ARCHIVE OF PAST TUTU BALLET COMPETITIONS

Previous TUTU Ballet & Choreography competitions:

  • 2014: First Slovenian Competition on Choreographic miniatures, JUNE 22, 2014: TARTINI SQUARE PIRAN
  • 2016: First Slovenian Ballet Competition TUTU, FEBRUARY 10 – 12, 2016: LENDAVA THEATER AND CONCERT HALL
  • 2017: Second Slovenian Ballet Competition TUTU, JUNE 17 – 19, 2017: LENDAVA THEATER AND CONCERT HALL
  • 2018: Third Slovenian Ballet Competition TUTU, JUNE 20 – 23, 2018: SNG MARIBOR
  • 2019: Fourth Slovenian Ballet Competition TUTU, JUNE 26 – 27, 2019: SNG MARIBOR
  • 2020: Fifth Slovenian Ballet Competition TUTU (Online edition), DECEMBER 18 – 19, 2020
  • 2021: Sixth Slovenian Ballet Competition TUTU Ballet & Choreography Competition, OCTOBER 22 – 24, 2021
  • 2022: First International TUTU Ballet & Choreography Competition, MAY 24 – 27, 2022
  • 2023: International Ballet & Choreography competition TUTU GRAND PRIX

INTERNATIONAL BALLET AND CHOREOGRAPHIC COMPETITION TUTU GRAND PRIX 2023

Location and date:

Theatre and Concert hall Lendava, May, 24 – 28, 2023

Jury:

  • Alister Madin – France – president of the Jury
  • Evelyn Téri – Hungary, Austria 
  • Sawako Haruyama – Japan
  • Evgenija Koškina – Slovenia
  • Mirna Sporiš – Croatia
  • Gustavo Bassera Quintans – Brazil
  • Szilárd Macher – Hungary

Rankings:

(Only the first three place winners and prize winners are listed.)


Category Ia. MINI:

1IVONA PETRUŠIČ, Slovenia91,6First place, gold medal, second price 

Category I. WHITE:

1BRINA GEREBIC, Slovenia95,38First place, gold medal, first price
2POLONA BAUMGARTNER, Slovenia94,35second place, silver medal, second price
3NEŽA LAH MRŠEK, Slovenia94,1third place, bronze medal, second price
4PIA PERŠUH, Slovenia91,95second price

Category II. YELLOW:

1MANCA LONČAR, Slovenia83First place, gold medal
2MANCA VEGNUTI BANIĆ, Slovenia80,2second place, silver price

Kategorija III. PINK:

1DANAJA ŠIFRER, Slovenia95First place, gold medal, second price
2EVA MESAREC, Slovenia88second place, silver medal, second price
3YU HIRATA, Japan86third place, bronze medal, third price
4LANA POLAK, Slovenia86third price
5ARIELA MORAES TAVARES, Slovenia85third price
6SOFIA CLUG, Slovenia85third price

Category IV. ORANGE:

1NAJA KAPUN, Slovenia94,4First place, gold medal, second price
2GRETA HRESTAK, Croatia90,1second place, silver medal, second price 
3SANA MITSUMURA, Japan82

bronze medal


Category V. RED – SOLO:

1HIRAKU  SAITO, Japan 91,85gold medal, second price

Kategorija VI. BORDOUX – SOLO:

1JANJA ŠINKOVEC, Slovenia76,43gold medal
2LANA DRUŠKOVIČ, Slovenia75,43silver medal

Category V-2. RED – PAS DE DEUX:

1JANKA DOBRA, Hungary
KAMILL KÖKÉNY-HÁMORI, Hungary 
96,09First place, gold medal, first price

Kategorija VII. PURPLE:

1KONSERVATORIJ ZA GLASBO IN BALET MARIBOR, Slovenia82First place, gold medal

Category IX. BLUE:

1DLBU DIVAČA, Slovenia78,4First place, gold medal

Category X. TURQUIZE

1PLESNI KLUB ZAPLEŠI SI, Slovenia78,4First place, gold medal, second price
2OSNOVNA ŠKOLA ZA KLASIČNI BALET I SUVREMENI PLES PRI OSNOVNI ŠKOLI VEŽICA – RIJEKA, Croatia86,5second place, silver medal, third price

Category XI. GREEN:

1KONSERVATORIJ ZA GLASBO IN BALET MARIBOR, Slovenia92,6First place, gold medal, second price
2OSNOVNA ŠKOLA ZA KLASIČNI BALET I SUVREMENI PLES PRI OSNOVNI ŠKOLI VEŽICA – RIJEKA, Croatia86,6second place, silver medal, third price

Category XIII. CHOREOGRAPHY 10 – 14 YEARS OLD:

1

IZA LEBAR, BRINA GEREBIC: 

NEW BEGINNING

93,3First place, gold medal, second price
2

BRINA GEREBIC: 

NEVER GIVE UP

89,6second place silver medal, third price
3LANA PEČNIK, ELA PETERKA: HURRY UP81,2third place, bronze medal

Category XIV. CHOREOGRAPHY 15 – 18 YEARS OLD:

