Notice: Due to official obligations, Mário Radačovský was forced to cancel his participation in the TUTU GRAND PRIX 2023 jury. He will be replaced by Gustavo Bassera Quintans.
Notice: Unfortunately, Mrs. Georgette Gebara did not receive permission to come to Slovenia in time, so we were forced to cancel her participation in the TUTU GRAND PRIX jury. She will be replaced by Mirna Sporiš.
SAWAKO HARUYAMA
Director of Passion du Ballet and Kyoto Competition
Sawako graduated from Kyoto Ballet Academy with a first-class honors degree, she obtained a teaching certificate in classical ballet education. During her study at the school, she was taught by Mrs. Ryuko Arima, Mr. Kenji Usui, Mr. Goro Arima, Mr. Taneo Ishida and other famous teachers. At the same time, she graduated from University with a teaching certificate in child education. After graduating, she moved to Paris to study with Yvonne Alexander Goube for seeking further dance education.
In 1975, after coming back from Paris, she opened her private ballet school focusing on teaching. Her students have won many awards at national and international ballet competitions. Accordingly, she was commented for her outstanding achievement in teaching, she received the most Successful Teacher Award in the Austrian Dance Council (ÖTR) International Ballet Competition 2007, where her students won a Gold Medal.
Sawako has received several Best Teacher Awards and Most outstanding Teacher Awards in ballet competitions held in Japan from 2007 to 2014. During that time, she has been invited as Judge to many competitions.
She and her students were invited to different countries such as China, Canada. England, Malaysia, Romania and Italy, to performed and take part in many dance competitions.
Since 2007, she became the director of Passion du Ballet and Kyoto Competition. Sawako is a member of the Japan Ballet Association and the Hyogo Ballet Association and the Japanese Ambassador of Dance World Cup.
MIRNA SPORIS
Ballet dancer, Ballet pedagogue and Choreographer
Mirna Sporiš was born in Zagreb, where she graduated at the High School for Classical Ballet in Zagreb in 1990. In the same year she became a member of the Ballet of the Croatian National Theater in Zagreb, in 1993 she was promoted to soloist and in 2003 to the Principle.
In 2016 she finished her studies at the Academy of Dramatic Arts, where she graduated from classical ballet pedagogy in the first generation of students.
In addition to being active in the field of dance, Mirna Sporiš also works all the time as a teacher, choreographer, choreographer’s assistant and director. For many years she collaborated with the Croatian Ballet Group, Opera b. b. and with the Carlotta Grisi Ballet studio in Umag. She led many workshops for professional ballet dancers, and as a teacher she regularly cooperates with the Liberdance dance center from Zagreb and the Lujo Sarkočević Secondary Ballet School in Dubrovnik. In 2021 she became a professor of classical ballet at the Ana Maletić College of Contemporary Dance.
She has choreographed for various cultural events, and in 2016 she was one of the main creators of the installation of the Nutcracker exhibition at MUO Zagreb. Her choreographies Resurrection and Forever were performed at the Croatian National Theater in Zagreb.
During her long career, she collaborated with many world-renowned choreographers such as Hans van Mannen, Edward Clug, Marco Goecke, Ashley Page, Patrick Armand, Derek Dean, Vladimir Derevianko, Vasco Wellenkamp, Youri Vàmos, Renato Zanella, Waczlaw Orlykowski, Milko Šparemblek, Dinko Bogdanić, Leo Mujić, Staša Zurovac and many others.
She toured in Italy, Germany, Spain, Denmark, Austria, Slovenia, Portugal, Japan, South Africa, Mexico, Sweden, Serbia, Macedonia, Hungary, the Czech Republic and elsewhere. Mrs. Sporiš has made many documentaries and TV shows about Ballet for television.
She also achieved notable success at various ballet competitions (first place at the Federal Competition of Ballet Schools in Zemun in 1988, bronze medal at the Yugoslav Ballet Competition in Novi Sad in 1988, first place at the Yugoslav Competition of Ballet Dancers in Belgrade in 1990).
She is the recipient of several awards, including the Ana Roje Award for the theater season 2005/06 for the roles of Pas de deux in Giselle, the Child in the ballet Maestro, the Fairy of Temperament in Sleeping Beauty and for the entire professional attitude towards the profession of a ballet dancer, in 2006, the award of the Croatian Theater for the role of Swanilda in the ballet Coppélia in Montmartre by Leo Delibes, choreographed by Youri Vàmos and performed by the Croatian National Theater Zagreb, and in 2013 the Mare Nostrum Croaticum for his contribution to cultural art.
Since 2022, she is the head of the Carlotta Grisi Dance Center in Umag, where she also teaches.
