- Choreographie – Erna Ómarsdóttir
- Halla Ólafsdóttir
- Swiss premiere
- Approx. 2 hours 25 minutes including a break
- Interesting for people aged 16+
A radical reinterpretation
This dance creation by the multi-award-winning Icelandic power duo Erna Ómarsdóttir and Halla Ólafsdóttir is Ballett Basel's first premiere on the Grosse Bühne in the 24/25 season. The two-act evening for the entire ensemble questions romantic relationships and familiar narratives. Traditional roles are turned upside down and the masters Shakespeare and Prokofiev are challenged. The work splits into a comedy full of light-hearted hilarity and a dark, bloody tragedy. 'Juliet & Romeo' becomes a punk analysis and provocative, humorous bacchanal that uses archaic motifs to play with conventional notions of romantic love. A baroque celebration of the human experience.
‹Julia & Romeo› for Ballett Basel is your fourth iteration of a series revolving around Shakespeare’s iconic love-story. Previously, the duo created ‹Romeo & Juliet› in 2018, Romeo & Juliet in 2018 which was nominated for the FAUST in 2019, ‹Rómeó <3 Júlía› in 2021, and ‹The Juliet Duet› in 2022, nominated for the Icelandic Theatre Prize in 2022.
Thank you!
With the kind support of the Basler Ballett Gilde
Digital book table
Together with the dramaturgy department, the Basel Kulturhaus Bider & Tanner has been curating the book table for our plays for many years. Now this selection of books, CDs, DVDs, catalogues and sheet music is available at any time in the online shop. It's worth browsing regularly.
Mediathek
A new version of ‹Julia & Romeo› has now been created for Basel. The collaboration with the dancers has resulted in an incredibly youthful, yet very authentic version. And despite the blood, sweat and tears, it also manages to touch and ultimately inspire with a deep look into the soul.
‹Julia & Romeo› is less a ballet than an experimental analysis of cultural icons - surreal, disturbing and consistently radical.
One of the most powerful scenes occurs when the entire ensemble moves in synchronization with Prokofiev's rousing Dance of the Knights: violence and eroticism in indissoluble unity.
- Choreographie –
- Bühne –
- Kostüme –
- Musik –
Sergej Prokofjew
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- Lichtdesign –
- Gesang –
- Ballett Basel
