24th International Competition for Choreographers Hanover 2010 is taking place during “OsterTanzTage” at the Staatsoper Hannover on April 3rd and 4th, 2010
Since 24 years the Ballett Gesellschaft Hannover organize the International Competition for Choreographers Hanover. This competition estimated within the last years as an important event in the national and international dance scene. The internationality of the both sides, the participating choreographers and the jury shows the high international ranking of this competition in Germany.
Since 2004, the International Competition for Choreographers has been the culminating event of the OsterTanzTage, a four day long dance festival organized by the Staatsoper Hanover and the Ballett Gesellschaft Hanover, which also features performances of the Ballett der Staatsoper Hannover, a guest company, and several other activities.
Competition guidelines:
In order to take part in the competition, all participants, choreographers and dancers must have a completed professional training and education. The competition is limited to choreographers 35 years or younger. The length of the performance has to be from 5 to 15 minutes and a solo ballet may not be interpreted by the choreographer him/herself. The choice of subject and music is optional. The choreographic work must be submitted on videotape/DVD.
This competition is open to all styles of ballet subject to the formal conditions provided.
Performances will be evaluated based on a creative arrangement of space and time, the concept of the performance and its adaptation to and by the dancers.
A prejury will select a maximum of 20 of the submitted works, which will enter the contest. The artistic director of the jury is Ed Wubbe, director of the Scapino Ballett.
Application in writing on the designated form must be completed and returned to the organiser until February 12rd 2010.
Application form: www.ballettgesellschaft.de/wettbewerb_9_CW_2010_en.html
Jury:
Eva-Maria Lerchenberg-Thöny, Director Ballett Braunschweig/Staatstheater Braunschweig
Nanine Linning, Director Dance Company Theater Osnabrück/ Nanine Linning.
Jörg Mannes, Director Ballett Staatstheater Hannover
Ed Wubbe, Director Scapino Ballet Rotterdam
Richard Wherlock, Director Ballet Basel
Christiane Winter, Director TanzTheater International, Hannover
Etc.
Prize:
The money that can be won for the first 3 endowed prizes amounts 13.500 EUR. The audience prize amounts 1.000 EUR. Furthermore there is a critics prize of 1.500 EUR and the Scapino Production Prize.
Ballett Gesellschaft Hannover e.V.
Im Hückedal 19d
D-30974 Wennigsen-Holtensen
Tel. ++49. (0)5109 . 56460
Fax ++49. (0)5109 . 564620
info(at)ballettgesellschaft.de
www.ballettgesellschaft.de
Tanssin Tiedotuskeskus © 2010
Bulevardi 23-27, 00180 Helsinki,
tel. +358 (0)9 612 1812
fax +358 (0)9 612 1824
tanssi@danceinfo.fi