Peer Gynt’s life of adventure interpreted as a dancer’s biography through sensual and abstract worlds of dance.
Ballet in two acts
Premiere
5. June 2022
Dates & Cast
- Conductor Thomas Herzog
- Choreography and Staging Johan Inger
- Music Georges Bizet, Edvard Grieg, Pjotr I. Tschaikowsky
- Set Design mit EstudiodeDos Leticia Gañán, Curt Allen Wilmer
- Costume Design Catherine Voeffray
- Lighting Design Tom Visser
- Choir Jonathan Becker
- Dramaturgy Gregor Acuña-Pohl
- Choreography Assistenz Urtzi Aranburu
- Staged by Urtzi Aranburu, Carolina Armenta, Zoran Markovic
- Peer Gynt Christian Bauch
- Aase Casey Ouzounis
- Ingrid Kanako Fujimoto
- Der Bräutigam Marco Giombelli
- The Mutter der Braut Lilliana Hagerman
- The Father des Bräutigams Richard House
- Der Trollkönig / Mats Ek Anthony Bachelier
- The Grüne Zarina Stahnke
- Drei Milchmädchen (Tanz) Francesca Cesaro, Yo Nakajima, Bianca Teixeira
- Drei Milchmädchen (Gesang) Sol Her, Elena Patsalidou, Anna-Maria Tietze
- Der Krumme / Boigen Jón Vallejo
- Aslak Joseph Gray
- The »Gamla Barn«-Tänzer*innen Johannes Goldbach, SeoHyeon Jeong, Kristóf Kovács, Anicet Marandel, Zarina Stahnke
- Drei Tänzerinnen beim Vortanzen Jenny Laudadio, Nastazia Philippou, Ayaha Tsunaki
- Anitra Ayaha Tsunaki
- Solveig Stefanie Knorr
- Der junge Peer Mateo Cigal
- Geiger*in Elsa Klockenbring
- Conductor Thomas Herzog
- Choreography and Staging Johan Inger
- Music Georges Bizet, Edvard Grieg, Pjotr I. Tschaikowsky
- Set Design mit EstudiodeDos Leticia Gañán, Curt Allen Wilmer
- Costume Design Catherine Voeffray
- Lighting Design Tom Visser
- Choir Jonathan Becker
- Dramaturgy Gregor Acuña-Pohl
- Choreography Assistenz Urtzi Aranburu
- Staged by Urtzi Aranburu, Carolina Armenta, Zoran Markovic
Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden
German premiere
Project Partner: Sparkassen-Finanzgruppe Sachsen, Ostsächsische Sparkasse Dresden, Sparkassen-Versicherung Sachsen, LBBW
The world premiere of »Peer Gynt« at Theater Basel took place on 18 May 2017. The costumes were made in the workshops of Theater Basel.
- Peer Gynt Christian Bauch
- Aase Casey Ouzounis
- Ingrid Kanako Fujimoto (début)
- Der Bräutigam Marco Giombelli
- The Mutter der Braut Lilliana Hagerman (début)
- The Father des Bräutigams Richard House (début)
- Der Trollkönig / Mats Ek Anthony Bachelier
- The Grüne Zarina Stahnke
- Drei Milchmädchen (Tanz) Francesca Cesaro (début) , Yo Nakajima (début) , Bianca Teixeira (début)
- Drei Milchmädchen (Gesang) Sol Her, Elena Patsalidou, Anna-Maria Tietze
- Der Krumme / Boigen Jón Vallejo
- Aslak Joseph Gray
- The »Gamla Barn«-Tänzer*innen Johannes Goldbach, SeoHyeon Jeong, Kristóf Kovács, Anicet Marandel, Zarina Stahnke
- Drei Tänzerinnen beim Vortanzen Jenny Laudadio, Nastazia Philippou, Ayaha Tsunaki
- Anitra Ayaha Tsunaki
- Solveig Stefanie Knorr
- Der junge Peer Mateo Cigal
- Geiger*in Elsa Klockenbring
- Conductor Thomas Herzog
- Choreography and Staging Johan Inger
- Music Georges Bizet, Edvard Grieg, Pjotr I. Tschaikowsky
- Set Design mit EstudiodeDos Leticia Gañán, Curt Allen Wilmer
- Costume Design Catherine Voeffray
- Lighting Design Tom Visser
- Choir Jonathan Becker
- Dramaturgy Gregor Acuña-Pohl
- Choreography Assistenz Urtzi Aranburu
- Staged by Urtzi Aranburu, Carolina Armenta, Zoran Markovic
Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden
German premiere
Project Partner: Sparkassen-Finanzgruppe Sachsen, Ostsächsische Sparkasse Dresden, Sparkassen-Versicherung Sachsen, LBBW
The world premiere of »Peer Gynt« at Theater Basel took place on 18 May 2017. The costumes were made in the workshops of Theater Basel.
