The International Choreographic Competition Hannover estimated within the last years as the most important choreographic competition worldwide.

Where: Hannover, Germany

When: 19.- 21. June 2025

Deadline for applications: March 15th, 2025

Ballett Gesellschaft Hannover hereby invites applications for the 39th International Choreographic Competition Hanover.

–      The competition is open to choreographers and dancers with a professional education and of any artistic style. The relevant criteria for the competition are the imaginative use of space and time, the realization of the idea, and the  transfer to the actors.
–      The competition is limited to choreographers aged 39 years or younger.
–      The performance has to be between 5 and 12 minutes long.
–      Solo-ballets may not be interpreted by the choreographer her/himself.
Based upon these formal conditions we create the possibility of a competition open to any artistic style.

Artistic director: Gregor Zöllig, Artistic Director & chief choreographer Tanztheater Staatstheater Braunschweig

We will award  2 Main Prizes

Tanja Liedtke Award Choreography Hannover
endowed with 25.000 EUR

Ruth Schwieger Award Choreography Hannover
endowed with 5.000 EUR

Also: Audience prize: 1.000 EUR

The Prejury will select 20 participants from all applications, which we will present at the competition:
Sofia Nappi – Choreographer
Gregor Zöllig – Artistic Director & Chief Choreographer Staatstheater Braunschweig
Johannes Wieland – Choreographer

In addition, we will give Production Awards with the following conditions. The Production Awards will be chosen by the director of each company.

Production Award Theater Linz – Director Roma Janus
Production Award Nationaltheater Mannheim – Director Stephan Thoss
Production Award Theater Chemnitz – Director Sabrina Sadowska
Production Award Theater Lüneburg – Director Olaf Schmidt
roduction Award Gärtnerplatztheater München – Director Karl Alfred Schreiner
Tanzlabor Roxy Ulm will issue invitations – Director Pablo Sansalvador
EISFABRIK Hannover will issue invitations – Director Wolfgang A. Piontek

How to apply: https://choreography-hannover.de/en/link-for-online-application/

Contact details:
info@choreography-hannover.de

For further information, please visit http://www.choreography-hannover.de

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