Der Faust

Der Faust, officially Deutscher Theaterpreis Der Faust, is a German theatre prize, a national prize from 2006.^[1] It is awarded annually by the organizations Deutscher Bühnenverein, Kulturstiftung der Länder [de], Deutsche Akademie der Darstellenden Künste and the state in which the award ceremony is held. The trophy was designed by the Austrian stage designer Erich Wonder.^[2]

Der Faust
Awarded for	Excellence in German theatre
Country	Germany
Presented by	Deutscher Bühnenverein
First awarded	2006
Website	derfaust-theaterpreis.de

A jury of mostly members of the Bühnenverein considers proposals from theatres which may not name their own productions. The Jury selects three nominations per category, from which members of the Deutschen Akademie der Darstellenden Künste elect the winners. The prize is awarded in eight categories:

• Regie Schauspiel (direction play)
• Darstellerin/Darsteller Schauspiel (performer play)
• Regie Musiktheater (direction opera)
• Sängerdarstellerin/Sängerdarsteller Musiktheater (performer opera)
• Choreografie (choreography)
• Darstellerin/Darsteller Tanz (dancer)
• Regie Kinder- und Jugendtheater (direction children's and youth theatre)
• Bühne/Kostüm (stage / costumes)

Additional optional awards are a prize for a life's work (Lebenswerk) and Preis der Präsidentin (prize of the [female] president).

Award ceremonies

The award ceremonies have taken place at alternating locations, presented by notable actors:

• Der Faust 2006 [de] in Essen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, moderation: Rufus Beck
  • Evelyn Herlitzius (performer opera)
  • Meg Stuart (choreography)
• Der Faust 2007 [de] in Munich, Bavaria, moderation: Peter Jordan and Bernd Moss [de]
  • Angela Denoke (performer opera)
• Der Faust 2008 [de] in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, moderation: Wiebke Puls [de] and Bernd Moss
  • Christof Loy (direction opera)
  • Iris Vermillion (performer opera)
  • William Forsythe (choreography)
• Der Faust 2009 [de] in Mainz, Rheinland-Pfalz, moderation: Inga Busch [de] and Gustav Peter Wöhler [de]
  • Barrie Kosky (direction opera)
  • Michael Volle (performer opera)
• Der Faust 2010 [de] in Essen, moderation: Samuel Finzi and Wolfram Koch [de]
  • Claus Guth (direction opera)
  • Sophie Rois (performer play)
  • Eva-Maria Westbroek (performer opera)
• Der Faust 2011 [de] in Frankfurt, Hesse, moderation: Michael Quast [de]
  • Martin Wuttke (performer play)
  • Claudia Barainsky (performer opera)
  • Neco Celik (direction children's and youth theatre)
• Der Faust 2012 [de] in Erfurt, Thuringia, moderation: Dominique Horwitz
  • Martin Kušej (direction opera)
• Der Faust 2013 [de] in Berlin, moderation: Peter Jordan
  • Claus Guth (direction opera)
  • Christian Gerhaher (performer opera)
  • Bridget Breiner (choreography)
• Der Faust 2014 [de] in Hamburg, moderation: Ulrich Matthes
  • Evelyn Herlitzius (performer opera)
  • Aleksandar Denić (stage)
• Der Faust 2015 [de] in Saarbrücken, moderation: Bernd Moss
  • Ulrich Matthes (performer drama)
  • Andrea Breth (direction opera)
  • Barbara Hannigan (performer opera)
  • Bridget Breiner (choreography)
• Der Faust 2016 [de] in Freiburg, moderation: Milan Peschel
  • Frank Castorf (direction drama)
  • Peter Konwitschny (direction opera)
  • Nicole Chevalier (performer opera)
• Der Faust 2017 [de] in Leipzig, moderation: Christian Friedel
  • Christoph Marthaler (direction opera)
• Der Faust 2018 [de] in Regensburg, Bavaria, moderation: Genija Rykova [de]^[3][4][5]
  • Tobias Kratzer (direction opera)
• Der Faust 2019 [de] in Kassel, Hesse, moderation: Wiebke Puls
  • Johannes Martin Kränzle (performer opera)
  • Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker (choreography)
• Der Faust 2022 [de] in Düsseldorf, moderation: André Kaczmarczyk
  • Marlis Petersen (performer opera)

Lifetime achievement

• 2006: George Tabori
• 2007: Michael Gielen
• 2008: Volker Ludwig [de]
• 2009: Pina Bausch (posthumous)
• 2010: Wilfried Minks [de]
• 2011: Wolfgang Engel [de]
• 2012: Tankred Dorst, Ursula Ehler [de]
• 2013: Inge Keller
• 2014: Maria Müller-Sommer [de]
• 2015: Franz Mazura
• 2016: Hans Neuenfels
• 2017: Elfriede Jelinek
• 2018: Aribert Reimann
• 2019: Roberto Ciulli [de]
• 2020: William Forsythe
• 2021: Nicole Heesters^[6]
• 2022: Achim Freyer^[7]
• 2023: Klaus Zehelein^[8]

References

1. "Der Faust – Deutscher Theaterpreis". Online-Ausgabe des Handbuchs der Kulturpreise (in German). 2013. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
2. "Legendärer Bühnenbildner: Erich Wonder wird 75". Tiroler Tageszeitung (in German). Innsbruck. 28 March 2019. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
3. "Aribert Reimann für Lebenswerk geehrt". Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (in German). Frankfurt. 4 November 2018. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
4. Sperb, Marianne (4 November 2018). "Rauschende Gala-Nacht in Regensburg". Mittelbayerische Zeitung (in German). Regensburg. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
5. Kachelrieß, Andrea (4 November 2018). "Sänger der Stuttgarter Staatsoper ausgezeichnet". Stuttgarter Zeitung (in German). Stuttgart. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
6. "Nicole Heesters mit Theaterpreis "Der Faust" geehrt". Deutschlandfunk Kultur (in German). 21 November 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
7. "Regisseur Achim Freyer bekommt "Faust"-Theaterpreis für Lebenswerk - neue musikzeitung". nmz (in German). Retrieved 14 October 2022.
8. "Klaus Zehelein wird mit Theaterpreis für Lebenswerk ausgezeichnet". neue musikzeitung (in German). 24 October 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2023.

External links

• Official website