German Theater Prize Der Faust
The German Theater Prize Der Faust (spelling: German Theater Prize DER FAUST ) has been awarded as a national theater prize since 2006 . The organizers are the Deutsche Bühnenverein , the Kulturstiftung der Länder , the German Academy of Performing Arts and the respective federal state in which the award ceremony takes place. The Austrian set designer Erich Wonder designed the trophy .
A jury consisting of the members of the Artistic Committee of the Deutsches Bühnenverein and “selected external consultants” nominates three artists per category from the theaters' suggestions, which are not allowed to name their own production. The members of the German Academy of Performing Arts will select the winners in writing. The prize is awarded in eight categories and is undoped.
Categories
- Directed drama
- Actress / Actor Acting
- Directed music theater
- Singer Actress / Singer Actor Music Theater
- choreography
- Actress / Actor Dance
- Directed children's and youth theater
- Stage / costume
In addition, a life achievement award and a perspective award can be awarded.
Awards ceremonies
- Award ceremony 2006 in North Rhine-Westphalia (Essen), moderation: Rufus Beck
- Award ceremony 2007 in Bavaria (Munich), moderation: Peter Jordan and Bernd Moss
- Faust award ceremony 2008 in Baden-Württemberg (Stuttgart), moderation: Wiebke Puls and Bernd Moss
- Faust award ceremony 2009 in Rhineland-Palatinate (Mainz), moderation: Inga Busch and Gustav Peter Wöhler
- Award ceremony 2010 in North Rhine-Westphalia (Essen), moderation: Samuel Finzi and Wolfram Koch
- Faust award ceremony 2011 in Hessen (Frankfurt), moderation: Michael Quast
- Faust award ceremony 2012 in Thuringia (Erfurt), moderation: Dominique Horwitz
- Faust Award 2013 in Berlin, moderation: Peter Jordan
- Faust award ceremony 2014 in Hamburg, moderation: Ulrich Matthes
- Award ceremony 2015 in Saarbrücken, moderation: Bernd Moss
- Faust award ceremony 2016 in Freiburg, moderation: Milan Peschel
- Faust award ceremony 2017 in Leipzig, moderation: Christian Friedel
- Faust Award 2018 in Regensburg, moderation: Genija Rykova
- Award ceremony 2019 in Kassel, moderation: Wiebke Puls