- Peer Gynt Christian Bauch
- Aase Casey Ouzounis
- Ingrid Kanako Fujimoto
- Der Bräutigam Marco Giombelli
- The Mutter der Braut Lilliana Hagerman
- The Father des Bräutigams Richard House
- Der Trollkönig / Mats Ek Anthony Bachelier
- The Grüne Zarina Stahnke
- Drei Milchmädchen (Tanz) Francesca Cesaro, Yo Nakajima, Bianca Teixeira
- Drei Milchmädchen (Gesang) Olga Großer, Yeani Park, Kurumi Sueyoshi
- Der Krumme / Boigen Jón Vallejo
- Aslak Joseph Gray
- The »Gamla Barn«-Tänzer*innen Johannes Goldbach, SeoHyeon Jeong, Kristóf Kovács, Anicet Marandel, Zarina Stahnke
- Drei Tänzerinnen beim Vortanzen Jenny Laudadio, Nastazia Philippou, Ayaha Tsunaki
- Anitra Ayaha Tsunaki
- Solveig Stefanie Knorr
- Der junge Peer Leander Wilde
- Geiger*in Charlotte Thiele
- Conductor Thomas Herzog
- Choreography and Staging Johan Inger
- Music Georges Bizet, Edvard Grieg, Pjotr I. Tschaikowsky
- Set Design mit EstudiodeDos Leticia Gañán, Curt Allen Wilmer
- Costume Design Catherine Voeffray
- Lighting Design Tom Visser
- Choir Jonathan Becker
- Dramaturgy Gregor Acuña-Pohl
- Choreography Assistenz Urtzi Aranburu
- Staged by Urtzi Aranburu, Carolina Armenta, Zoran Markovic
Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden
German premiere
Project Partner: Sparkassen-Finanzgruppe Sachsen, Ostsächsische Sparkasse Dresden, Sparkassen-Versicherung Sachsen, LBBW
The world premiere of »Peer Gynt« at Theater Basel took place on 18 May 2017. The costumes were made in the workshops of Theater Basel.
- Peer Gynt Jón Vallejo
- Aase Casey Ouzounis
- Ingrid Kanako Fujimoto
- Der Bräutigam Marco Giombelli
- The Mutter der Braut Marlena Umland (début)
- The Father des Bräutigams Richard House
- Der Trollkönig / Mats Ek Anthony Bachelier
- The Grüne Jenny Laudadio
- Drei Milchmädchen (Tanz) Francesca Cesaro, Yo Nakajima, Simona Volpe
- Drei Milchmädchen (Gesang) Sol Her, Elena Patsalidou, Anna-Maria Tietze
- Der Krumme / Boigen Juan Sebastián Valdez (début)
- Aslak Joseph Gray
- The »Gamla Barn«-Tänzer*innen Johannes Goldbach, SeoHyeon Jeong, Kristóf Kovács, Jenny Laudadio, Anicet Marandel
- Drei Tänzerinnen beim Vortanzen Nastazia Philippou, Courtney Richardson, Bianca Teixeira (début)
- Anitra Courtney Richardson
- Solveig Stefanie Knorr
- Der junge Peer Leander Wilde
- Geiger*in Elsa Klockenbring
- Conductor Thomas Herzog
- Choreography and Staging Johan Inger
- Music Georges Bizet, Edvard Grieg, Pjotr I. Tschaikowsky
- Set Design mit EstudiodeDos Leticia Gañán, Curt Allen Wilmer
- Costume Design Catherine Voeffray
- Lighting Design Tom Visser
- Choir Jonathan Becker
- Dramaturgy Gregor Acuña-Pohl
- Choreography Assistenz Urtzi Aranburu
- Staged by Urtzi Aranburu, Carolina Armenta, Zoran Markovic
Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden
German premiere
Project Partner: Sparkassen-Finanzgruppe Sachsen, Ostsächsische Sparkasse Dresden, Sparkassen-Versicherung Sachsen, LBBW
The world premiere of »Peer Gynt« at Theater Basel took place on 18 May 2017. The costumes were made in the workshops of Theater Basel.
- Peer Gynt Jón Vallejo
- Aase Casey Ouzounis
- Ingrid Kanako Fujimoto
- Der Bräutigam Carl Becker
- The Mutter der Braut Marlena Umland
- The Father des Bräutigams Richard House
- Der Trollkönig / Mats Ek Anthony Bachelier
- The Grüne Jenny Laudadio
- Drei Milchmädchen (Tanz) Francesca Cesaro, Yo Nakajima, Simona Volpe
- Drei Milchmädchen (Gesang) Olga Großer, Yeani Park, Kurumi Sueyoshi
- Der Krumme / Boigen Juan Sebastián Valdez
- Aslak Joseph Gray
- The »Gamla Barn«-Tänzer*innen Johannes Goldbach, SeoHyeon Jeong, Kristóf Kovács, Jenny Laudadio, Anicet Marandel
- Drei Tänzerinnen beim Vortanzen Nastazia Philippou, Courtney Richardson, Bianca Teixeira
- Anitra Courtney Richardson
- Solveig Stefanie Knorr
- Der junge Peer Viktor Steinert
- Geiger*in Elsa Klockenbring
- Conductor Thomas Herzog
- Choreography and Staging Johan Inger
- Music Georges Bizet, Edvard Grieg, Pjotr I. Tschaikowsky
- Set Design mit EstudiodeDos Leticia Gañán, Curt Allen Wilmer
- Costume Design Catherine Voeffray
- Lighting Design Tom Visser
- Choir Jonathan Becker
- Dramaturgy Gregor Acuña-Pohl
- Choreography Assistenz Urtzi Aranburu
- Staged by Urtzi Aranburu, Carolina Armenta, Zoran Markovic
Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden
German premiere
Project Partner: Sparkassen-Finanzgruppe Sachsen, Ostsächsische Sparkasse Dresden, Sparkassen-Versicherung Sachsen, LBBW
The world premiere of »Peer Gynt« at Theater Basel took place on 18 May 2017. The costumes were made in the workshops of Theater Basel.
