The best German dance solo
14th competition 2019
Within the 29th euro-scene Leipzig
05th - 10th November 2019
Award winner
The competition “The best German dance solo” 2019 was decided on the closing night of euro-scene Leipzig, November 10, 2019. The award winners are:
1st price
Anne-Hélène Kotoujansky, Strasbourg
born 1991, Strasbourg / Frankreich
“twenty seven – what I have learned with dancing so far”.
Music: Anne-Hélène Kotoujansky, Daniel Salzmann
Education: Dance (Conservatoire de la musique et le danse, Strasbourg, Folkwang University of the Arts, Essen)
Status: Freelance dancer
2nd price
Shao-Yang Hsieh, Linz
born 1993, Tainan / Taiwan
»j(us)«
Music: Giong Lim
Education: Contemporary stage dance (Anton Bruckner Private University, Linz).
Status: Student
3rd price
Elisabeth Kindler-Abali, Berlin
born 1982 in Leonberg
“Quota woman”
Music: Albert Lortzing »Der Waffenschmied«, „Arie der Marie (Gundula Janowitz, Sopran), Agaric
Education: Dance (Palucca University of Dance Dresden)
Status: Dancer, Artistic Director Dance Company animi motus (Berlin)
Audience Award
Alina Belyagina, München
born 1989 in Berdytschiw / Ukraine
»Pure.Image« (»Klares.Bild«)
Music: Sonae
Education: Dance (State University of Culture and Arts, Moscow / Russia)
Status: Choreographer
Participants* 2nd round (conclusion)
Sunday 10th November 2019
1. Tian Gao, Berlin // »The root«
2. Alejandro Vallejo, Leipzig // »Leerefaden Bodenstrom«
3. Denis Thuillé, Berlin // »WOEPÜTEN«
4. Anne-Hélène Kotoujansky, Strasbourg // »siebenundzwanzig – was ich mit dem Tanzen bis jetzt gelernt habe«
5. Alina Belyagina, München // »Pure.Image« (»Klares.Bild«)
6. Shao-Yang Hsieh, Linz // »j(us)«
7. Philipp Caspari, Berlin // »Flow my tears« (»Fließt, meine Tränen«)
8. Tatjana Mahlke, Berlin // »YAAPOM«
9. Natasha Vergilio, Berlin // »INFINITUM« (»Das Unendliche«)
10. Elisabeth Kindler-Abali, Berlin // »Quotenfrau«
Participants* 1st round
The euro-scene Leipzig, festival of contemporary European theater, organizes for the 14th time the popular competition “The Best German Dance Solo” based on a concept by the Flemish choreographer Alain Platel, Ghent.
During the internal pre-selection in September, festival director Ann-Elisabeth Wolff and artistic director of the competition René Reinhardt selected 20 participants*. These are in the public rounds within the festival on Friday, November 08, Saturday, November 09 and Sunday, November 10th to be seen.
Friday, 08th November 2019 // 1st Round – Part I
1. Antonio Dias, Berlin
born 1979 in Lissabon / Portugal
»El Bicho« (»The Animal«)
Music: Nikos Tsiachris
Education: Flamenco (Berlin, Seville), Pedagogy, Choreography (University of the Arts, Berlin).
Status: Flamenco dancer, dance teacher, choreographer
2. Anna Elisabeth Diepold, Leipzig
born 1995 in Schongau
»F 2556«
Music: Thomas Schumacher, Collage: Anna Elisabeth Diepold
Education: dance pedagogy, performance (Tanzzentrale Leipzig), cultural studies
Status: Student, staff member for dramaturgy at the Leipzig Ballet
3. Alejandro Vallejo, Leipzig
born 1994 in Brasilia / Brasilien
»Leerefaden Bodenstrom«
Music: Jorge Drexler, Editing: Nicolas Behler
Education: Theaterwissenschaft transdisziplinär (Universität Leipzig)
Status: Student
4. Tatjana Mahlke, Berlin
born 1997 in Berlin
»YAAPOM«
Music: Feverkin
Education: Stage Dance (University of Applied Sciences for Contemporary and Urban Dance, Zurich).
Status: Freelance dancer
5. Christoph Diener, Hamburg
born 1997 in Kiel
»My psyche«
Music: Christian Löffler
Education: Construction technical assistant
Status: Student, Lola Rogge School (Hamburg)
6. Ulrike Rahe, Berlin
born 1978 in Bielefeld
»Inner worlds« (»Innere Welten«)
Music: Cœur de pirate
Education: educator, businesswoman for audiovisual media, dance (Tanzakademie balance I, Berlin)
Status: Vehicle logistician, fundraising agency Dialog Direct (Berlin)
7. Denis Thuillé, Berlin
born 1995 in Nantua / Frankreich
»WOEPÜTEN«
Music: Max Cooper, Béla Bartók »Mikrokosmos«
Education: Dance (Dance Academy balance I, Berlin)
Status: Student
8. Anne-Hélène Kotoujansky, Strasbourg
born 1991 in Strasbourg / Frankreich
“twenty seven – what I have learned with dancing so far”.
