German dance award

The German Dance Prize is the most prestigious award for artistic dance in Germany.

It has been awarded annually since 1983: 1983 to 1986 by the German Professional Association for Dance Education e. V. (DBfT) together with the specialist journal Ballett-Journal / Das Tanzarchiv , from 1987 to 1994 solely by the DBfT, since 1995 in connection with the DBfT by the Association for the Promotion of Dance Art in Germany. V. and from 2013 independently by the Friends of Dance Art Germany. In 2018, the German Dance Prize will be awarded for the first time by the Dachverband Tanz Deutschland, jointly funded by the City of Essen, the Ministry of Culture and Science of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia and federal funds. The previously undoped prize has been endowed with 20,000 euros since 2018.

The German Dance Prize honors outstanding personalities of dance in Germany. The focus is on the artistic work of the choreographers and dancers, but personalities in education, journalism, science or other areas of dance can also be suggested.

A CURRENT dance prize will also honor outstanding performers and ensembles as well as special developments in the dance landscape. These can be future-oriented initiatives, model concepts as well as extraordinary productions.

Since 2018, the Tanzpreis AKTUELL category has replaced the categories "Recognition Prize" and the "German Dance Prize Future". This went to young dancers in the three categories of female dance, male dance and choreography.

Award winners

Tanzpreis AKTUELL - Outstanding performers and ensembles

2020: Friedemann Vogel , first soloist of the Stuttgart Ballet
2019: Isabelle Schad , choreographer
2018: Meg Stuart and her company Damaged Goods

Tanzpreis AKTUELL - Outstanding development in dance

2020: Antje Pfundtner in company (Hamburg) and Raphael Hillebrand (Berlin)
2019: Jo Parkes / Mobile Dance, dance artist
2018: Ballet of the State Theater Nuremberg

Winner of the German Dance Prize »ZUKUNFT«

2016: Marcos Menha (dance), Andrey Kaydanovskiy (choreography)
2015: Elisa Badenes
2014: Demis Volpi
2013: Federal Youth Ballet Hamburg
2012: Gözde Özgür
2011: Daniel Camargo (dance), Eric Gauthier (choreography)
2010: Iana Salenko (dance)
2009: Marijn Rademaker (dance)
2008: The German Dance Prize »ZUKUNFT« was not awarded to John Neumeier because of the German Jubilee Dance Prize 2008
2007: Katja Wünsche , Marian Walter (both dance), Terence Kohler (choreography)
2006: Alicia Amatrian, Jason Reilly (both dance), Christian Spuck (choreography)
2005: Polina Semionova , Flavio Salamanka (both dance), Thiago Bordin (choreography)

Recognition awards

2016: Elisabeth Exner-Grave, Liane Simmel, Eileen M. Wanke (services to dance medicine)
2015: Ricardo Fernando
2014: Nina Hümpel (www.tanznetz.de)
2013: Tobias Ehinger (ballet manager)
2011: Achim Thorwald
2010: Susanne Menck & Christine Eckerle
2007: Uschi Ziegler
2005: Royston Maldoom

Web links

Website of the German Dance Prize

Individual evidence

↑ Nele Hertling receives the German Dance Prize , deutschlandfunkkultur.de, published and accessed on March 22, 2018
↑ German Dance Prize for the choreographer Raimund Hoghe , Kulturnachrichten deutschlandfunkkultur.de, published and accessed May 28, 2020
↑ Life's work in FAZ of December 24, 2013, page 27

[1] Nele Hertling receives the German Dance Prize , deutschlandfunkkultur.de, published and accessed on March 22, 2018

[2] German Dance Prize for the choreographer Raimund Hoghe , Kulturnachrichten deutschlandfunkkultur.de, published and accessed May 28, 2020

[3] Life's work in FAZ of December 24, 2013, page 27