Deutscher Tanzpreis
The Deutscher Tanzpreis (German dance prize) is a prestigious prize for artistic dance in Germany. Is has been awarded annually from 1983.
The Deutscher Berufsverband für Tanzpädagogik awarded the prize until 2012. From 2013, it was awarded by an association Förderverein Tanzkunst Deutschland. It is awarded to personalities who earned special merits regarding the artistic dance in Germany. Beginning in 2005, an additional award, Zukunft (Future) has been given to promising young artists in the categories female dancer, male dancer and choreographer. An additional Anerkennungspreis (Prize of acknowledgement) has been given for special merits from 2005.
Recipients
- 2014: Bertram Müller
- 2013: Ulrich Roehm
- 2012: van Liška
- 2011: Egon Madsen
- 2010: Georgette Tsinguirides
- 2009: Heinz Spoerli
- 2008: John Neumeier
- 2007: Susanne Linke
- 2006: Reid Anderson
- 2005: Hans Herdlein
- 2004: William Forsythe
- 2003: Gregor Seyffert
- 2001: Hans Werner Henze
- 2000: Fritz Höver
- 1999: Uwe Scholz
- 1998: Birgit Keil
- 1997: Philippe Braunschweig
- 1996: Tom Schilling (choreographer)
- 1995: Pina Bausch
- 1994: Maurice Béjart
- 1993: Hans van Manen
- 1992: Horst Koegler
- 1991: Konstanze Vernon
- 1990: Karl Heinz Taubert
- 1989: Marcia Haydée
- 1988: John Neumeier
- 1987: José de Udaeta
- 1986: Heinz Laurenzen
- 1985: Gustav Blank
- 1984: Kurt Peters (dancer)
- 1983: Tatjana Gsovsky
- 1983: Gret Palucca
Recipients of Deutscher Tanzpreis Zukunft
- 2014: Demis Volpi
- 2013: Bundesjugendballett Hamburg
- 2012: Gözde Özgür
- 2011: Daniel Camargo (dance), Eric Gauthier (choreography)
- 2010: Iana Salenko (dance)
- 2009: Marijn Rademaker (dance)
- 2008: no award
- 2007: Katja Wünsche , Marian Walter (dance), Terence Kohler (choreography)
- 2006: Alicia Amatrian, Jason Reilly (dance), Christian Spuck (choreography)
- 2005: Polina Semionova, Flavio Salamanca (dance), Thiago Bordin (choreography)
Anerkennungspreise
- 2014: Nina Hümpel
- 2013: Tobias Ehinger (Ballettmanager)
- 2011: Achim Thorwald
- 2010: Susanne Menck & Christine Eckerle
- 2007: Uschi Ziegler
- 2005: Royston Maldoom