Prix Benois de la Danse
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The Benois de la Danse is a ballet competition founded by the International Dance Association in Moscow in 1991. It takes place each year on or around April 29 and is jury-based in its judging. The members of this jury change every year and consists of only top ballet personages.
Statuettes are given to the winners in the categories of Life-long Achievement, Ballerina, Danseur, Choreographer, Composer, and Designer.
The Benois de la Danse recognizes with monetary awards exceptional events occurring during the previous year on stages around the world. These include dancing roles of all kinds as well as choreographic accomplishments.
[edit] History
The idea for the Benois de la Danse was initiated in Moscow and the founders succeeded in obtaining the patronage of UNESCO in the autumn of 1992. Its scheduling at the end of April is meant to coincide with the birthday of the great Alexandre Benois (1870-1960) for whom it is named.
French sculptor Igor Ustinov designed the statuette of the Benois de la Danse award in 1992. He is the son of the famous actor Peter Ustinov, a great-nephew of Alexandre Benois.
[edit] Goals of competition
- To give the Benois audience the best performances of the works that have been entered, regardless of whom they were created by.
- To bring the best representatives of different dance styles and schools together.
- To support veterans of ballet financially, with funds from the gala concerts
[edit] Involvement
Members of the Benois de la Danse Jury have included:
- Frank Anderson
- Loipa Araujo
- Altynai Asylmuratova
- Patrice Bart
- Yvette Chauvire
- Rudi Van Dantzig
- Carla Fracci
- Alexander Grant
- Yuri Grigorovich
- Karen Kain
- Irina Kolpakova
- Brigitte Lefèvre
- Nadia Nerina
- John Neumeier
- Rudolph Nureyev
- Peter Schaufuss
- John Taras
- Helgi Tomasson
- Galina Ulanova
- Davide Bombana
[edit] Laureates of the prize have included:
Lifetime achievement:
- Alicia Alonso
- Rudi van Dantzig
- Jurgen Rose (designer)
- Marina Semyonova
- Maurice Béjart
- Mikhail Baryshnikov
- Fernando Alonso
[edit] Choreographers who have won the award:
- Jiri Kylian
- Roland Petit
- Angelin Preljocaj
- Valentin Elizariev
- Carolyn Carlson
- Davide Bombana
- Nacho Duato
- William Forsythe
- David Dawson
- Edouard Lock
- Martin Schläpfer
- Boris Eifman
- Jean-Christophe Maillot
[edit] Ballerinas who have won the award:
- Silvia Azzoni
- Isabelle Guerin
- Sylvie Guillem
- Dominique Khalfouni
- Galina Stepanenko
- Diana Vishneva
- Ulyana Lopatkina
- Julia Makhalina
- Marie Claude Pietragalla
- Elisabeth Platel
- Sue Jin Kang
- Alessandra Ferri
- Julie Kent
- Aurélie Dupont
- Lucia Lacarra
- Joo Won Kim
- Tamara Rojo
- Silvia Azzoni
[edit] Danseurs who have won the award:
- Andrei Uvarov
- Sergei Filin
- Nicolas Le Riche
- Vladimir Derevianko
- Irek Mukhamedov
- Gregor Seyffert
- Farukh Ruzimatov
- Manuel Legris
- Vladimir Malakhov
- Nikolay Tsiskaridze
- Angel Corella
- Jean-Guillaume Bart
- Jeffry Gerodias
- Jiri Bubenicek
- Lukas Slavicky
- Lloyd Riggins
- Marcelo Gomes
- Carlos Acosta
[edit] Composers who have won the award:
- George Couroupos
[edit] Designers who have won the award:
- Olivier Debre
- Jaffar Al Chalabi
[edit] External links
Prix Benois de la Danse website in Russian
