Events in Basel – the Highlights. January – June 2014
Musicals | Shows | Concerts
Exhibitions
20.01.14 – 21.01.14 The Phantom of the Opera Sasson/Sautter’s original – with world-famous Deborah Sasson and Axel Olzinger. Information: www.actnews.ch, venue: Musical Theatre Basel
Special exhibitions at the museums – the highlights
22.01.14 Russian State Ballet “Swan Lake” The classic performed by the Russian State Ballet. Information: www.actnews.ch, venue: Musical Theatre Basel 22.01.14
Sportfreunde Stiller Sportfreunde Stiller present their new album “New York, Rio, Rosenheim”. Information: www.kaserne-basel.ch, venue: Kaserne Basel
29.01.14 - 02.02.14 Shadowland The sensational show from the USA – a mixture of shadow theatre and dance. Information: www.actnews.ch, venue: Musical Theatre Basel 30.01.14
Best Piano Trios in Jazz Offbeat concert with Wolfgang Haffner, Lars Danielsson and Iiro Rantala. Information: www.offbeat-concert.ch, venue: Stadt-Casino Basel
03.02.14 – 09.02.14 Grease The most popular musical in the world. Information: www.actnews.ch, venue: Musical Theatre Basel 28.02.14
Bligg The Swiss dialect rapper presents his new album on his “Service Publigg” tour. Information: www.actnews.ch, venue: St. Jakob-Arena Basel
13.05.14 – 08.06.14 Mamma Mia! The unique musical comedy with 22 magical Abba-classics. Information: www.musical.ch, venue: Musical Theatre Basel Festivals | Festivities 28.02.14 – 01.03.14 BScene – The Basel Club Festival North-western Switzerland’s largest club festival. Information: www.bscene.ch, venue: various clubs in Basel 04.04.14 – 10.05.14 International Jazz Festival Basel International jazz festival with top-class musicians. Information: www.offbeat-concert.ch, venue: various venues in Basel 08.04.14 – 13.04.14 Blues Festival Basel Blues festival with international musicians. Information: www.blues-festival-basel.ch, venue: Volkshaus Basel 17.04.14 – 21.04.14 15th International Tango Festival Dance events, concerts, films and workshops with top-quality Argentinean artists. Information: www.tangobasel.ch, venue: Volkshaus Basel 24.04.14 – 17.05.14 Steps – The Migros Culture Percentage Dance Festival The largest festival for contemporary dance in Switzerland takes place every two years. Information: www.steps.ch, venue: Kaserne Basel, Theater Basel 17.05.14 – 20.05.14 Young Stage Young professional artists compete at the international circus festival. Information: www.young-stage.com, venue: Rosentalanlage (Das Zelt) 28.05.14 – 01.06.14 European Youth Choir Festival EJCF With youth choirs from all over Europe. Information: www.ejcf.ch, venue: various venues in and around Basel Classical Music 15.01.14 19.30 AMG – World Orchestras; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Christian Tetzlaff, violin; Conductor: Riccardo Chailly Works by Sibelius and Bruckner. Information: www.stadtcasino.ch, venue: Stadt-Casino Basel 18.02.14 19.30 Chamber Music Society; Belcea Quartet Works by Purcell, Britten and Mozart. Information: www.stadtcasino.ch, venue: Stadt-Casino Basel 21.03.14 20.00 Goran Bregovic & his Wedding & Funeral Band Goran Bregovic, The Gypsy Brass Band and The Bulgarian Voices. Information: www.stadtcasino.ch, venue: StadtCasino Basel 30.03.14 19.00 Utopia; Basel Sinfonietta; Concuctor: Jonathan Stockhammer Works by Kessler