Der Faust Explained

Der Faust
Awarded For:	Excellence in German theatre
Presenter:	Deutscher Bühnenverein
Country:	Germany
Year:	2006

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,, 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]

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:

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

Lifetime achievement

• 2006: George Tabori
• 2007: Michael Gielen
• 2008:
• 2009: Pina Bausch (posthumous)
• 2010:
• 2011:
• 2012: Tankred Dorst,
• 2013: Inge Keller
• 2014:
• 2015: Franz Mazura
• 2016: Hans Neuenfels
• 2017: Elfriede Jelinek
• 2018: Aribert Reimann
• 2019:
• 2020: William Forsythe
• 2021: Nicole Heesters^[6]
• 2022: Achim Freyer^[7]
• 2023: Klaus Zehelein^[8]

Notes and References

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