{"id":60259,"date":"2025-06-18T09:16:28","date_gmt":"2025-06-18T09:16:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.danceforyou-magazine.com\/?p=60259"},"modified":"2026-04-16T07:21:46","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T07:21:46","slug":"zeichen-setzen-der-deutsche-tanzpreis-2026-geht-an-christian-spuck","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.danceforyou-magazine.com\/en\/zeichen-setzen-der-deutsche-tanzpreis-2026-geht-an-christian-spuck\/","title":{"rendered":"Zeichen setzen: Der Deutsche Tanzpreis 2026 geht an Christian Spuck"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><strong>(\ud83c\udde9\ud83c\uddea \ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7)<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Mit der Auszeichnung von <strong>Christian Spuck,<\/strong> <strong>Gabriele Brandstetter<\/strong> und <strong>Tadashi Endo<\/strong> setzt der Deutsche Tanzpreis 2026 ein Zeichen f\u00fcr Vielfalt in Haltung, Praxis und Perspektive. Drei Pers\u00f6nlichkeiten, deren Wege sich kaum ber\u00fchren, deren Wirken jedoch je f\u00fcr sich Ma\u00dfst\u00e4be setzt \u2013 im Theater, in der Wissenschaft, im Grenzbereich zwischen Ritual und radikalem Ausdruck.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.staatsballett-berlin.de\/en\/company\/persons-detail\/peid\/christian-spuck\/1000451.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-60263 size-large aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.danceforyou-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/25.04.30_WINTERREISE_STUDIO_CQ\u00a9_SBB_HIGHRESOLUTION_-2-684x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"684\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.danceforyou-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/25.04.30_WINTERREISE_STUDIO_CQ\u00a9_SBB_HIGHRESOLUTION_-2-684x1024.jpg 684w, https:\/\/www.danceforyou-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/25.04.30_WINTERREISE_STUDIO_CQ\u00a9_SBB_HIGHRESOLUTION_-2-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.danceforyou-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/25.04.30_WINTERREISE_STUDIO_CQ\u00a9_SBB_HIGHRESOLUTION_-2-768x1150.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.danceforyou-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/25.04.30_WINTERREISE_STUDIO_CQ\u00a9_SBB_HIGHRESOLUTION_-2-1026x1536.jpg 1026w, https:\/\/www.danceforyou-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/25.04.30_WINTERREISE_STUDIO_CQ\u00a9_SBB_HIGHRESOLUTION_-2-1368x2048.jpg 1368w, https:\/\/www.danceforyou-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/25.04.30_WINTERREISE_STUDIO_CQ\u00a9_SBB_HIGHRESOLUTION_-2-300x449.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.danceforyou-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/25.04.30_WINTERREISE_STUDIO_CQ\u00a9_SBB_HIGHRESOLUTION_-2-600x898.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.danceforyou-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/25.04.30_WINTERREISE_STUDIO_CQ\u00a9_SBB_HIGHRESOLUTION_-2-scaled.jpg 1710w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 684px) 100vw, 684px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Christian Spuck \u00a9 Staatsballett Berlin\/Carlos Quezada<\/p>\n<p>Christian Spuck, seit 2023 Intendant des Staatsballetts Berlin, erh\u00e4lt die mit 20.000 Euro dotierte Hauptauszeichnung. Die Jury hebt seine klare k\u00fcnstlerische Handschrift hervor, die sich nie dem Effekt verpflichtet, sondern dem gedanklich durchformten Bild. In Berlin f\u00fchrt Spuck ein Haus im Umbau \u2013 strukturell, \u00e4sthetisch, mental. Er \u00f6ffnet es, ohne es preiszugeben. Die Verbindung aus musikalischer Detailkenntnis, choreografischer Handschrift und dialogischer Haltung l\u00e4sst ihn als K\u00fcnstler wie als Kulturvermittler wirken. Dass er dabei gro\u00dfe Erz\u00e4hlformate nicht scheut, aber zugleich partizipative Formate in den Spielplan integriert, zeigt einen Intendanten, der seine B\u00fchne als Resonanzraum begreift \u2013 f\u00fcr das Ensemble, f\u00fcr das Publikum, f\u00fcr ein Stadtklima, das nicht nach Eindeutigkeit verlangt, aber nach Position.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geisteswissenschaften.fu-berlin.de\/we07\/theater-tanz\/mitarbeiter-innen\/prof\/brandstetter\/index.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-60261 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.danceforyou-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Gabriele-Brandstetter-\u00a9-Christina-Stivali.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.danceforyou-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Gabriele-Brandstetter-\u00a9-Christina-Stivali.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/www.danceforyou-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Gabriele-Brandstetter-\u00a9-Christina-Stivali-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.danceforyou-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Gabriele-Brandstetter-\u00a9-Christina-Stivali-600x400.