1

GREGA GOLOB:              

LACRIMOSA

95,2First place, gold medal, first price
2

EVA PLETIKOSIĆ:                           

MORAM / I MUST

92,4second place, silver medal, second price
3

PIA CAPL ŠKRINJAR

CHAPLIN

81,8third place, bronze medal

Category XV. CHOREOGRAPHY PROFESSIONAL:

1

LUKÁCS KÓPIÁS KONRÁD:

UNCONTRILLABLE GROOVE

96,1First place, gold medal, first price
2

LARA MARKOVIČ: 

CEUX QUI RÊVENT

90,4second place, silver medal, second price
3

KLARA STRMČNIK:  

EVERY WOMAN IS AN ISLAND

88third place, bronze medal

SPECIAL AWARDS TUTU GRAND PRIX 2023

 

JURY AWARDS

MOST PROMISING COMPETITOR

DANAJA ŠIFRER


MOST VERSATILE COMPETITOR

BRINA GEREBIC


AWARD FOR MUSICALITY

NEŽA LAH-MRŠEK


OUTSTANDING CONTEMPORARY PERFORMANCE

GREGA GOLOB


OUTSTANDING CONTEMPORARY PERFORMANCE

LUKÁCS KÓPIÁS KONRÁD

unanimous decision of the jury


THE MOST INOVATIVE CHOREOGRAPHIC LENGUAGE

EVA PLETIKOSIĆ

unanimous decision of the jury


THE BEST TEACHER

MIRJANA ŠROT


 

AWARDS BY JURY MEMBER GUSTAVO BESERRA QUINTANS

Ballet.Stage Summer Intensive Masterclass, Brno – Czech Republic, 10 – 16 JULY 2023

GRETA HRESTAK


Ballet.Stage Summer Intensive Masterclass, Brno – Czech Republic, 10 – 16 JULY 2023

NAJA KAPUN


 

AWARDS BY JURY MEMBER SZILARD MACHER

100 % Scholarship for international intensive ballet course for professional & students, 9 – 19 AUGUST 2023

RELJA TOMOVIĆ


100 % Scholarship for international intensive ballet course for professional & students, 9 – 19 AUGUST 2023

BONO VERBIĆ


100 % Scholarship for international intensive ballet course for professional & students, 9 – 19 AUGUST 2023

DANAJA ŠIFRER


100 % Scholarship for international intensive ballet course for professional & students, 9 – 19 AUGUST 2023

PIA CAPL ŠKRINJAR


50 % Scholarship for international intensive ballet course for professional & students, 9 – 19 AUGUST 2023

SOFIA CLUG


50 % Scholarship for international intensive ballet course for professional & students, 9 – 19 AUGUST 2023

EVA MESAREC


50 % Scholarship for international intensive ballet course for professional & students, 9 – 19 AUGUST 2023

NAJA KAPUN


 

 

AWARDS BY JURY MEMBER SAWAKO HARUYAMA

REGISTRATION AND FREE PARTICIPATION IN THE WORKSHOPS OF THE JAPANESE BALLET COMPETITION “KYOTO BALLET PASSION”, November 2023

YU HIRATA


REGISTRATION AND FREE PARTICIPATION IN THE WORKSHOPS OF THE JAPANESE BALLET COMPETITION “KYOTO BALLET PASSION”, November 2023

SANA MITSUMURA


REGISTRATION AND FREE PARTICIPATION IN THE WORKSHOPS OF THE JAPANESE BALLET COMPETITION “KYOTO BALLET PASSION”, November 2023

CHINA SATO


 

AWARDS BY SLOVENIAN BALLET ARTISTS ASSOCIATION

PARTICIPATION IN BALLET PERFORMANCES OF SLOVENIAN BALLET ARTISTS ASSOCIATION IN JULY AND AUGUST 2023 AND REGISTRATION FOR THE INTERNATIONAL SUMMER BALLET CAMP DANCS-PIRAN 2023

JANKA DOBRA


PARTICIPATION IN BALLET PERFORMANCES OF SLOVENIAN BALLET ARTISTS ASSOCIATION IN JULY AND AUGUST 2023 AND REGISTRATION FOR THE INTERNATIONAL SUMMER BALLET CAMP DANCS-PIRAN 2023

KAMILL KÖKÉNY-HÁMORI


PARTICIPATION IN BALLET PERFORMANCES OF SLOVENIAN BALLET ARTISTS ASSOCIATION IN JULY AND AUGUST 2023 AND REGISTRATION FOR THE INTERNATIONAL SUMMER BALLET CAMP DANCS-PIRAN 2023

LUKÁCS KÓPIÁS KONRÁD

Retrospective: TUTU 2022 International Ballet & Choreography competition

Place:

Slovene national theatre Maribor, June 24 – 27, 2022

Jury:

  • ANASTASIA MATVIENKO, Ukraine
  • EVELYN TÉRI, Austria
  • LJILJANA KEČA, Slovenia
  • OLGA ANDREEVA, Slovenia
  • SZILÁRD MACHER, Hungary
  • MÁRIO RADACOVSKÝ, Slovakia
  • ERIBERTO VERARDI, Italy