Prof. EVELYN TÉRI
Ballet pedagogue, Ballet master, Choreographer
Prof. Evelyn Téri was born in Budapest. Currently she lives and works in Vienna, Austria. She graduated with honors from the Hungarian State Ballet School and studied with Hedwig Hidas, Horwath Margit, Boris Kniaseff, Olga Lepeschinskaya, Marika Besobrasova, Anne Wooliams and Victor Gsovsky. She had an international career as ballet soloist in Hungary, Germany, France, Japan and South America, danced as guest ballerina in several countries, worked with John Cranko, George Balanchine, Anton Dolin, Gyula Harangozo, Peter van Dyck, Horst Müller and danced principal parts in the classical ballets: Giselle, Swan Lake, La Sylphide, Coppelia, Don Quijote, La fille mal gardee, Romeo and Juliet, Cinderella, etc.
She was also ballet teacher in Musikhochschule Mannheim, principal teacher for ballet, artistic project director and a professor at the Conservatory of Vienna together with Karl Musil, former principal dancer of the Vienna State Opera Ballet and also “International Danseur Noble”. She taught at Accademia Nationale di Danza in Roma and Conservatoire Ljubljana, as well as teacher for ballet, character dance and repertory, giving classes and workshops for companies. She is curator for classical dance at Ballet Academy of the Vienna State Opera.
Evelyn Teri choreographed the ballets: Nutcracker, Sleeping Beauty, Giselle, Swan Lake and the Vienna Opera Ball for the Wiener Staatsballet.
She was Executive Director at Vienna’s International Ballet and Dance Competition, ÖTR-Austrian Dance Council and Correspondent for Dance Magazine, New York Ballet Journal, Germany Danceart, Budapest, Hungary.
Awards: In 2019, she was honoured by the Austrian Government with the Golden Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria. In 2016, she was honoured with the “Ordre de Chevalier” of the Hungarian Republic. In 2014 she received the Fanny-Elssler-Prize. In 2003, she was awarded with the honorary title “Professor” of the Austrian Government, and in 2002 from the Hungarian Dance Academy. She was also awarded with the Europe Prize 2001 from the European Dance Council.
Evelyn received the Golden Medal of Honor from Austria in 2019 and the Knight’s Cross / Chevalier from her home country Hungary in 2017.
Reviews about her:
“…with her Juliet, her Sylphide and her Cloe must Evelyn Teri with one breath be listed among the most important dancers of our time…”
EVGENIJA KOŠKINA
Ukrainian-born ballet dancer Evgenija Koškina completed her ballet training at the State Ba-
llet in Kiev, where she started at the Academic
Youth Theatre. In 2002, she joined the ballet ensemble SNG Maribor, where she has danced many important roles to this day. She participated in several ballet competitions in Vienna, where she twice qualified for the finals, and won a gold plaque at the 8th Competition of Young Slovenian Ballet Dancers in 2006 in Maribor. She has demonstrated her staggering technical and artistic qualities in solo ballet performan-
ces, both in the ballets of the classical ballet repertoire and in contemporary ballet choreo-
graphies. Her most prominent performances
include solo roles from ballets such as Cinde-
rella, La Bayadère, The Nutcracker, Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty, Giselle, Romeo and Juliet
and Don Quixote. She has also danced in contemporary ballet creations of the most prominent choreographers such as Alexander Ekman (Left Right Left Right), Jiří Kylián (Falling Angels), Johan Inger (Walking Mad, Rain Dogs), Mauro Bigonzetti (Cantata) and Edward Clug (Carmina Burana, Hill Harper’s Dream, Stabat Mater, Tango, Architecture of Silence, Watching Others, Prêt-à-porter, Peer Gynt, The Rite of Spring, etc.) and many others.
GUSTAVO BASSERA QUINTANS
Born in Brazil Gustavo started training at the Theatro Santa Roza, João Pessoa at the age of 11. He moved to London, UK three years later upon receiving a scholarship to train at The Urdang Academy of Ballet and a year later joined The Royal Ballet School graduating in 2000 with distinction. Upon graduation he spent the next two years working for The National Ballet of Ireland and Ballet Creations as a guest soloist. His repertoire includes Franz (Coppelia), the poet (Les Sylphides), Flower Festival in Genzano among many others. In 2003 Gustavo was accepted into the National Ballet Brno, Czech Republic, as a member of the company and in 2010 became a ballet master. He’s been a soloist coach for the major classics, neo classics and modern works. He’s also been working as a guest teacher in Japan, South Korea, Brazil, Estonia, Ireland and Austria.
SZILÁRD MACHER, DLA
Ballet dancer, teacher, Choreographer, Vice-Rector at HDU
Studied at the Győr Ballet School of the Arts between 1985 and 1991 and then at the Hungarian Dance Academy until 1994. After graduation he was offered a contract to the Hungarian National Ballet where he danced until 2020, in 2000 was promoted to Soloist.
