Tribute to the Shtetl: Richard Wherlock’s Tevyje in Basel

The Basel Ballet celebrates Richard Wherlock's outstanding tenure as artistic director and resident choreographer of the company since 2001.

Choreographer Richard Wherlock’s new ballet pays tribute to his Jewish roots, but also marks a first collaboration with composer Olivier Truan, whose contemporary klezmer music springs from the same tradition.

For his new production of Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor in Basel, director Olivier Py underscored an emotive kaleidoscope of events with unparalleled creativity and imagination. 

Debussy’s Pelléas et Mélisande emerges from an almost transcendent realm and creates a languorous atmosphere, even if it leaves some questions unanswered and realities unexplored. 

Lydia Steier’s colourful production of Alcina in Basel was as much a lesson in conflict resolution as it was in the power of love.

Johan Inger's new Peer Gynt ballet fails to convince in Basel