Thank you for your lovely tribute to Kevin Sim. I am so glad you that you were able to be in Basel with him. Sadly I was not able to go, but we were in frequent contact.
Kev and I had been friends for almost 40 years and I remember well all the roles you mentioned. Yes he was a very special dance actor, and I never thought it was possible to be moved by Dr Coppelius but Kevin managed it, by making Dr Coppelius a rounded human being. Here's a clip of Kev in Christopher Bruce's Swansong where you can see his power as a performer.
A few years ago I watched Kev run a ballet acting workshop at Ballet Cymru. It was fascinating to see him working with the dancers; encouraging them to do everything with subtlety and meaning.
Thanks to someone Kev introduced me to, my career has been as a dance photographer, but most of all I will remember many hours spent together chatting in good humour....
Be in peace now dear Kev.