Most important roles at HNB: Prince (The Nutcracker), Rotbart, Pas de trois (Swan Lake), Peasant pas de deux (Giselle), Waclaw (The Fountain of Bakhchisaray), Karenin (Anna Karenina), Gremin (Onegin), Paris (Romeo and Juliet), Charles Hamilton, Mr. Kennedy (Gone with the Wind), The Lord (The Tragedy of Man), Adam (Tricky Students), The Witch (Snow White), The High Brahmin (La Bayadére), Four Hungarian Officiers (Mayerling), principal parts in ballets by Balanchine (Serenade, Symphony in C, La Sonnambula) and solos in works of Kylian (Six Dances), van Manen (Five Tangos, Concertante, Adagio Hammerklavier), North (Death and the Maiden), de Valois (Checkmate), MacMillan (Concerto), Harangozó (Polovetsian Dances), Pártay (Bolero, Othello, The Golden Brush), Dózsa (Adagietto) and Lukács (Connection).
He received Junior Interlyra Award in 2002, Harangozó Gyula Prize from the Hungarian Ministry of Culture in 2007 and Golden Cross of Merit of Hungary in 2017. Toured with HNB in USA, Mexico, China, Japan, Spain, the Netherlands, Finland and was invited to international gala performances in Russia, Austria, Italy, Great-Britain, Finland as well as in Budapest in the memory of Rudolf Nureyev.
He graduated as ballet-teacher (BA) in 1998 and as dance theoretician and critic (BA) in 2003 at HDA, and at the University of Theatre and Film Arts (SZFE) he got MA diploma as choreographer in 2007. Earned a DLA in 2015.
Teacher at the Hungarian Dance Academy/University from 1998, since 2018 as University Professor. In 2010 was appointed as Director of Institute for Training Dance Artists. Vice-Rector since 2020.
His students won numerous awards at international ballet competitions and they are members of different companies worldwide (Semperoper Ballett Dresden, The Royal Swedish Ballet, Tulsa Ballet, Hong Kong Ballet, Vienna Staatsballet, Ballet Mainz, Croatian and Hungarian National Ballet companies, Hofesh Shechter Company, Dresden Frankfurt Dance Company, GöteborgsOperans Danskompani etc). He was a guest teacher/giving workshops in Amsterdam, in Oslo and Helsinki, in Taiwan and was teaching at the International Summer Courses and Dance Festivals of HDU, and Slovenia. Was also ballet master of the Hungarian National Ballet, Formosa Ballet (Taiwan), Ballet Preljocaj and Nureyev International Ballet Competition.
He was member of the jury at the Mia Corak Slavenska IBC (Zagreb, 2016), 12th IBC – Sicily (2017), Anna Pavlova BC (Florence, 2018), Pacific IBC (Tokyo, 2019). Also working as a dance critic and theoretician at Hungarian Dance Magazine.
ALLISTER MADIN
Ballet dancer, teacher, Choreographer
EDUCATION
1999-2005: Student at Paris Opera Ballet School
2004: Scientific A-Levels (baccalauréat), Flamenco training
2005-2019: Classes with the Bolshoi Ballet, San Francisco Ballet, Berlin Staatsballett, Royal Swedish Ballet, Royal Danish Ballet, Norwegian National Ballet, Finnish National Ballet, Het Nationale Ballet, Queensland Ballet, West Australian Ballet and Pacific Northwest Ballet
2016 : Teacher’s degree of classical dance
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
• Since 2005 Professional Dancer (POB 2005-2018, RNZB 2019-2021,BBL 2021)
• Senior Finalist, Varna International Ballet Competition, 2006
• Soloist with the Paris Opera Ballet, Béjart Ballet Lausanne & Principal Dancer RNZB
Main roles
Soloist with Paris Opera Ballet:
Siegfried in Petipa and Ivanov’s Swanlake as guest at Saitama Dance Arts Theatre in Japan (partnering Ayako Ono and Yui Yonezawa Principal Dancers from National Ballet of Japan), Mercutio in R. Nureyev’s Romeo and Juliet, Alain in F. Ashton’s La Fille Mal Gardée (with guest Principal Dancer Svetlana Lunkina), Iñigo in P. Lacotte’s Paquita, Head Fakir and Bronze Idol in R.Nureyev’s La Bayadère, the Bluebird and Puss in Boots in R. Nureyev’s Sleeping Beauty, Zaël in J.G. Bart’s La Source, P.Lacotte’s Le Papillon, Violonist and Acrobate Waiter in P. Bart’s La Petite Danseuse de Degas, Gypsy Chief in R. Nureyev’s Don Quichotte, Lead Beggar in K. MacMillan’s Manon, Bandit Chief in R. Petit’s Carmen, Scottish pas de deux in P. Lacotte’s La Sylphide, Pas de trois, Czardas and Napolitan Soloist in R. Nureyev’s Swanlake, Kylian’s Kaguyahime, Phoenix in M. Bejart’s Firebird, Dorcon in B. Millepied’s Daphnis and Chloé, J.Robbins’ Glass Pieces.