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Gabriele Brandstetter \u00a9 Christina Stivali<\/p>\n<p>Gabriele Brandstetter erh\u00e4lt die Ehrung f\u00fcr herausragende Entwicklung im Tanz. Ihre Arbeiten, Schriften und Forschungsprojekte haben wesentlich dazu beigetragen, dass Tanzwissenschaft in Deutschland nicht nur akademisch Fu\u00df gefasst hat, sondern sich als diskursf\u00e4hige Disziplin behaupten kann \u2013 zwischen \u00c4sthetik, Kulturtheorie und performativer Praxis. Brandstetter hat dem Tanz ein Vokabular gegeben, das nicht einhegt, sondern \u00f6ffnet. In ihren Texten bleibt der K\u00f6rper in Bewegung, niemals blo\u00df Objekt des Denkens. Dass ihre Arbeit heute internationale Sichtbarkeit besitzt, ist nicht zuletzt der Beharrlichkeit zu verdanken, mit der sie institutionelle R\u00e4ume geschaffen hat \u2013 als Forscherin, Netzwerkerin, Impulsgeberin. Ihre Auszeichnung ist mit 5.000 Euro dotiert.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.butoh-ma.de\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-60262 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.danceforyou-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Tadashi_Endo_from_IKIRU_photo_by_Maciej_Rusinek_2-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1699\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.danceforyou-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Tadashi_Endo_from_IKIRU_photo_by_Maciej_Rusinek_2-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.danceforyou-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Tadashi_Endo_from_IKIRU_photo_by_Maciej_Rusinek_2-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.danceforyou-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Tadashi_Endo_from_IKIRU_photo_by_Maciej_Rusinek_2-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.danceforyou-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Tadashi_Endo_from_IKIRU_photo_by_Maciej_Rusinek_2-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.danceforyou-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Tadashi_Endo_from_IKIRU_photo_by_Maciej_Rusinek_2-1536x1020.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.danceforyou-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Tadashi_Endo_from_IKIRU_photo_by_Maciej_Rusinek_2-2048x1359.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.danceforyou-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Tadashi_Endo_from_IKIRU_photo_by_Maciej_Rusinek_2-100x65.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.danceforyou-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Tadashi_Endo_from_IKIRU_photo_by_Maciej_Rusinek_2-600x398.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Tadashi Endo <em>IKIRU<\/em> \u00a9 Maciej Rusinek<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.butoh-ma.de\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-60264 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.danceforyou-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Tadashi_Endo_Portrait_\u00a9Udo-Razdkowski-751x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"751\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.danceforyou-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Tadashi_Endo_Portrait_\u00a9Udo-Razdkowski-751x1024.jpg 751w, https:\/\/www.danceforyou-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Tadashi_Endo_Portrait_\u00a9Udo-Razdkowski-220x300.jpg 220w, https:\/\/www.danceforyou-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Tadashi_Endo_Portrait_\u00a9Udo-Razdkowski-768x1047.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.danceforyou-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Tadashi_Endo_Portrait_\u00a9Udo-Razdkowski-1127x1536.jpg 1127w, https:\/\/www.danceforyou-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Tadashi_Endo_Portrait_\u00a9Udo-Razdkowski-1503x2048.jpg 1503w, https:\/\/www.danceforyou-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Tadashi_Endo_Portrait_\u00a9Udo-Razdkowski-300x409.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.danceforyou-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Tadashi_Endo_Portrait_\u00a9Udo-Razdkowski-600x818.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.danceforyou-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Tadashi_Endo_Portrait_\u00a9Udo-Razdkowski-scaled.jpg 1878w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 751px) 100vw, 751px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Tadashi Endo \u00a9 Udo Razdkowski<\/p>\n<p>Postum wird Tadashi Endo geehrt, der am 25. Mai 2025 verstorben ist. Mit seinem MAMU Butoh-Zentrum in G\u00f6ttingen, dem gleichnamigen Festival und zahlreichen internationalen Produktionen war er \u00fcber Jahrzehnte eine markante Stimme im Bereich des experimentellen Tanzes. In Endos Arbeit verband sich die formale Strenge des Butoh mit einer tiefen Empathie f\u00fcr das Weltgeschehen: Krieg, Migration, Einsamkeit und gesellschaftliche K\u00e4lte waren Themen, die sich in seine Choreografien einschrieben \u2013 leise, nie direkt, aber umso eindringlicher. Seine Kunst sprach \u00fcber das Unaussprechliche und lie\u00df das K\u00f6rperged\u00e4chtnis zum eigentlichen Erz\u00e4hler werden. Die Ehrung f\u00fcr das Lebenswerk w\u00fcrdigt nicht nur seinen Einfluss auf Generationen von T\u00e4nzerinnen und T\u00e4nzern, sondern auch seine stille, unbeirrbare Pr\u00e4senz im deutschen Tanzfeld.<\/p>\n<p>Die Verleihung findet am Samstag, den 28. Februar 2026, im Aalto-Theater Essen statt \u2013 erstmals nicht zu Beginn der Spielzeit, sondern im Fr\u00fchjahr, um dem Premierendruck der Theater zu entgehen und Raum f\u00fcr Begegnung zu schaffen. Am Vorabend l\u00e4dt der Dachverband Tanz Deutschland zum Kultursalon, einem \u00f6ffentlichen Gespr\u00e4chsformat mit den Preistr\u00e4gern. Die Veranstaltung wird in Geb\u00e4rdensprache \u00fcbersetzt, das Gala-Programm wird im Herbst 2025 bekanntgegeben.