The Kurt-Jooss-Prize is sponsored by the Anna and Hermann Markard Foundation, Amsterdam, together with the City of Essen.

In the Autumn 2010, the Kurt-Jooss-Prize will be awarded for the fourth time to encourage and foster choreographers at the early stage of their careers, not yet fully established in their profession. There are no restrictions as regards style or age.

The jury will include Anna Markard together with choreographers Nils Christe (NL) and Martin Schläpfer, ballettmainz (D), also Prof. Dr. Oliver Scheytt, Essen, and Dr. Patricia Stöckemann, dance writer, Bremen.

The application deadline is 28 October 2009.

More information on entry requirements and application forms are available through:
Kulturburo Essen,
Hollestrasse 3,
D-45121 Essen
Germany

E-mail: alfons.wafner@kulturbuero.essen.de

• Points of the 1997 Declaration related to this subject:
  - Parag. 18: (...) New means of private funding, from major foundations to small companies, must be encouraged as supplementary sources of funds, particularly with a view to supporting the creation, the expression and the dissemination of contemporary works.
  - Parag. 19: Public and private funding sources are invited to respond favourably to requests made by artists in developing countries or countries in transition. UNESCO’s intervention is particularly necessary in order to identify and publicize existing opportunities for private funding of the arts worldwide.
  

• Source:On the Move
• 18-09-2009