GET IN THE RING – a record number of 126 teams with 326 participants from 32 nations followed our call and submitted their stage direction and stage design concepts for the competition opera “Don Giovanni” by 19 August 2019.
In ROUND 1 (September 2019) the RING AWARD jury travelled to Graz from all over Europe to judge all submissions at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Graz, Austria. From 126 teams they nominated 9 teams for the semifinal.
The following teams have reached excellent results and were semifinal-backup-teams:
Claudia Martin (DEU) / Katharina Laage (DEU) / Veronika Kaleja (DEU) / Saskia Kruse (DEU)
Francesca Merli (ITA) / Chiara Bonomelli (ITA) / Edoardo Russo (ITA)
Kai Anne Schuhmacher (DEU) / Dominique Wiesbauer (AUT)
The 9 semifinal teams had to get ready by 9 January 2020. Then ROUND 2 began with probational rehearsals, concept talks and feasibility studies in front of the jury. On 11 January 2020 they finally gave their public presentations in front of jury and audiences at Next Liberty, Graz.
Mien Bogaert (BEL) / Dennis Peschke (DEU)
Tristan Braun (DEU) / Christian Blechschmidt (DEU) / Adrian Stapf (DEU)
Alicia Geugelin (DEU) / Christin Schumann (DEU) / Pia Preuß (DEU) / Elise Schobeß (DEU)
Krystian Lada (POL) / Didzis Jaunzems (LVA) / Natalia Kitamikado (POL)
Olga Poliakova (ROU/BLR) / Emilie Delanne (FRA) / Amélie Lauret (FRA) / Hélène Vergnes (FRA)
Rafael Rodriguez Villalobos (ESP) / Emanuele Sinisi (ITA)
Nina Russi (CHE) / Julia Katharina Berndt (DEU)
Anika Rutkofsky (DEU) / Eleni Konstantatou (GRC) / Johanna Danhauser (DEU)
Jasmin Sarah Zamani (AUT) / Stefan Czura (DEU)/ Linda Hofmann (DEU)
In the RING AWARD Semifinal boasted 26 participants, 16 woman and 10 men, from the fields of stage directing, stage design, costume design and dramaturgy. Participants come from 11 nations: Germany (13), France (3) Poland (2) , Austria (1), Belgium (1), Greece (1), Italy (1), Latvia (1), Romania (1), Spain (1), and Switzerland (1).
The Jury nominated three teams for the competition final:
Alicia Geugelin (DEU) / Christin Schumann (DEU) / Pia Preuß (DEU) / Elise Schobeß (DEU)
Krystian Lada (POL) / Didzis Jaunzems (LVA) / Natalia Kitamikado (POL)
Anika Rutkofsky (DEU) / Eleni Konstantatou (GRC) / Johanna Danhauser (DEU)
The Audience Award, sponsored by Wagner Forum Graz, went to:
Jasmin Sarah Zamani (AUT) / Stefan Czura (DEU)/ Linda Hofmann (DEU)
ROUND 3 – the RING AWARD 20 Final – will take place on 26 and 27 June 2021 at Schauspielhaus Graz .