Open in July 2026
Application for the 31. Internationales Solo-Tanz-Theater Festival Stuttgart 2027 – Open in July 2026
Tour 2026 & Program
Cities and dates
November 13–14, 2026 – Stuttgart – Kammertheater
November 15, 2026 – Heidelberg – HebbelHalle
November 16, 2026 – Karlsruhe – Tempel /Tanz Karlsruhe
November 17, 2026 – Lindau – Stadttheater
November 18, 2026 – Augsburg – Kulturhaus abraxas
November 20, 2026 – Puchheim bei Munich – PUC Kulturzentrum
November 21-22, 2026 – Regensburg – Regensburger Tanztage
November 23, 2026 – Ulm – Roxy
November 25-26, 2026 – Basel (Switzerland) Tanzhaus Basel
November 28, 2026 – Freiburg im Breisgau Studio PRO ART
Program of the Tour of the Award Winners of the 30th International Solo Dance Theater Festival Stuttgart 2026
2nd Prize Dance and Audience Award (Final Choice):
Michele Simi (Italy) with “Mickey” (choreography: Adi Schwarz)
3rd Prize Choreography and Residency Award “Bridges over the Waves”:
Ondine Malfoy (France) with “I Believe It Because It’s Absurd”
2nd Prize Choreography and 3rd Prize Dance:
Klil Ela Rotshtein (Israel) with “I Could Also Be a Black Swan”
Audience Award (First Choice) and DAF International Award:
Yingyu Lyu (China) with “A Heavy Parting”
1st Prize Choreography and 1st Prize Dance:
Liam Meier (Switzerland) with “Any (ID)ea?”
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Solo Tanz Jury 2026
Name Order Left to Right
Sonia Santiago (Moderation), Birgit Brinkmann (Cultural manager), Lucy Van Cleef (Head of Dramaturgy and Publications, The Stuttgart Ballet), Itzik Galili (Choreographer), Olga Roriz (Choreographer, Dancer and Director Companhia Olga Roriz), Fernado Melo ( Choreographer and Director), Erika Silgoner (Founder and Director of Esklan Art’s Factory and Freelancer Choreographer), Elly Walch ( Festival Director), Marcelo Santos (Aristic Director & Founder)
Foto: Jo Grabowski
Winners 30. Internationales Solo-Tanz-Theater Festival Stuttgart 2026
©GünterSeeger
1st Prize – Choreography & 1st Prize – Performance
Liam Meier (Switzerland)
“Any (ID)ea?”
©JoGrabowski
2nd Prize – Choreography & 3rd Prize – Performance
Klil Ela Rotshtain (Israel)
“I Could Also Be a Black Swan”
©GünterSeeger
3rd Prize – Choreography & “Bridges Over the Waves” Residency Prize
Ondine Malfoy (France)
“I Believe It Because It Is Absurd”
©GünterSeeger
2nd Prize – Performance
Michele Simi (Italy)
“Mickey”
Choreography: Adi Schwarz (Israel)
©JoGrabowski
First Choice Prize & DAF International Award
Yingyu Lyu (China)
“A Heavy Parting”
Public’s Final Choice Prize
Adi Schwarz (Czech Republic / Israel) & Michele Simi (Italy) “Mickey”
©Olympe Tits
ROXY Residency Prize
Nina Plantefève-Castryck (Belgium)
„Perda Perdida“
Awards – 30th International Solo-Tanz-Theater Festival Stuttgart 2026
©GünterSeeger
1st Prize – Choreography & 1st Prize – Performance
Liam Meier (Switzerland)
“Any (ID)ea?”