<\/p>\n<p>Der Deutsche Tanzpreis, getragen von Stadt, Land, Bund und privaten F\u00f6rderern, steht auch in diesem Jahr f\u00fcr ein Verst\u00e4ndnis von Tanz, das sich nicht auf Stilfragen reduziert. Ausgezeichnet wird, wer den Horizont verschiebt. Wer R\u00e4ume schafft \u2013 zwischen B\u00fchne, Diskurs und Gesellschaft.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4>Christian Spuck to Receive German Dance Prize 2026<br \/>\n<em>Gabriele Brandstetter recognised for her contribution to dance studies \u2013 Posthumous lifetime achievement award for Butoh master Tadashi Endo<\/em><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The 2026 German Dance Prize casts its gaze wide \u2014 across genres, generations, and geographies \u2014 and in doing so, honours three singular figures whose contributions have shaped the dance landscape in markedly different ways: choreographer and artistic director Christian Spuck, dance scholar Gabriele Brandstetter, and the late Butoh master Tadashi Endo.<\/p>\n<p>Christian Spuck, recipient of the main award endowed with \u20ac20,000, is recognised for his incisive work as director of Staatsballett Berlin, where he has steered the company onto a path of stylistic renewal while broadening its cultural footprint. A choreographer fluent in both classical vocabulary and contemporary movement idioms, Spuck draws on his training in the Cranko tradition as much as on formative influences like Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker. He brings an acute musical sensibility to his stagings \u2014 whether in ballet or opera \u2014 and approaches leadership not as administration, but as artistic dialogue. In Berlin, his tenure has been marked by a distinct willingness to engage: with audiences, with social questions, with dancers as collaborators. He understands the theatre not merely as a place for representation, but as a space where aesthetics and ethics intersect.<\/p>\n<p>Gabriele Brandstetter, awarded for outstanding contributions to the development of dance, is internationally acclaimed as a pioneer in the field of dance studies. Her academic and curatorial work has been instrumental in establishing the discipline within the German university system and far beyond. What sets Brandstetter apart is her ability to maintain movement at the core of her thinking: in her essays, symposia and exhibitions, dance is never frozen into theory. Instead, it remains a living practice \u2014 one that resists containment and invites interdisciplinary discourse. The \u20ac5,000 award recognises a career that has opened intellectual and institutional space for dance, and has brought it into sustained conversation with the broader humanities.<\/p>\n<p>Tadashi Endo, who passed away on 25 May 2025, receives a posthumous lifetime achievement award. As a central figure in the dissemination of Butoh in Europe, he founded the MAMU Butoh Centre and Festival in G\u00f6ttingen, creating a vital hub for experimentation, teaching, and exchange. Endo\u2019s work was both deeply ritualistic and quietly political: his pieces addressed themes of war, displacement and loss not through overt narrative, but through the charged stillness and transformative quality that define Butoh at its most powerful. His influence resonates through a generation of performers across Europe who found in his practice not only an aesthetic, but a moral and emotional compass.<\/p>\n<p>The awards ceremony will take place on Saturday, 28 February 2026, at the Aalto Theatre in Essen. For the first time, the date has been moved from the season\u2019s opening to early spring \u2014 a shift that aims to ease scheduling pressures and allow for deeper artistic engagement. On the eve of the ceremony, the German Dance Association will host a public &#8220;Dance Prize Cultural Salon&#8221;, offering an opportunity to engage in conversation with the laureates. The gala programme will be announced in autumn 2025 and will include interpretation into German Sign Language.<\/p>\n<p>The German Dance Prize is made possible through support from the City of Essen, the Ministry of Culture and Science of North Rhine-Westphalia, the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media, the Essen Cultural Foundation, the Norbert Lammert Foundation and other sponsors.<\/p>\n<p>In spotlighting artists, thinkers and visionaries, the 2026 edition of the Dance Prize reaffirms its commitment to a broad and inclusive understanding of excellence in dance \u2014 one that embraces practice and theory, stage and studio, movement and meaning.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(\ud83c\udde9\ud83c\uddea \ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7) Mit der Auszeichnung von Christian Spuck, Gabriele Brandstetter und Tadashi Endo setzt der Deutsche Tanzpreis 2026 ein Zeichen f\u00fcr Vielfalt in Haltung, Praxis und Perspektive. Drei Pers\u00f6nlichkeiten, deren Wege sich kaum ber\u00fchren, deren Wirken jedoch je f\u00fcr sich Ma\u00dfst\u00e4be setzt \u2013 im Theater, in der Wissenschaft, im Grenzbereich zwischen Ritual und radikalem Ausdruck. 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