Upcoming Cultural Events

Wednesday
17Mar2010

2010.03.03 Cellist Sol Gabetta and KammerorchestraBasel Concert Thursday March 25 To Benefit Biovision's African Malaria Eradication

On Thursday, March 25, internationally acclaimed cellest Sol Gabetta will perform works by Elgar, Dvorak, and others with the Basel Chamber Orchestra in a special Benefit Concert for the Swiss Foundation Biovision's  malaria eradication and ecological  programs in East Africa.  The event will be held at the Stadtcasino and starts at 7:30 pm.

Tickets are 35Sfr to 95Sfr.  Go to www.biovision.ch for full information

Biovision has donated a pair of free tickets to the concert  for an English Show drawing!  ENTER TO WIN.

Wednesday
03Mar2010

2010.03.04 Jooce Garrett Exhibit at Centrepoint's "Artwall" through May 30

Noted artist and illustrator, Jooce Garrett will exhibit his varied artwork this Spring at Centrepoint, in the Lohnhof.  His artwork including nudes,  adverts, portraits, and bookjackets have won numerous awards over the years.

A Vernissage will be held Thursday, March 4 at 6:30.  All welcome.

More information at www.joocegarrett.com

Tuesday
08Dec2009

2010.03.16 Tanzstunden in 6 Wochen at the Föhnbacher Theater

6 Tanzstunden in 6 Wochen (6 dance lessons in 6 weeks) by Alfieri - in German. Retired widow Lilly has booked dance classes and Michael, a gay dance teacher, comes to give her lessons her in her apartment. A gradual unveiling of secrets and the willingness to seek and offer comfort has made this play into a hit Broadway comedy.

Premieres: 16 & 18 March 2010.

All performances start at 20:00, except Sundays at 18:00.  The bar opens 1 hour before the performance begins.  For info and tickets see www.foernbacher.ch or Tel: 061 361 9033.

Tuesday
16Mar2010

2010.03.16 &17. 'Wüstenbruch' (Dessert Book). Musical Theatre

The sounds of this new composition by Swiss composer Beat Fürrer carry us on dessert winds, across a landscape of emptiness and loneliness. Beat Fürrer and the librettist Händl Klaus have developed the text from various sources, including a new translation of the ancient Egyptian Papyrus Berlin 3024 by Jan Assman, and Ingeborg Bachmann’s ‘Dessert-book Fragments’.

The performance presents a unique opportunity to see Beat Fürrer’s Musical Theatre composition staged by the renowned Swiss director Christoph Marthaler. The staging transports us from the dessert to empty hotel rooms, where the theme of loneliness and anonymity is paramount in the fleeting emotionless contact between the protagonists. There are some startling musical effects, where seemingly disembodied voices sing out from around the stage and the soloist’s voice merges with the instrument, conjuring up an eerie glimpse into the afterlife.

Performing for three nights only from Monday 15th to Wednesday 17th March at the Basel Musical Theatre (Tram 1 or 14 to Musical Theater). Thereafter it goes on tour to Berlin.

www.musicaltheaterbasel.ch

www.theater-basel.ch/spielplan/stueck.cfm?s_nr=4191

Monday
08Mar2010

2010.03.18 Closer by Patrick Marber from Upstart

 Directed by Andrew Fernandes & Esmeralda Hernandez

A brilliant exploration into the brutal anatomy of modern romance, where a quartet of strangers meet, fall in love and become caught up in a web of sexual desire and betrayal. Closer is hailed as one of the best plays of the nineties.

Venue: Cellar Theater, Schönes Haus, Nadelberg 6, Basel

Show Dates: March 18th, 20th, 26th, 27th, 28th & April 1st, 2nd & 3rd

All shows begin at 8pm except on Sunday, March 28th - 7pm

Ticket price: Fr. 25- Reduced rate Fr. 19-(for students with ID - only available at Box Office)

Box office and bar opens at 7pm resp. 6pm on the 28th March

Info and tickets at www. upstart-entertainment.ch