International Competition for Choreographers

Review of the 20nd International Competition for Choreographers on 15th and 16th April 2006

Just under 150 young choreographers from 42 countries, participated in the 20th International Competition for Choreographers. From the candidates present the jury panel, consisting of Ed Wubbe and Pierre Wyss, chose the choreographers to participate in the contest.

The Jury:
Marguerite Donlon (Director Saarländisches Staatstheaters), Prof. Birgit Keil (Director Ballett Staatstheaters Karlsruhe), Jörg Mannes (Director Ballett  Landestheater Linz/Ballett Linz), Henninjg Paar (Director Ballett Staatstheater Braunschweig), Christian Spuck (Choreographer of Ballett Stuttgarter Staatsoper), Stefan Thoss (Director Ballett Staatsoper Hannover), Sergej Vanaev (Director Ballett Stadttheaters Bremerhaven), Richard Wherlock (Director Ballett Basel), Christiane Winter (Director TanzTheaterInternational, Hannover), Ed Wubbe (Director Scapino Ballet Rotterdam), Pierre Wyss (Choreographer)

1st price:
Yossi Berg, "Most of the day I am out"

 

2nd price and prize of the critics:
Alexander Ekman, "The swingle sisters"

3rd price:
Alejandro Cerrudo, "Fuel" and

Michal Mualem and Giannalberto de Filippis, " In between"

and audience prize:  
Marko Weigert and Dan Pelleg, "Box"

 

Scapino production prize:
Christophe Garcia, "les reveuses"