022

Ballets européens au XXIe siècle

Heidi

by Richard Wherlock

Bliss

by Johan Inger

Salt Womb

by Sharon Eyal

Theater Casino Zug 23. March 2022 Bliss

by Johan Inger Salt Womb

by Sharon Eyal

Our Touring Dates 21/22

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Richard Wherlock – The Gentle Innovator of Ballet in Basel Richard Wherlock has rewritten the history of BalletCompany 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.

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Biography

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 Staatstheaters 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›, Richard Wherlock

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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 disorganization. Dizzyingly fast, achingly slow, and everything in between. Back, up, forth and down. Immeasurable. …

I just love it.» Richard Wherlock

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Repertoire of Richard Wherlock

2002

2006

Le sacre du printemps / Sidewinding

Verdi Code 2008

2003

Rebus

A Swan Lake 2009

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Prelude à l’après-midi d’un faune 2004

Der Tod und das Mädchen

Casanova … was bleibt 2010

Carmen 2011

2004

Le spectre de la Rose / La Valse

Nussknacker

2012

2006

Stoned

James oder la Sylphide

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2006

Eugen Onegin

Danses Galantes

Repertoire

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2013

2021

Snow White

Empty Thrones

2014

2022

Juditha Triumphans

Heidi

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Tewje 2016

Robin Hood 2018

Tod in Venedig 2018

Don’t Tell the Kids 2019

The Comedy of Error(Z) 2020

Gloria

Repertoire

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Guestchoreo­graphers of the Ballett Theater Basel

Bryan Arias

Jorma Elo

Rami Beer

Alexander Ekman

Mauro Bigonzetti

Sharon Eyal

Christopher Bruce

William Forsythe

Claude Brumachon

Johan Inger

Joelle Bouvier

Itzik Galili

Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui

Edouard Hue

Stijn Celis

Cathy Marston

Patrick Delcroix

Muhammed Kaltuk

Nacho Duato

Jirí Kylián

Guestchoreo­graphers

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Blanca Li Hans van Manen Marcos Morau Ohad Naharin Thomas Noone Angelin Preljocaj Jiří Pokorný Hofesh Shechter Jeroen Verbruggen Ed Wubbe

Guestchoreo­graphers

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Ensemble

Giacomo Altovino

Eva Blunno

Italy

Italy

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

Training: Codarts Dance Academy, Rotterdam

Previous companies: NRW Juniorballett Dortmund, Ballett Dortmund

Previous companies: Scapino Ballett Rotterdam

Rubén Bañol Herrera

Elias Boersma

Colombia

Netherlands

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

Training: Royal Ballet Conservatory, The Hague

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

Previous companies: Scapino Ballet Rotterdam

Mirko Campigotto Italy

Diego Benito Gutierrez Spain Training: Real Conservatorio Profesional de Danza de Madrid Previous companies: Ballett du Grand Theatre de Geneve, Nafas Dance Company, Introdans

Ensemble

Training: Achillea in Rivarolo C.se., Kaos Balletto di Firenze, Codarts Rotterdam Previous companies: Kaos Balletto di Firenze, Introdans, Saaländisches Staastheater Saarbrücken

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Lydia Caruso

Mikaela Kelly

Italy

USA / Estonia

Training: Rosella Hightower, Cannes

Training: The Juilliard School, New York

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

Previous company: Nederlands Dans Theater 2

Aleix Labara Cerver Spain Training: Real Conservatorio Profesional de Danza Mariemma, Madrid Previous company: IT Dansa, Barcelona

Debora Maiques Marin

Lisa Horten-Skilbrei

Spain

Norway

Training: Elise Lummis-School

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

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

Kelly Keesing Australia / Ireland Training: Palucca Hochschule für Tanz, Dresden Previous company: Ballet National de Marseille, Konzert Theater Bern

Ensemble

Thomas Martino Italy Training: La Chance Ballet Academy, Rome Previous companies: Staatstheater am Gärtnerplatz, Munich

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Gaia Mentoglio

Stefanie Pechtl

Italy

Austria

Training: Art Garage Napoli, Palucca Hochschule für Tanz Dresden

Training: Ballettschule der Wiener Staatsoper, Dance Academy Monte Carlo

Kazuki Mitsuhashi

Previous companies: Wiener Staatsballett, Györi Ballett Hungary, Landestheater Linz, Staatstheater Nürnberg

Japan Scholarship holder Training: Ballettschule Theater Basel

Matias Moura Portugal Training: Codarts, Rotterdam Previous company: Apprentice at Scapino Ballet, Rotterdam

Francisco Patricio

Frank Fannar Pedersen Iceland Training: Iceland Ballett School Reykjavik, Ballettschule der Finni­schen Nationaloper (Helsinki) Previous companies: Iceland Dance Company, IT Dansa Barce­lona, Ballett des Staats­ theaters Wiesbaden