Music: Anne-Hélène Kotoujansky, Daniel Salzmann
Education: Dance (Conservatoire de la musique et le danse, Strasbourg, Folkwang University of the Arts, Essen)
Status: Freelance dancer
9. Shao-Yang Hsieh, Linz
born 1993 in Tainan / Taiwan
»j(us)«
Music: Giong Lim
Education: Contemporary stage dance (Anton Bruckner Private University, Linz).
Status: Student
10. Mechthild Schade, Leipzig
born 1995 in Leipzig
»Nothing matters«
Music: Linkin Park Cover, Tommee Profitt
Education: Dance (Berufskolleg Tanzakademie Minkov, Winnenden)
Status: dancer, dance teacher
Saturday, 9th November 2019 // 1st Round – Part II
1. Demis Moretti, Hannover
born 1977 in Limeira / Brasilien
»My hair«
Music: Alaska Thunderfuck »Exit in grey«
Training: Classical Ballet (São Paulo / Brazil, Hannover)
Status: dancer, choreographer
2. Melli Müller, Berlin
born 1986 in Bielefeld
»Dear me …« (»Liebes Ich …«)
Costume: Judith Reindl
Education: Performance, Dance (Performing Arts Studio, Bielefeld, Tanzakademie balance I, Berlin)
Status: dancer, choreographer
3. Natasha Vergilio, Berlin
born 1989 in São Paulo / Brasilien
»INFINITUM« (»The Infinite«)
Music: Cuicuitte
Education: Contemporary Dance (São Paulo / Brazil)
Status: Dancer
4. Stefan Krämer, Leipzig
born 1990 in Karl-Marx-Stadt
»Antenne«
Music: Collage Stefan Krämer
Education: teaching physics, biology, bioinformatics
Status: Student Bioinformatics
5. Linnea-Eileen Willeke, Stade
born 2002 in Stade
»Reason to fight«
Music: Disturbed
Education: Ballet (Ballet studio off balance, Stade, Stage art musical school, Hamburg).
Status: student
6. Elisabeth Kindler-Abali, Berlin
born 1982 in Leonberg
“Quota woman”
Music: Albert Lortzing »Der Waffenschmied«, „Arie der Marie (Gundula Janowitz, Sopran), Agaric
Education: Dance (Palucca University of Dance Dresden)
Status: Dancer, Artistic Director Dance Company animi motus (Berlin)
7. Max Levy, Berlin
born 1989 in Tokio / Japan
»A solo without context«
Music: Kasper Bjorke Quartet
Education: Dance (San Francisco Ballet, Charlotte Ballet / USA, Staatsballett Nürnberg)
Status: choreographer, dancer
8. Tian Gao, Berlin
born 1994 in Wuhan / China
»The root«
Music: Mika Vainio, Ryoji Ikeda, Alva Noto
Education: Dance (Folkwang University of the Arts, Essen, Minzu University of China, Beijing)
Status: Guest dancer with Sasha Waltz & Guests, Berlin
9. Alina Belyagina, München
born 1989 in Berdytschiw / Ukraine
»Pure.Image« (»Klares.Bild«)
Music: Sonae
Education: Dance (State University of Culture and Arts, Moscow / Russia)
Status: Choreographer
10. Philipp Caspari, Berlin
born 1974 in Altötting
»Flow my tears«
Music: John Dowland (Countertenor: Philipp Caspari)
Education: Voice (Mozarteum Salzburg), Contemporary Dance (Salzburg and Berlin), Voice Therapy
Status: countertenor, performer, vocal coach
Info: From the participants of the 1st round on Friday and Saturday, a total of ten dancers will be selected by a 5-member jury to compete in the final round on Sunday, November 10.
From 14 years
Per evening 14,00 € (reduced 9,50 €)
The competition is supported by Konsum Leipzig eG, LONG HORN Lipsk Dry Gin, Leipzig and IntercityHotel Leipzig.
Idea and concept: Alain Platel, Ghent
Artistic direction and moderation: René Reinhardt, Leipzig
Jury:
/ Katja Erfurth, dancer, choreographer, board member Villa Wigman für Tanz e. V., Dresden
/ Prof. Dr. Claudia Jeschke, dance scientist, Munich and New York
/ Hermann Heisig, choreographer and dancer, Berlin
/ Martin Künanz, Head of Communications, Dresden Music Festival
/ Christian Watty, technical advisor internationale tanzmesse nrw, Düsseldorf
