Zürcher Kantonalbank Patronage Prize

Today on the occasion of the Theater Spektakel 2014, the Zürcher Kantonalbank Patronage Prize and the Zücher Kantonalbank Acknowledgment Prize were awarded by Dr. Jànos Blum, presidium member of the Zürcher Kantonalbank, and Peter Haerle, director cultural affairs city of Zürich.

The Patronage Prize of 30 000 Swiss Francs goes to Flinntheater and its German-Indian Production «Shilpa – The Indian Singer App»: The young director Sophia Stepf impressed the jury with her «layered and complex performance, with an intelligent and economical use of the theatrical apparatus».

The Acknowledgement Prize of 5000 Swiss Francs is awarded to the Korean performer Geumhyung Jeong for her solo «CPR Practice», in which she destabilises the assumed relationship between object and subject in an unsettling seductive way. The jury praised her for «the rigour and commitment to her singular and unique proposal».

Media release with statement of the jury

Zürcher Kantonalbank Patronage Prize CHF 30,000

The Zürcher Kantonalbank Patronage Prize is awarded annually to an artist or a company working in independent theatre, dance theatre or performance art, who have distinguished themselves and shown innovation in the creation of new work. The aim of this prize is to support the chosen recipient in their future projects. The criteria for candidates is that the significant work for which the award is actually given has had its premiere within the past two years. The festival board nominates five to seven productions from the festival’s current programme. Precedence is given to artists who the board feel have yet to receive a level of public recognition that is commensurate with their achievements. Former winners of the prize are excluded from nomination.

Zürcher Kantonalbank Acknowledgement Prize CHF 5,000

The Acknowledgment Prize allows for additional recognition and support of a nominee whose work is considered to be outstanding. It is awarded to a company or an artist for extraordinary achievement in such areas as choreography, dramaturgy, audience participation or acting.
Unlike standard procedures, 2012 and 2013 all productions presented in «Short Pieces» have been nominated for the Acknowledgment Prize, unless the artists have not previously won either the Patronage or the Acknowledgment Prize.

An independent jury, consisting of five experts, decides on awarding the prizes. The jury panel is chosen by the festival management and is presided by one of its members. This person is not entitled to vote. The jury consultations are not public; the decision for the awarded production is substantiated. The jury’s decisions are announced on the last Saturday of the festival at the occasion of an award ceremony.

Simone Aughterlony ZURICH
Born 1977. After graduating from the New Zealand School of Dance she joined Meg Stuart’s company Damaged Goods in 2000 and performed in internationally acclaimed productions such as «Highway101»  and «Alibi». Since 2003 she has created her own solos and group performances,  with which she toured in Europe and was invited to festivals such as Spielart München or Kunstenfestivaldesarts in Brussels. In 2013 she started a trilogy of duos in collaboration with the performance artist Phil Hayes («Show and Tell») and the DJ performer Nic Llyod («After Life»). She is currently creating the final part of her trilogy together with the Canadian dancer Antonija Livingstone and the American violinist Hahn Rowe. | www.aughterlony.com
 
Fabienne Hadorn ZURICH
Born 1975. After graduating from the Zurich University of the Arts in 1998, Fabienne Hadorn has worked as an actress, singer, writer and dancer at the Schauspielhaus  Zürich, Theater Basel, Schauspiel Köln and the Salzburg Festival and is firmly established in Switzerland’s independent theatre scene. Apart from that, she has been producing numerous shows for children with her company Kolypan on «adult» topics such as sex, drugs and world politics. She has recently been awarded the Swiss Theatre Prize for «outstanding actress». | www.fabiennehadorn.allyou.net   | www.kolypan.ch

Mark Teh KUALA LUMPUR
Born 1981. For over ten years, Mark Teh has worked as a director, actor and arts educator in Malaysia. In 2011 he graduated with an MA in arts and politics from the Goldsmiths University of London. He has realised a series of documentary per formances dedicated to Malayan artists, taken part in various festivals and exhibitions and regularly directs dance and theatre productions. Most recently, he has been working on digital art and multimedia projects. He is on the board of directors of the Five Arts Centre in Kuala Lumpur, an interdisciplinar y platform for contemporary Malayan art and culture, run by artists and cultural activists. |
www.fiveartscentre.org
 
Karlien Vanhoonacker BRUSSELS
Born 1974. The dramaturge and curator Karlien Vanhoonacker  has worked as a cultural journalist for the Belgian media. From 2007 to 2014 she was part of the editorial team of Etcetera, a magazine for the per forming arts. In 2009 she jumped ship and became artistic collaborator of the Kunstenfestivaldesarts in Brussels. Following a short stint as public relations manager at the Kaaitheater, she is now the artistic manager of the residential project Pianofabriek Kunstenwerkplaats in Brussels. In addition, she works for the Utrecht Spring Festival as an independent artistic counsellor. | www.pianofabriek.be

Jasper Walgrave ZURICH
Born 1974. Belgium-born Walgrave studied history, political sociology and development. He subsequently worked in Portugal where he co-ordinated dance projects with partners in Mozambique, the Cape Verde Islands and Brazil. From
2003 to 2014 he worked in South Africa, the first three years as project coordinator for the Flemish Community Arts Centre. As of 2007 he represented the Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia in Cape Town, as of 2011 in Johannesburg.  In June 2014, he was nominated Head of Liaison Offices at the Pro Helvetia office in Zurich. | www.prohelvetia.ch