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 the jury panel, consisting of Ed Wubbe and Pierre Wyss, selected the choreographers to participate in the contest.

The Jury:
Marguerite Donlon (director State Theatre Saarland), Prof. Birgit Keil (director Ballet State Theatre Karlsruhe), Jörg Mannes (director Ballet Theatre Linz / Ballet Linz), Henninjg Paar (director Ballet State Theare Brunswick), Christian Spuck (choreographer of Ballet State Opera Stuttgart), Stefan Thoss (director Ballet State Opera Hannover), Sergej Vanaev (director Ballet Theatre Bremerhaven), Richard Wherlock (director Ballet Basel), Christiane Winter (director TanzTheaterInternational, Hannover), Ed Wubbe (director Scapino Ballet Rotterdam), Pierre Wyss (choreographer)

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

 

2nd place and Critics' Award:
Alexander Ekman, "The swingle sisters"

3rd place:
Alejandro Cerrudo, "Fuel" and

Michal Mualem and Giannalberto de Filippis, " In between"

Audience Award:
Marko Weigert and Dan Pelleg, "Box"

 

Scapino Production Award:
Christophe Garcia, "les reveuses"