Results 2022 (only the winners of the first three places are listed):

Category I. WHITE:

  1. BRINA GEREBIC, Slovenia (88,9) – First place, Gold medal, Third price
  2. LANA POLAK, Slovenia (82,3) – Second place, Silver medal
  3. ALISA REBOL, Slovenia (78,4) – Third place, Bronze medal

Category II. YELLOW:

  1. PIA CAPL ŠKRINJAR, Slovenia (84,0) – First place, Gold medal
  2. MANCA LONČAR, Slovenia (82,3) – Second place, Silver medal
  3. was not granted

Category III. PINK:

  1. EVA MESAREC, Slovenia (84,3) – First place, Gold medal
  2. was not granted
  3. was not granted

Category IV. ORANGE:

  1. LILI NÉMETH, Hungary (96,0) – First place, Gold medal, First price
  2. ELZE PILINKUITE, Lituania (92,3) – Second place, Silver medal, Second price
  3. DÓRA SZEPSI, Hungary (91,0) – Third place, Bronze medal, Second price 

Category V. RED:

  1. HIRAKU SAITO, Japan – HDU, Hungary (97,3) – First place, Gold medal, First price
  2. JANKA DOBRA, Hungary (93,9) – Second place, Silver medal, Second price
  3. CSENGE CSÍPÁN, Hungary (91,0) – Third place, Bronze medal, Second price

Category VIII. PURPLE (Group):

  1. DANCE SCHOOL ZAPLEŠI SI, Slovenia (93,1) – First place, Gold medal, Second price
  2. SOCIETY OF LOVERS OF BALLET ART DIVAČA, Slovenia (81,3) – Second place, Silver medal
  3. was not granted

Category IX. BLUE (Group):

  1. BALLET SCHOOL ANA, Slovenia (80,3) – First place, Gold medal
  2. BALLET DEPARTEMENT OF THE MUSIC SCHOOL VRHNIKA, Slovenia (80,0) – Second place, Silver medal
  3. was not granted

Category XI. GREEN (Group):

  1. CONSERVATORY ON MUSIC AND BALLET LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (93,0) – First place, Gold medal, Second price
  2. was not granted
  3. was not granted

Category XIII. Choreography 10 – 14 years old:

  1. ANA LINA TELIČ: MOVEMENT, Slovenia (93,8) – First place, Gold medal, Second price
  2. BRINA GEREBIC: LOVE, Slovenia (87,0) – Second place, Silver medal, This price
  3. ELA NORA BELINA, IZABELA HACE, TARA PEČNIK: UNTOUCHABLE, Slovenia (86,6) – Third place, Bronze medal, This price

Category XIV. Choreography 15 – 18 years old:

  1. EVA PLETIKOSIĆ: I DON’T KNOW, Slovenia (94,0) – First place, Gold medal, Second price
  2. NAOMI UMA ZORMAN: EXIT, Slovenia (91,4) – Second place, Silver medal, Second price
  3. NUŠA GUJT BAUMAN: VIOLIN, Slovenia (77,8) – This place, Bronze medal

Category XV. Choreography Professional:

  1. DOROTTYA LENGYEL: MASK, Hungary (94,8) – First place, Gold Medal, Second price
  2. PATRICIJA CRNKOVIČ, TJAŠA BUCIK: VERT, Slovenia (88,6) – Second place, Silver medal, Third price
  3. CLAUDIA SOVRE: I DON’T DARE, Slovenia (82,4) – Third place, Bronze medal

Special awards:

HIRAKU SAITO – special Jury price for the most talented dancer – competitor.

BRINA GEREBIC – special Jury price for the youngest competitor.

LANA POLAK – special Jury price for the best artistic interpretation of compete number Red Riding hood.

ANA LINA TELIČ – special Jury price for the best Competitor’s own choreography.

prof. TANJA PAVLIČ – special Jury price for the best teacher.

MIRJANA ŠROT – special Jury price for the best teacher.

GREGI GOLOB and ANA LINA TELIČ – special award of the President of the Jury, prof. Evelyn Teri: registration fee for the participation at the International Ballet competition Vienna Grand Prix in June 2022

ANJA PIPAN, ANA LINA TELIČ, ELA NORA BELINA, GREGI GOLOB, VANJA KOVAČEVIČ – special price of Jury member Eriberto Verardi, 50% off for the participation at the Summer ballet school of Balletto di Verona.

THE GROUP OF THE DANCE CLUB ZAPLESI SI – special Jury price for musicality and coordination by the performance of compete number Tarantella.

JANKA DOBRA – a portable ballet barre donated by Finabalerina.

LILI NÉMETH, VANJA KOVAČEVIČ, ANA LINA TELIČ – special price of the Slovenian Ballet artists association – one week participation fee for the International summer Ballet camp Dancs-Piran 2022

GVENDOLIN NAGY, KATA BÁN, DOROTTYA LENGYEL – special price of the Slovenian Ballet artists association for the participation in Ballet performances of DBUS in July and August 2022 with full registration fee for participation at the International Summer Ballet Camp Dancs-Piran 2022