and Varèse and live improvisation. Information: www.baselsinfonietta.ch, venue: Stadt-Casino Basel 17.04.14 19.30 Basel Chamber Orchestra; Camerata Vocale Freiburg i.Br.; Conductor: Winfried Toll Work by Duruflé for soloists, choir, orchestra and organ. Information: www.kammerorchesterbasel.ch, venue: Martinskirche 04.05.14 17.00 Seasons; Ensemble musica viva Basel Works by Janàcek, Mozart, Liszt and Piazzolla. Information: www.musicavivabasel.ch, venue: Schmiedenhof 14.05.14 19.30 Happy Birthday, Heinz Holliger! Symphony Orchestra Basel; Latvian Radio Choir; Heinz Holliger, oboe; Conductors: Dennis Russel Davies and Heinz Holliger Works by Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Debussy and Holliger. Information: www.sinfonieorchesterbasel.ch, venue: StadtCasino Basel
06.09.13 – 30.03.14 How to be a Man Antikenmuseum Basel and Sammlung Ludwig / Skulpturhalle Basel 27.09.13 – 06.07.14 Make-up – Shaped for Life? Museum der Kulturen Basel 15.11.13 – 29.06.14 Real Castles – Imaginery Knights? HMB – Museum für Geschichte / Barfüsserkirche 02.02.14 – 18.05.14 Odilon Redon Fondation Beyeler 16.02.14 – 25.05.14 The Surprised Masks: James Ensor. Works from the Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerpen and Swiss Collections Kunstmuseum Basel 19.02.14 – 11.05.14 Ludic objects. The Art of Possibilities Museum Tinguely 29.03.14 – 14.09.14 Konstantin Grcic. Panorama Vitra Design Museum 12.04.14 – 19.10.14 Paul Chan Schaulager 16.05.14 – 18.01.15 The Parrot’s Chest. Folk Art of Latin America Museum der Kulturen Basel 18.05.14 – 07.09.14 Gerhard Richter Fondation Beyeler 15.06.14 – 28.09.14 Charles Ray Kunstmuseum Basel and Museum für Gegenwartskunst For information on further exhibitions visit www.museenbasel.ch Miscellaneous 22.11.13 – 12.01.14 Palazzo Colombino Haute cuisine and first-class entertainment at the extraordinary variety theatre. Information: www.palazzocolombino.ch, venue: Rosentalanlage 17.01.14
Basel Museum Night At a late hour the Basel museums open their doors with an extraordinary programme. Information: www.museumsnacht.ch, venue: various Basel museums
06.02.14 – 08.02.14 Zimmermann & de Perrot „Hans was Heiri“ A play incorporating dance, theatre, music and circus. Information: www.kaserne-basel.ch, venue: Kaserne Basel 09.05.14 – 11.05.14 Blickfang Basel The temporary design shopping mall is coming to Basel for the fifth time. Information: www.blickfang.com, venue: Messe Basel 17.05.14 – 28.05.14 Das Zelt Swiss touring theatre with a diverse programme. Information: www.daszelt.ch, venue: Rosentalanlage 13.06.14 – 25.06.14 Circus Knie Switzerland’s largest circus visiting Basel. Information: www.knie.ch, venue: Rosentalanlage 26.06.14 – 28.06.14 She She Pop “Spring Sacrifice” “Le Sacre du Printemps” by Igor Strawinski is a composition for ballet. Information: www.kaserne-basel.ch, venue: Kaserne Basel Theatre | Opera | Ballet Stagings at the Theater Basel – the highlights from 18.01.14
Eugen Onegin Opera by P.I. Tschaikowski. Venue: Grosse Bühne
from 24.01.14
Tod eines Handlungsreisenden Play by Arthur Miller. Venue: Kleine Bühne
from 25.01.14
Bluthochzeit Play by Federico García Lorca. Venue: Schauspielhaus
from 20.02.14
Schneewittchen Opera by Heinz Holliger. Venue: Grosse Bühne
from 27.02.14
Biedermann und die Brandstifter Play by Max Frisch. Venue: Schauspielhaus
