PRESS RELEASE
Official announcement of the winners of XII Europe Theatre Prize and X Europe Prize New Theatrical Realities
The XII edition of Europe Theatre Prize, created in 1986/87 as a pilot programme by the European Commission and recognised, since 2002, by the European Parliament and Council as a European cultural interest organisation” will take place in Thessaloniki, Greece, from 9th to 13th April 2008.
The Union of European Theatres and the European Theatre Convention are associate and supporting bodies, while the International Association of Theatre Critics, the Instituto Internacional del Teatro del Mediterraneo and the International Theatre Institute UNESCO are associate bodies.
The Greek Ministry of Culture will finance the next edition of Europe Theatre Prize and it has entrusted the organisation to the National Theatre of Northern Greece that will host the Europe Theatre Prize.
The international Jury, which gathered in Thessaloniki on 30th April 2007 at the Vassiliko Theatre and composed of:
President Franco QUADRI Critic for La Repubblica
Permanent secretary Renzo TIAN University of Rome Extraordinary Commissioner, Italian Theatre Society - 2002
Georges BANU Honorary President, International Association of Theatre Critics Institute of Theatre Studies, Paris
Manfred BEILHARZ President, International Theatre Institute UNESCO Director, Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden
Daniel BENOIN Director, Théâtre National de Nice
Jean Claude BERUTTI President European Theatre Convention Director, Théâtre National de Saint Etienne
Alexandru DARIE President, Union of European Theatres Director, Teatrul Bulandra
Marina DAVYDOVA Critic for Izvestia-Expert
Brigitte FÜRLE Director, Spielzeiteuropa Director, Berliner Festspiele
Ian HERBERT President, International Association of Theatre Critics Critic for Theatre Record
Lydia KONIORDOU Actress Director Managing director DESMI – Centre for Ancient Greek Drama- Athens
Elie MALKA Director, Union of European Theatres
José MONLEON Director, Instituto Internacional del Teatro del Mediterraneo Director, Primer Acto Milos MISTRIK Critic for Slovenske Divadlo
Elisabeth SCHWEEGER, Director, Schauspielfrankfurt
Arthur SONNEN Artistic Director, Service Centre for International Cultural Activities
Staffan VALDEMAR HOLM Vice- President, Union of European Theatres Director, Dramaten
has unanimously awarded the XII Europe Theatre Prize to Patrice Chéreau The X Europe Prize New Theatrical Realities to Rimini Protokoll, Sasha Waltz and Krzysztof Warlikowski.
A special mention has been awarded, proposed by Vaclav Havel, Harold Pinter and Tom Stoppard, to Belarus Free Theatre for their opposition against the oppression of Belarusian Government.