{{Short description|German theatre award}} {{Infobox award | name = ''Der Faust'' | current_awards = | image = | imagesize = | caption = | awarded_for = Excellence in German theatre | presenter = Deutscher Bühnenverein | country = Germany | year = 2006 | website = {{url|https://derfaust-theaterpreis.de/}} }}
'''Der Faust''', officially ''Deutscher Theaterpreis Der Faust'', is a German theatre prize, a national prize from 2006.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kulturpreise.de/web/preise_info.php?preisd_id=3507 |title=Der Faust – Deutscher Theaterpreis |date=2013 |website=Online-Ausgabe des Handbuchs der Kulturpreise |language=de |access-date=26 May 2019}}</ref> It is awarded annually by the organizations Deutscher Bühnenverein, {{ill|Kulturstiftung der Länder|de}}, Deutsche Akademie der Darstellenden Künste and the state in which the award ceremony is held. The trophy was designed by the Austrian stage designer Erich Wonder.<ref name="Wonder">{{cite news |date=28 March 2019 |title=Legendärer Bühnenbildner: Erich Wonder wird 75 |url=https://www.tt.com/ticker/15483144/legendaerer-buehnenbildner-erich-wonder-wird-75 |work=Tiroler Tageszeitung |location=Innsbruck |language=de |access-date=25 May 2019}}</ref>
A jury of mostly members of the Bühnenverein considers proposals from theatres which may not name their own productions. The Jury selects three nominations per category, from which members of the Deutschen Akademie der Darstellenden Künste elect the winners. The prize is awarded in eight categories:
* ''Regie Schauspiel'' (direction play) * ''Darstellerin/Darsteller Schauspiel'' (performer play) * ''Regie Musiktheater'' (direction opera) * ''Sängerdarstellerin/Sängerdarsteller Musiktheater'' (performer opera) * ''Choreografie'' (choreography) * ''Darstellerin/Darsteller Tanz'' (dancer) * ''Regie Kinder- und Jugendtheater'' (direction children's and youth theatre) * ''Bühne/Kostüm'' (stage / costumes)
Additional optional awards are a prize for a life's work (''Lebenswerk'') and ''Preis der Präsidentin'' (prize of the [female] president).
== Award ceremonies == The award ceremonies have taken place at alternating locations, presented by notable actors: * {{ill|Der Faust 2006|de|Faustverleihung 2006}} in Essen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, moderation: Rufus Beck ** Evelyn Herlitzius (performer opera) ** Meg Stuart (choreography) * {{ill|Der Faust 2007|de|Faustverleihung 2007}} in Munich, Bavaria, moderation: Peter Jordan and {{ill|Bernd Moss|de}} ** Angela Denoke (performer opera) * {{ill|Der Faust 2008|de|Faustverleihung 2008}} in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, moderation: {{ill|Wiebke Puls|de}} and Bernd Moss ** Christof Loy (direction opera) ** Iris Vermillion (performer opera) ** William Forsythe (choreography) * {{ill|Der Faust 2009|de|Faustverleihung 2009}} in Mainz, Rheinland-Pfalz, moderation: {{ill|Inga Busch|de}} and {{ill|Gustav Peter Wöhler|de}} ** Barrie Kosky (direction opera) ** Michael Volle (performer opera) * {{ill|Der Faust 2010|de|Faustverleihung 2010}} in Essen, moderation: Samuel Finzi and {{ill|Wolfram Koch|de|Wolfram Koch (Schauspieler)}} ** Claus Guth (direction opera) ** Sophie Rois (performer play) ** Eva-Maria Westbroek (performer opera) * {{ill|Der Faust 2011|de|Faustverleihung 2011}} in Frankfurt, Hesse, moderation: {{ill|Michael Quast|de}} ** Martin Wuttke (performer play) ** Claudia Barainsky (performer opera) ** Neco Celik (direction children's and youth theatre) * {{ill|Der Faust 2012|de|Faustverleihung 2012}} in Erfurt, Thuringia, moderation: Dominique Horwitz ** Martin Kušej (direction opera) * {{ill|Der Faust 2013|de|Faustverleihung 2013}} in Berlin, moderation: Peter Jordan ** Claus Guth (direction opera) ** Christian Gerhaher (performer opera) ** Bridget Breiner (choreography) * {{ill|Der Faust 2014|de|Faustverleihung 2014}} in Hamburg, moderation: Ulrich Matthes ** Evelyn Herlitzius (performer opera) ** Aleksandar Denić (stage) * {{ill|Der Faust 2015|de|Faustverleihung 2015}} in Saarbrücken, moderation: Bernd Moss ** Ulrich Matthes (performer drama) ** Andrea Breth (direction opera) ** Barbara Hannigan (performer opera) ** Bridget Breiner (choreography) * {{ill|Der Faust 2016|de|Faustverleihung 2016}} in Freiburg, moderation: Milan Peschel ** Frank Castorf (direction drama) ** Peter Konwitschny (direction opera) ** Nicole Chevalier (performer opera) * {{ill|Der Faust 2017|de|Faustverleihung 2017}} in