Tanja Liedtke Foundation
The Tanja Liedtke Foundation (German: Tanja Liedtke Stiftung) is a German-based charity supporting modern and contemporary dance.
History[edit]
The foundation was established in July 2008 in honour of the dancer and choreographer, Tanja Liedtke who was killed in August 2007 before in a car accident in Sydney, Australia,[1][2][3][4] two months after starting in the role as artistic director of the Sydney Dance Company.[5]
Description[edit]
The Foundation's purpose is "to support the enrichment and advancement of contemporary dance theatre, and the development of Australian/European artistic connections."[6]
The Tanja Liedtke Foundation is registered as a tax-privileged organisation in Stuttgart, Germany as Tanja Liedtke Stiftung accordance with German law.[6]
The Tanja Liedtke Gift Fund was established in Australia in 2008 as a sub-fund of the Perpetual Foundation Gift Fund. The Tanja Liedtke Gift Fund reflects the vision, aims and priorities of the Tanja Liedtke Foundation.[7]
Fellowship[edit]
The inaugural Tanja Liedtke Fellowship was offered, in partnership with Radialsystem V – New Space for the Arts (Berlin), and the contemporary dance company Sasha Waltz & Guests (Berlin), to an Australian dancer/choreographer between the ages of 20 and 35 years. It was awarded to Anthony Hamilton of Melbourne.[8]
The 2011 Tanja Liedtke Fellowship was awarded to Katarzyna Sitarz,[9] a Polish dancer/choreographer with a broad international experience in Poland, the Netherlands, Lithuania and Germany.[10] She will direct her creative residency at Arts House Melbourne in March 2011 and participate in the development of a new collaboration by Australian choreographer Lucy Guerin.[citation needed]
International Choreographic Competition Hannover[edit]
The Foundation has collaborated for several years with the International Choreographic Competition Hannover at Staatstheater Hannover, in 2021 introducing a new production award at the competition.[5][11]
References[edit]
- ^ "Tanja Liedtke (obituary)". The Telegraph (online). London. 20 August 2007. Retrieved 7 February 2010.
- ^ Pekin, Corrie (29 November 2008). "In sorrow a chance to rebuild". The Australian (online). Retrieved 7 February 2010.
- ^ Turner, Tonya (26 June 2009). "Building on strong memories of Tanja Liedtke". The Auastralian (online). Retrieved 7 February 2010.
The vision of a brilliant young choreographer lives on in an award-winning work, offering a tantalising glimpse of what might have been.
- ^ "Tanja Liedtke Foundation (electronic resource)". National Library of Australia Catalogue. 27 November 2008. Retrieved 7 February 2010.
- ^ a b "The Hannover choreography competition is inviting entries". Dance Australia. 15 September 2021. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
- ^ a b "Tanja Liedtke Foundation". Tanja Liedtke Foundation web site (in English and German). Retrieved 7 February 2010.
- ^ Lawson, Valerie (8 April 2008). "Foundation to honour dancer by helping others achieve". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 7 February 2010.
- ^ del Amo, Martin. "Sascha Waltz and Guests at the Melbourne International Arts Festival /" (PDF). p. 4. Retrieved 7 February 2010.
Anthony Hamilton, Melbourne-based choreographer and dancer, presented samples of work he developed during a residency at Radialsystem V which was made possible through his being awarded the first Tanja Liedtke fellowship.
- ^ [1] Archived July 24, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "2011 TLF Fellowship - Tanja Liedtke Foundation - Tanja Liedtke Foundation - Dance Foundation". Tanja Liedtke Foundation. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
- ^ "35. International Choreographic Competition Hannover". Tanja Liedtke Foundation. Retrieved 8 January 2022.