Anthony Ramiandrisoa France

Portugal

Training: Conservatoire de Lyon

Training: Ballettschule Theater Basel, Dance Academy Marseille

Previous company: Junior Ballet Lyon

Previous companies: Ballet National Marseille Junior Company

Javier Rodriguez Cobos Spain 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

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Tana Rosás Suñé

Giuliana Sollami

Spain

Italy

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

Training: Codarts, Rotterdam

Previous company: IT Dansa Barcelona

Marina Sanchez Garrigós Spain Training: Institut del Teatre (Barcelona), Central School of Ballet (London) Previous companies: New English Contemporary Ballet, Nürnberg Ballett

Previous company: Apprentice at Tanz Luzerner Theater

Andrea Tortosa Vidal Spain Training: Estudio de danza Maria de Avilar; Nederlands Danse Theater II Previous company: Ballett Basel, Aterballetto

Max Zachrisson Sweden

Celia Sandoya Spain Training: John Cranko Ballettschule, Stuttgart

Training: Royal Swedish Ballet School Previous company: Ballett Dortmund, SchleswigHolsteinisches Landestheater, Nürnberg Ballett

Previous companies: IT Dansa, Barcelona

Rachelle Scott USA / France Training: Juilliard School New York Previous companies: Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet New York, Ballett Nürnberg

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Giacomo Altovino

Rubén Bañol Herrera

Diego Benito Gutierrez

Eva Blunno

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Elias Boersma

Mirko Campigotto

Lydia Caruso

Dayne Florence

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Lisa Horten-Skilbrei

Kelly Keesing

Mikaela Kelly

Aleix Labara Cerver

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Debora Maiques Marin

Thomas Martino

Gaia Mentoglio

Kazuki Mitsuhashi

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Matias Moura

Francisco Patricio

Stefanie Pechtl

Frank Fannar Pedersen

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Anthony Ramiandrisoa

Javier Rodriguez Cobos

Tana Rosás Suñé

Marina Sanchez Garrigós 33

Celia Sandoya

Andrea Tortosa Vidal

Giuliana Sollami

Rachelle Scott

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Max Zachrisson

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Team

Cristiana Sciabordi

Lynn Lange

Italy

Switzerland / Italy

Ballet Mistress, Rehearsal Director

Administration, Project and Production Management

Fernando Carrión Caballero

Francesca Genovese

Spain

Switzerland / Italy

Ballet Master, Rehearsal Director

Educational Outreach

Tommaso Pennacchio

Sarah Brusis

Italy

Switzerland

Physiotherapist

Dramaturg

Anne-Catherine Thomas

Maria Bugova

France

Slovakia

Deputy Ballet Director, Head of Administration, Project and Production Management

Music Assistant

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Cristiana Sciabordi

Tommaso Pennacchio

Fernando Carrión Caballero

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Lynn Lange

Sarah Brusis

Francesca Genovese

Maria Bugova

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Ballett Theater Basel On Tour ISRAEL Opera Tel Aviv

ITALY Teatro Comunale, Modena

KOREA National Theatre of Korea Gwacheon Citizens’ Hall Suwon Ballett Festival

SPAIN Teatro Arriaga, Bilbao Teatro Albeniz, Madrid Baluarte Palacio de Congresos, Pamplona Teatro Principal Antzokia, Vitoria Teatro Breton de Los Herreros, Logroño

CHINA Tian Qiao Theater Beijing Grand Theater Tianjin Kaiming Theater Suzhou Majestic Theater Shanghai GERMANY Graf Zeppelin Haus Friedrichshafen Stadthalle Gütersloh Theater im Pfalzbau Ludwigshafen Stadthalle Recklinghausen FRANCE Gare du Midi, Biarritz Maison de la danse, Lyon La Coupole, Saint-Louis Théâtre Le Granit, Belfort

HUNGARY Erkel Theater, Budapest Thalia Theater, Budapest Spring Festival SWITZERLAND Bâtiment des forces motrices, Genf Lugano Arte et Cultura LAC Theater Winterthur Kurtheater Baden Theater Casino Zug Stadttheater Bern Kronenmattsaal Binningen

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Contact

Anne-Catherine Thomas Ballett Theater Basel Theater Basel, Postfach, 4010 Basel a.thomas@theater-basel.ch www.theater-basel.ch Tour manager: Stephane Hivert stephanehivert@me.com Ballett Theater Basel and Richard Wherlock on VIMEO: vimeo.com/richardwherlockballet Inside the Ballet Theater Basel: interviewenlair.com/category/inside-ballet-theater-basel

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Impressum Herausgeber Theater Basel Postfach CH-4010 Basel Spielzeit 21/22 Intendant: Benedikt von Peter Textnachweise: Texte von Bettina Fischer Photos: Von Lucia Hunziker auf den Seiten 2, 9, 10, 11, 22, 23, 39, 40, 42, 43 Von Ingo Hoehn auf auf den Seiten 18, 19 Von Christian Knörr auf den Seiten 12, 28 – 38 Graphik: Claudiabasel Druck: Gremper AG Gedruckt in der Schweiz.

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