©JoGrabowski
2nd Prize – Choreography & 3rd Prize – Performance
Klil Ela Rotshtain (Israel)
“I Could Also Be a Black Swan”
©GünterSeeger
3rd Prize – Choreography & “Bridges Over the Waves” Residency Prize
Ondine Malfoy (France)
“I Believe It Because It Is Absurd”
©GünterSeeger
2nd Prize – Performance
Michele Simi (Italy)
“Mickey”
Choreography: Adi Schwarz (Israel)
©JoGrabowski
First Choice Prize & DAF International Award
Yingyu Lyu (China)
“A Heavy Parting”
Public’s Final Choice Prize
Adi Schwarz (Czech Republic / Israel) & Michele Simi (Italy) “Mickey”
©Olympe Tits
ROXY Residency Prize
Nina Plantefève-Castryck (Belgium)
„Perda Perdida“
LIVESTREAM/Programme (PDF)
Solo Choreo
11 March 2026 · 8:00 PM (Central European Time – CET)
Competition – Elimination Round
March 12–14, 2026, at 8:00 PM (Central European Time – CET)
Grand Final
March 15, 2026, at 5:00 PM (Central European Time – CET)
7. Solo Choreo 2026
Mittwoch, 11. März 2026 – 8:00 p.m. Central European Time (CET)
Who hurt you?” – PREMIERE
Choreography & Dance
Jonas Florian
“Something makes her walk” – PREMIERE
Choreography Sawako Nunotani
Dance Daura Hernandez Garcia
“The day I journaled about that Cataclysmic event” – PREMIERE
Choreography & Dance Stela Covi
“Walking away from an exlosion in slow motion”
Choreography Selina Koch
Dance Zina Vaessen
“UPLOAD” – PREMIERE
Choreography Ioannis Edgar Avetikyan
Dance Gilda de Vecchis
“back 2 before” – PREMIERE
Choreography Janic Carmona alias Baldman C.
Dance Martina Gunkel
Participants and Program 2026
30. Internationales Solo-Tanz-Theater Festival 2026
12 – 15 March 2026
Preliminary round – Thursday, 12 March 2026
“ritournelle n.1 “chaOsmos“ PREMIERE
Choreography & Dance: Thomas Barbarisi (France)
„Just an ordinary woman” PREMIERE
Choreography: Natasa Frantzi (Greece)
Dance: Valentina Di Lullo (Italy)
„Primal Echoes“ PREMIERE
Choreography: Valerio Iurato (Italy)
Dance: Samuel Van der Veer (Nederlanden)
“Sommeil Ambulant“ PREMIERE
Choreography & Dance: Guy Roland Kah (Ivorian)
“A Heavy Parting“ PREMIERE
Choreography & Dance: Yingyu Lyu (China)
“Mother Gone“ PREMIERE
Choreography: Ashley Davis (USA)
Dance: Tom Blanc (France)
Preliminary round – Friday, 13 March 2026
“locker_room“ PREMIERE
Choreography: Giovanni Careccia (Italy)
Dance: Alessandro Bonacina (Italy)
“Why Theater” PREMIERE
Choreography & Dance: Lisha Chen (China)
“Go Figure” PREMIERE
Choreography & dance: Paul Davidson (GB)
“I Could Also Be a Black Swan” PREMIERE
Choreography & Dance: Klil Ela Rotsthain (Israel)
“Mickey” PREMIERE
Choreography: Adi Schwarz (Israel/Czech Republik)
Dance. Michele Simi (Italy)
“INTERFERENCE” PREMIERE
Choreography: Alessandra Scalambrino (Italy)
Dance: Rachele Masciocchi (Italy)
Preliminary round – Saturday, 14 March 2026
“Perda Perdida” PREMIERE
Choreography: Nina Plantefève-Castryck (Belgien)
Dance: Beatriz Baptista (Portugal)
“Any (ID)ea?“
Choreography & Dance: Liam Meier (Switzerland)
“Metamorph” PREMIERE
Choreography & Dance: Sophie Tukker (Nederland)
“The Source“ PREMIERE
Choreography: Javier Ubell (USA)
Dance: Anja Dermer (Germany)
„I believe it because it’s absurd“ PREMIERE
Choreography & Dance: Ondine Malfoy (France)
“Room for sadness” PREMIERE
Choreography & Dance; Wojciech Furman (Poland)
FINAL – Sunday, 15 March 2026
Anna Joos
DEUTSCH
Nach ihrem Abitur studierte Anna Joos Kunst- und Bildgeschichte an der Humboldt-Universität in Berlin und macht zurzeit ihren Master in Kunstgeschichte an der Universität Hamburg. Seit Oktober 2025 ist Anna Joos an der Volkshochschule Stuttgart tätig und macht dort ein Volontariat im Bereich Kultur- und Bildungsmanagement. Neben der Mitarbeit bei Veranstaltungen ist sie auch für das Kursangebot im Bereich Kultur und Kreativität zuständig.
Englisch
After completing her high school diploma, Anna Joos studied Art and Visual History at Humboldt University in Berlin and is currently
pursuing her Master’s in Art History at the University of Hamburg.
Since October 2025, Anna Joos has been working at the Stuttgart Adult Education
Center, where she is undertaking a traineeship in the field of Cultural and Educational Management.
In addition to assisting with events, she is also responsible for the course offerings in the areas of culture and creativity.