Bavarian Theater Prize
The Bavarian Theater Prize has been awarded by the Bavarian State Government since 1997 for outstanding performance by stages in German-speaking countries. It was apparently only awarded until 2002.
Prices
The prize is awarded for in-house productions of the current year or the previous year in the categories of drama , opera and dance as well as other forms of theater (e.g. operetta , musical ) (prize money up to € 50,000). In addition, "other theater events" that cannot be categorized are regularly awarded a prize. Since 2002 there has also been a prize in the children's and youth theater category (prize money up to € 25,000). The prize money must be used within the next three years for artistic projects that could not otherwise be financed from the current budget of the theater, or not financed in this artistic form.
In addition to the prizes for stages, a single prize was awarded to an individual from 1997 to 2001 for special achievements. For the first time in 1998 and regularly since 2000, a non-endowed honorary award from the Bavarian Prime Minister is given to an individual in the theater.
jury
The awarding of the prize is decided by the Bavarian Prime Minister . A jury made up of actors, artistic directors, critics, authors and a cultural officer will submit proposals. In turn, the jury is advised by the Board of Trustees of the Bavarian Theater Prize , which is made up of directors of the Bavarian State Theaters, the President of the Bavarian Theater Academy and a representative of the Ministry of Art.
Award winners
1997
- Speaking theater : Niedersächsisches Staatstheater Hannover for I hired a contract killer based on the film by Aki Kaurismäki and directed by Andreas Kriegenburg
- Opera : Bremen Theater for Macbeth by Giuseppe Verdi in the staging by David Mouchtar-Samorai
- Dance : Bavarian State Ballet for Luigi Nono project in the choreography by Davide Bombana
- Other theater events : Salzburg Festival for Pierrot Lunaire by Arnold Schönberg in the staging by Christoph Marthaler
- Single Prize : Julia Varady
1998
- Speaking theater : Schauspielhaus Zürich for Die Schwärmer by Robert Musil in the production by Dieter Giesing, Stadttheater Würzburg for Top Dogs by Urs Widmer in the production by Harald Siebler
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Opera :
- Hamburg State Opera for Lohengrin by Richard Wagner in the production by Peter Konwitschny
- Ulm Theater for Jenůfa by Leoš Janáček in the staging by Ansgar Haag
- Dance : Leipzig Ballet for Large Mass in the choreography by Uwe Scholz
- Other theater events : Stadttheater Fürth for Die Ware Liebe or That is the moon over Soho in a production by Gina Pietsch
- Unit price : Ivor Bolton
- Honorary award from the Bavarian Prime Minister : Rolf Boysen
1999
- Speech theater : Münchner Kammerspiele for Cymbeline by William Shakespeare in the staging by Dieter Dorn ; Stadttheater Würzburg for Friday by Hugo Claus in the production by Jessica Steinke
- Opera : Staatstheater Stuttgart for The Abduction from the Seraglio by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in the production by Hans Neuenfels
- Dance : The Kiel Opera House for Cockaigne burned down in the choreography by Stephan Thoss
- Other theater events : Theater Basel for The Best of: Human Failure - Episode 1 by Ruedi Häusermann
- Single prize : Rudolf Noelte
2000
- Opera : Pnima ... inside of Chaya Czernowin as part of the Munich Biennale , directed by Claus Guth
- Drama : Bavarian State Theater for Woyzeck by Georg Büchner , staged by Stéphane Braunschweig
- Dance : Städtische Bühnen Nürnberg for a winter journey in the choreography by Daniela Kurz
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Other theater events :
- Theater Triebwerk Hamburg for Moby Dick , staged by Erich Schäffler
- Theater Salz und Pfeffer Nürnberg for Glittras commission: Guardian angel on a secret mission , directed by Tristan Vogt
- Single prize : Ruth Drexel
- Honorary award from the Bavarian Prime Minister : Achim Freyer
2001
- Opera : Opera House Halle for jokes, satire, irony and deeper meaning by Detlev Glanert in a production by Fred Berndt
- Drama : German National Theater Weimar for Faust I in the staging by Julia von Sell and Karsten Wiegand
- Dance : Hamburg Ballet for Nijinsky in the choreography by John Neumeier
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Other theater events :
- Theater Basel for Actus tragicus staged by Herbert Wernicke
- Theater Pfütze Nürnberg for In a deep, dark forest ... staged by Christopher Gottwald
- Single Prize : David Alden , Director
- Honorary award from the Bavarian Prime Minister : Romuald Pekny
2002
- Opera : Komische Oper Berlin for The Turn of the Screw by Benjamin Britten in the staging by Harry Kupfer
- Acting : Staatstheater Stuttgart for Brand by Henrik Ibsen in the staging by Hasko Weber
- Dance : Ballet Frankfurt for The Room As It Was under the choreography by William Forsythe
- Other theater events : Metropoltheater (Munich) for The Three Lives of Lucie Cabrol by John Berger , staged by Jochen Schölch
- Children's and youth theater : Theater Mummpitz Nürnberg for Salto and Mortale , staged by Jean-Paul Denizon
- Honorary award from the Bavarian Prime Minister : Doris Schade
2005
- Acting : Theater Regensburg for Oresty by Aeschylus in the staging by Michael Bleiziffer
- Single price : Ulrike Lodwig