from 28.03.14
Blaubarts Geheimnis Dramatic ballet by Stephan Thoss. Venue: Grosse Bühne
from 03.04.14
Ein Sommernachtstraum Play by William Shakespeare. Venue: Schauspielhaus
from 30.04.14
The Indian Queen Masque by Henri Purcell and Daniel Purcell. Venue: Grosse Bühne
from 25.05.14
La Damnation de Faust Opera by Hector Berlioz. Venue: Grosse Bühne
Tickets and information: www.theater-basel.ch and at the ticket office 061 295 11 33. The programmes of the various small theatres and amateur theatre groups can be viewed at www.kleintheater.org Nightlife Acqua, Binningerstrasse 14, www.acquabasilea.ch
lounge, bar
Atlantis, Klosterberg 13, www.atlan-tis.ch
club, bar
Bar Rouge, Messeplatz 10, 31 floor, www.barrouge.ch
bar
Campari Bar, Steinenberg 7, www.restaurant-kunsthalle.ch
bar
Cargo Bar, St. Johanns-Rheinweg 46, www.cargobar.ch
bar, concerts
Das Schiff, Westquaistrasse 19, www.dasschiff.ch
bar, lounge, club
Grand Casino Basel, Flughafenstrasse 225, www.grandcasinobasel.com
casino
Hinterhof Bar, Münchensteinerstrasse 81, www.hinterhof.ch
concerts, club, bar
Kaserne Basel, Klybeckstrasse 1b, www.kaserne-basel.ch
concerts, club, bar
Kuppel, Binningerstrasse 14, www.kuppel.ch
club, bar
Lady Bar, Feldbergstrasse 47, www.ladybar.fm
disco, club
Nordstern, Voltastrasse 30, www.nordstern.com
disco, club
Paddy Reilly’s Irish Pub, Steinentorstrasse 45, www.paddys.ch
pub
22.02.14 – 28.02.14 Drummeli Pre-carnival event with a show of the large carnival groups. Information: www.fasnachts-comite.ch, venue: Musical Theatre Basel
SUD, Burgweg 7, www.sud.ch
club, concerts
the bird’s eye jazz club, Kohlenberg 20, www.birdseye.ch
jazz club
10.03.14 – 12.03.14 Basel carnival The city goes crazy on the “three most beautiful days” of Basel’s inhabitants. Information: www.fasnachts-comite.ch, venue: Basel city centre
City Market: Mon – Thu, 8.30 am – 2 pm; Fri – Sat, 8.30 am – 6 pm, Marktplatz
16.03.14 Bummelsonntag And 23./30.03.14. On the three Sundays following the Basel carnival, the carnival cliques look back affectionately on the “three most beautiful days”. Information: www.fasnachts-comite.ch, venue: Basel city centre
Flea Market Barfüsserplatz: every second and fourth Wednesday of the month, 7 am – 7 pm, Barfüsserplatz
04./05.06.14 19.30 Knights of the Rose; Symphony Orchestra Basel; Katia and Marielle Labèque, piano; Conductor: Dennis Russel Davies Works by “Groupe des Six”, Mozart, Meier and Strauss. Information: www.sinfonieorchesterbasel.ch, venue: Stadt-Casino Basel Traditional Events 13.01.14
Vogel Gryff Large traditional celebration in Kleinbasel. Information: www.vogel-gryff.ch, venue: Kleinbasel / Rhine / Mittlere Brücke
27.01.14 – 01.03.14 Mimösli 23rd edition of the popular pre-carnival event. Information: www.haebse-theater.ch, venue: Häbse-Theater 08.02.14 – 22.02.14 Glaibasler Charivari Pre-carnival evening at its best. Information: www.charivari.ch, venue: Volkshaus Basel
Sports 09.01.14 – 12.01.14 Longines CSI Basel International world-class jumping tournament. Information: www.csi-basel.ch, venue: St. Jakobshalle 11.03.14 – 16.03.14 Badminton Swiss Open International badminton tournament with the world’s best players. Information: www.swissopen.com, venue: St. Jakobshalle 05.04.14 Quer durch Basel The biggest relay race in the region takes place for the 33rd time. Information: www.querdurchbasel.ch, venue: Basel city centre 25.05.14 Three Countries Run Transnational run between Switzerland, France and Germany. Information: www.3laenderlauf.org, venue: Dreiland area
