Thanks to the Dr. Christiane Hackerodt Art and Culture Foundation, another highly endowed prize will be awarded for the first time in 2026: the Dr. Christiane Hackerodt Art Foundation Award Choreography Hannover, endowed with EUR 10,000. A total of EUR 50,000 in prize money will be awarded, as well as nine production prizes.
Ballett Gesellschaft Hannover hereby invites applications for the 40th 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.
Applications are due before March 15th, 2026, Application documents and online application:
www.choreography-hannover.de
Artistic director: Gregor Zöllig, Artistic Director & chief choreographer Tanztheater Staatstheater Braunschweig
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