Creations with Crystal Pite, Alexander Ekman, Benjamin Millepied, Wayne Mc Gregor, Justin Peck, James Thierrée
Soloist with Béjart Ballet Lausanne:
Boléro (two leads), Variations pour une porte et un soupir, Ballet for Life by M.Béjart and T’M et Variations (duet) by G.Roman
Principal Dancer with the Royal New Zealand Ballet:
G.Balanchine’s Serenade (« Waltz Boy »), Vainonen’s Flames of Paris, Bournonville’s Flower Festival in Genzano, B.Enos Nae Regrets (« the traveller »), King Fairy in L.Prior’s Hansel and Gretel, A.Topp’s Aurum, tango soloist in T.Tharp’s Waterbaby Bagatelles, P.Saunder’s Berceuse, oldest son in D.Rowe’s Remember Mama.
Creations with resident choreographers Loughlan Prior, Sarah Foster-Sproull, Shaun James Kelly, maori choreographer Moss Patterson, and Kiara Flavin.
International and national tours with Paris Opera Ballet including the Bolshoï in Moscow, Novossibirsk, Beijing, Singapore and Tokyo. National tours through New Zealand with RNZB. Performances in Canada, Argentina and at the Jacob’s Pillow Festival in the USA with 3è étage including R. Seagal’s creation Four Hands (partnering principal dancer L. Pagliero), W. Forsythe’s Limbs Theorem pas de deux, and with Incidence Chorégraphique: Abderam in R. Nureyev’s Raymonda Act II, R. Nureyev’s Don Quixote pas de deux (partnering principal dancer L. Pagliero), Raymonda and Swan Lake pas de deux (partnering former principal dancer I. Ciaravola). International and national galas : V. Gsovsky’s Auber, M. Petipa’s Esmeralda, Nutcracker, Sleeping Beauty and Corsaire PDD, J. Martinez’s Delibes Suite, C. Spück’s Grand Pas de Deux, Petipa’s Satanella, J.P. Dury’s Fado, W. Forsythe’s Limb’s Theorem (quintet), Bigonzetti’s Caravaggio. Partnered principal dancers A.Renavand et A.Albisson in R. Nureyev’s Don Quixote and Swan Lake PDD for a special evening « Eleonora Abbagnato e le stelle del Opera de Parigi »
Choreographer
El Fuego de la Pasion (2011) and Kaléidoscope (2013) for young choreographers’ workshops at the Opéra Bastille, Duo, Errance d’une Geisha and Fantaisie Libertine (2011), Adagio (2015), Heures Dansantes and Amores (2015) for a special evening « Musique et Danse » at the Opéra Garnier, Barre chorégraphiée, Suite Caspienne and Medianoche (2016) for the 2nd international music and dance festival of Andros in Greece, Ecdysis solo (2018) for Varna IBC, Intersection (2020) for RNZB « Raw », Entwined Journey (co creation with Brice Asnar), Danzón (collaboration with percussionist award winner Adélaïde Ferrière) and Geminvs (co creation with flamenco dancer & choreographer Rubén Molina) (2021)
Choreographer, dancer and in charge of the dance casting for the upcoming french movie “Chronique d’une liaison passagère” by Emmanuel Mouret
– Performance on a live french TV program (2012), guest for the Bachelor New Zealand and France 24 (2021)
Short film Haut Vol directed by Louis de Caunes (2014), In a Pattern’s Life (2015) by Julien Prévieux exposed in Paris Beaubourg, documentary La Vie En Danse (2016) directed by Eric Legay, Out of Stage Project (2016) and If (2018) directed by Deyan Parouchev, Danzón n°2 with Adélaïde Ferrière directed by Jean-Philippe Leclair
Collaboration for a Valentino/Beecroft project filmed in Paris (2016) and a performance by Delphine Roche “Why Do We Sweat? The Artist Is Present” at the Carpenters workshop gallery in Paris danced in Mathieu Lehanneur’s wonderful solo show “Ocean Memories” (2018)
Repetto fashion show in Paris (2017)
People’s choice award at the Sobanova Dance Awards #5 in June 2021 at La Villette Paris with Geminvs
He is teacher and coach for professional dancers in Paris.
He is intensives France and abroad.