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Markets New Goods Market: every Thursday, 7 am – 8 pm, Barfüsserplatz Flea Market Petersplatz: every Saturday, 7.30 am – 4 pm, Petersplatz
No market on Sundays, public holidays and during the Basel carnival. For further information visit www.messen-maerkte.bs.ch Guided Tours Walking tour of the Old Town: until April every Saturday, from May daily except Sundays; 2.30 – 4.30 pm; Meeting point: Tourist Information at Barfüsserplatz Public tours of the Rathaus (City Hall): until March every Saturday, from April every Tuesday and Saturday; at 3.30 pm and 4.30 pm, approx. 30 minutes. Tours in German only Augusta Raurica: May and June every Sunday, 3 – 4.30 pm. Tours in German only Discovery trip in a vintage tram: every Sunday at 10.30 am and on reservation at 11.45 am: phone 061 268 68 68 or info@basel.com Box Offices Bider & Tanner – Ihr Kulturhaus mit Musik Wyler, phone 061 206 99 96, www.biderundtanner.ch BaZ am Aeschenplatz, Aeschenplatz 7, phone 061 281 84 84 Box office at Stadt-Casino, Steinenberg 14, phone 061 273 73 73
Fairs
Box office at Theater Basel, Theaterplatz, phone 061 295 11 33
21.01.14 – 25.01.14 Swissbau The Swiss construction and real estate fair.
Starticket, phone 0900 325 325 (CHF 1.19/min.), www.starticket.ch
08.02.14 – 09.02.14 MariNatal Basel The fair for weddings, celebrations and nativity.
Preview July – December 2014
Ticketcorner AG, phone 0900 800 800 (CHF 1.19/min.), www.ticketcorner.ch
14.02.14 – 16.02.14 Basler Ferienmesse The large fair for holidays and travel.
04.07.14
Summerblues
05.07.14
Zoo Night Basel
14.02.14 – 23.02.14 Muba The large experiencing and purchasing fair.
15.07.14 – 03.08.14 Stimmen Festival
20.02.14 – 23.02.14 eco.expo The Swiss Forum for sustainable development.
29.07.14 – 16.08.14 Im Fluss – Cultural raft on the Rhine
27.03.14 – 03.04.14 Baselworld The world watch and jewellery fair. 19.06.14 – 22.06.14 Art Basel The international art fair. All fairs take place in the halls at Messeplatz. Information: www.mch-group.com
18.07.14 – 26.07.14 Basel Tattoo 31.07.14
Swiss National Day Celebration on the Rhine
07.08.14 – 31.08.14 Orange Cinema Basel 15.08.14 – 16.08.14 Open Air Basel 19.08.14
Basel Rhine Swimming Event
22.08.14
Em Bebbi sy Jazz
27.08.14 – 07.09.14 Theaterfestival Basel 28.09.14
IWB Basel Marathon
18.10.14 – 26.10.14 Swiss Indoors Basel – ATP World Tour 500 24.10.14 – 13.11.14 Baloise Session 25.10.14 – 09.11.14 Basel Autumn Fair 27.11.14 – 23.12.14 Christmas Market 29.11.14
Basel Tourism Aeschenvorstadt 36, CH-4010 Basel Phone +41 (0)61 268 68 68, Fax +41 (0)61 268 68 70 info@basel.com, www.basel.com
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All information is supplied without liability and is subject to change. This is an excerpt from the events calendar and gives an overview of the highlights. The current detailed events calendar can be viewed on www.basel.com. This highlights calendar is available on subscription. This is a service provided by Basel Tourism. The publication goes to press six weeks before its release date.