- Peer Gynt Christian Bauch
- Aase Casey Ouzounis
- Ingrid Kanako Fujimoto
- Der Bräutigam Marco Giombelli
- The Mutter der Braut Lilliana Hagerman
- The Father des Bräutigams Richard House
- Der Trollkönig / Mats Ek Anthony Bachelier
- The Grüne Zarina Stahnke
- Drei Milchmädchen (Tanz) Francesca Cesaro, Yo Nakajima, Bianca Teixeira
- Drei Milchmädchen (Gesang) Olga Großer, Yeani Park, Kurumi Sueyoshi
- Der Krumme / Boigen Jón Vallejo
- Aslak Joseph Gray
- The »Gamla Barn«-Tänzer*innen Johannes Goldbach, SeoHyeon Jeong, Kristóf Kovács, Anicet Marandel, Zarina Stahnke
- Drei Tänzerinnen beim Vortanzen Jenny Laudadio, Nastazia Philippou, Ayaha Tsunaki
- Anitra Ayaha Tsunaki
- Solveig Stefanie Knorr
- Der junge Peer Mateo Cigal
- Geiger*in Charlotte Thiele
- Conductor Thomas Herzog
- Choreography and Staging Johan Inger
- Music Georges Bizet, Edvard Grieg, Pjotr I. Tschaikowsky
- Set Design mit EstudiodeDos Leticia Gañán, Curt Allen Wilmer
- Costume Design Catherine Voeffray
- Lighting Design Tom Visser
- Choir Jonathan Becker
- Dramaturgy Gregor Acuña-Pohl
- Choreography Assistenz Urtzi Aranburu
- Staged by Urtzi Aranburu, Carolina Armenta, Zoran Markovic
Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden
German premiere
Project Partner: Sparkassen-Finanzgruppe Sachsen, Ostsächsische Sparkasse Dresden, Sparkassen-Versicherung Sachsen, LBBW
The world premiere of »Peer Gynt« at Theater Basel took place on 18 May 2017. The costumes were made in the workshops of Theater Basel.
- Peer Gynt Christian Bauch
- Aase Casey Ouzounis
- Ingrid Kanako Fujimoto
- Der Bräutigam Marco Giombelli
- The Mutter der Braut Lilliana Hagerman
- The Father des Bräutigams Richard House
- Der Trollkönig / Mats Ek Anthony Bachelier
- The Grüne Zarina Stahnke
- Drei Milchmädchen (Tanz) Francesca Cesaro, Yo Nakajima, Bianca Teixeira
- Drei Milchmädchen (Gesang) Sol Her, Elena Patsalidou, Anna-Maria Tietze
- Der Krumme / Boigen Jón Vallejo
- Aslak Joseph Gray
- The »Gamla Barn«-Tänzer*innen Carl Becker, SeoHyeon Jeong, Kristóf Kovács, Vincenzo Mola, Zarina Stahnke
- Drei Tänzerinnen beim Vortanzen Jenny Laudadio, Nastazia Philippou, Ayaha Tsunaki
- Anitra Ayaha Tsunaki
- Solveig Stefanie Knorr
- Der junge Peer Viktor Steinert
- Geiger*in Charlotte Thiele
In brief
The young adventurer Peer Gynt sets out to become “King of the World“. He seduces and abandons those around him, always in search of himself. Along the way he meets many people, both benevolent and manipulative, finds inspiration and disappointment, and is nowhere really accepted. Apart from his aged mother Aase, whom he buries with a heavy heart, the only person to truly love him is the girl Solveig, who waits a lifetime for him in their home country, because that’s how long it takes for Peer to return.
Swedish choreographer Johan Inger, last seen in Dresden with A Swan Lake and Carmen, has turned the never-ending journey of Peer Gynt, forever in search of an identity and happiness, into a full-length ballet, which enjoyed its premiere in Basel in 2017. In a cross-disciplinary work combining dance, pantomime and song, Inger fuses Peer Gynt’s life and experiences with various stages from his own artistic career. The result is a gripping and witty story told using a striking physical vocabulary.
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