The Swiss Dance Awards[1] are a distinction created in 2012 by the Swiss Confederation, as a measure to encourage the dance world. Since 2013 the Federal Dance Jury,[2] the prizes are awarded every two years in collaboration with the Federal Office of Culture (FOC).[3]
This Award was created as a Federal support to dance, it was introduced as part of the Federal law of encouragement to culture.[4]
It pursues and furthers the objectives of the Swiss Dance and Choreography prize (2002–2011).[5] The [Swiss Confederation] having taken up the prize as recognition and support in its objectives.
The first ceremony of this award took place in the Theatre l'Equilibre in Fribourg in 2013.
The Swiss Grand Award for Dance[6] pays tribute to an artistic career and is the top prize of 40,000 francs awarded by the Federal Dance Jury. An equal amount is assigned to the Special Dance Award as a recompense for an exceptional contribution in the fields of mediation, documentation or cultural policy. As part of the "Current Dance Creation" competition the jury allocates four Swiss Dance Awards[7] each of 25,000 francs. The June Johnson Prize[8] is given in collaboration with the Stanley Thomas Johnson Foundation and rewards the upcoming dance generation. An Award of 25,000 francs is endowed to Outstanding Female and Male Dancers[9] for their performing role.
2017: Noemi Lapzeson
2015: Gilles Jobin
2013: Martin Schläpfer
2019:
2017:
2015:
2013:
2019: Unplush / Marion Zurbach
2017: Hyperion – Higher States Part 2 - Antibodies/Kiriakos Hadjiioannou
2015: Requiem for a piece of meat - 3art3 company, Daniel Hellmann
2013: Dark Side Of The Moon - Asphalt Piloten, Anna Anderegg
2019: Dominique Martinoli
2017: AIEP Avventure in Elicottero Prodotti
2015: Claude Ratzé/ADC Genf
2013: Théâtre Sévelin 36
2019: Marie-Caroline Hominal / Edouard Hue.
2017: Marthe Krummenacher / Tamara Bacci.
2015: Simone Aughterlony / Ioannis Mandafounis.
2013: Yen Han / Foofwa d’Imobilité.