International Competition for Choreographers

Review of the 21nd International Competition for Choreographers on 7th and 8th April 2007

Just under 160 young choreographers from 46 countries participated in the 21nd International Competition for Choreographers. From the candidates the jury panel, consisting of Ed Wubbe, Jörg Mannes and Pierre Wyss, selected 18 choreographers to participate in the contest.

From the 18 short listed choreographers eight made it to the final round. The finalists were Loir Perela, Hugo Vieira, Joshua Monten, Jeong Lee und Sergey Zhukov, Eric Gauthier, Caroline Finn, Nadar Rosano, Daniela Megna, Thais Parreiras Martins and Daniel Proietto.

The Jury:
Itzik Galili, Director Galili Dance; Daniela Kurz, director Dance Theatre Nuremberg; Ivan Liska, director Bavarian State Ballet; Jörg Mannes, Director Ballet State Opera Hannover; Christiane Winter, Director TanzTheaterInternational, Hannover; Ed Wubbe, Director Scapino Ballet Rotterdam; Pierre Wyss and Renato Zanella

1st place:
Daniel Proietto, Argentinien
“My mood made her betray her secret” ”

2nd place:
Nadar Rosano, Israel
“All the windows are open” ”

3rd place:
Jeong Lee und Sergey Zhukov, Süd-Korea/Kasachstan
„Die zweite Geige“

Critics' Award and Audience Award:
Eric Gauthier, Kanada
“Ballet 101”

Scapino Production Award:
Loic Perela, Frankreich
„ A la Reflexion...“