Leipzig, moderation: Christian Friedel ** Christoph Marthaler (direction opera) * {{ill|Der Faust 2018|de|Faustverleihung 2018}} in Regensburg, Bavaria, moderation: {{ill|Genija Rykova|de}}<ref name="Reimann">{{cite news |date=4 November 2018 |title=Aribert Reimann für Lebenswerk geehrt |url=https://www.faz.net/aktuell/feuilleton/theaterpreis-faust-aribert-reimann-fuer-lebenswerk-geehrt-15873294.html |work=Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung |location=Frankfurt |language=de |access-date=26 May 2019}}</ref><ref name="Regensburg">{{cite news |last=Sperb |first=Marianne |date=4 November 2018 |title=Rauschende Gala-Nacht in Regensburg |url=https://www.mittelbayerische.de/kultur-nachrichten/rauschende-gala-nacht-in-regensburg-21853-art1715156.html |work=Mittelbayerische Zeitung |location=Regensburg |language=de |access-date=26 May 2019}}</ref><ref name="Kachelrieß">{{cite news |last=Kachelrieß |first=Andrea |date=4 November 2018 |title=Sänger der Stuttgarter Staatsoper ausgezeichnet |url=https://www.stuttgarter-zeitung.de/inhalt.theaterpreis-der-faust-fuer-matthias-klink-saenger-der-stuttgarter-staatsoper-ausgezeichnet.76660e25-d3a4-4849-941d-b6badb6b5483.html |work=Stuttgarter Zeitung |location=Stuttgart |language=de |access-date=26 May 2019}}</ref> ** Tobias Kratzer (direction opera) * {{ill|Der Faust 2019|de|Faustverleihung 2019}} in Kassel, Hesse, moderation: Wiebke Puls ** Johannes Martin Kränzle (performer opera) ** Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker (choreography) * {{ill|Der Faust 2022|de|Faustverleihung 2022}} in Düsseldorf, moderation: André Kaczmarczyk ** Marlis Petersen (performer opera) * {{ill|Der Faust 2023|de|Faustverleihung 2023}} in Hamburg ** Fritzi Haberlandt (performer drama) ** David Hermann (direction opera) * {{ill|Der Faust 2024|de|Faustverleihung 2024}} in Gera, moderation: {{ill|Maria Popov|de}}, {{ill|Vidina Popov|de}} ** Asmik Grigorian (performer opera) * {{ill|Der Faust 2025|de|Faustverleihung 2025}} in Stuttgart ** William Forsythe (choreography)
==Lifetime achievement== {{div col}} * 2006: George Tabori * 2007: Michael Gielen * 2008: {{ill|Volker Ludwig|de}} * 2009: Pina Bausch (posthumous) * 2010: {{ill|Wilfried Minks|de}} * 2011: {{ill|Wolfgang Engel (director)|de|Wolfgang Engel (Intendant)|lt=Wolfgang Engel}} * 2012: Tankred Dorst, {{ill|Ursula Ehler|de}} * 2013: Inge Keller * 2014: {{ill|Maria Müller-Sommer|de}} * 2015: Franz Mazura * 2016: Hans Neuenfels * 2017: Elfriede Jelinek * 2018: Aribert Reimann * 2019: {{ill|Roberto Ciulli|de}} * 2020: William Forsythe * 2021: Nicole Heesters<ref name="Deutschlandfunk Kultur 2021">{{cite web | title=Nicole Heesters mit Theaterpreis "Der Faust" geehrt | website=Deutschlandfunk Kultur | date=21 November 2021 | url=https://www.deutschlandfunkkultur.de/nicole-heesters-mit-theaterpreis-der-faust-geehrt-100.html | language=de | access-date=21 November 2021}}</ref> * 2022: Achim Freyer<ref name="nmz">{{cite web | title=Regisseur Achim Freyer bekommt "Faust"-Theaterpreis für Lebenswerk – neue musikzeitung | website=nmz | url=https://www.nmz.de/kiz/nachrichten/regisseur-achim-freyer-bekommt-faust-theaterpreis-fuer-lebenswerk | language=de | access-date=14 October 2022}}</ref> * 2023: Klaus Zehelein<ref name="nmz 2023 k515">{{cite web | title=Klaus Zehelein wird mit Theaterpreis für Lebenswerk ausgezeichnet | website=neue musikzeitung | date=24 October 2023 | url=https://www.nmz.de/menschen/klaus-zehelein-wird-mit-theaterpreis-fuer-lebenswerk-ausgezeichnet | language=de | access-date=24 October 2023}}</ref> * 2024: Nele Hertling<ref name="m693">{{cite web | title=Nele Hertling beim Deutschen Theaterpreis "Faust" geehrt | website=nmz – neue musikzeitung | date=18 November 2024 | url=https://www.nmz.de/menschen/nele-hertling-beim-deutschen-theaterpreis-faust-geehrt | language=de | access-date=18 November 2024}}</ref> * 2025: {{ill|Brigitte Dethier|de}}<ref name="r138">{{cite web | title=Die fröhliche Kämpferin | website=Die Deutsche Bühne | date=14 November 2025 | url=https://www.die-deutsche-buehne.de/leseprobe/faust-brigitte-dethier-lebenswerk-kinder-jugendtheater/ | language=de | access-date=9 December 2025}}</ref> {{div col end}}
==References== {{reflist}}
== External links == * {{official|https://derfaust-theaterpreis.de/}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Faust, Der}} Category:German theatre awards Category:Awards established in 2006 Category:2006 establishments in Germany