Renee Renouf Posted August 12, 2002 Share Posted August 12, 2002 The following information was supplied me by Olga Guardia de Smoak from Paris. Olga is a twenty-five year plus veteran observer of international ballet competitions. Ivan Nagy was chair of the Jury and Jana Kurova was artistic director. The 2002 Prague International Ballet Competition, August 3-10,2002 Men: Junior: Gold Joseph Phillips, U.S.A. (his third this year, a second at Jackson, and still a year to complete his studies) Silver Joaquin Crespo Lopes, Argentina No Bronze Senior: Gold Cesare Morales, Chile Silver Yaroslav Salenko, Ukraine (a finalist at Jackson and a member of Miami Ballet) Encouragement Prize: Altankhuyag Dugarai, Mongola (a finalist at Jackson and a winner at Perm this year) Hyun Woong Kim, South Korea Women: Junior: Gold: Eun Ji Ha, South Korea (a finalist at Jackson) No Silver Bronze: Dhi Yun Lee, South Korea Bronze: Seo Yeon Yu, South Korea Senior: Gold: Irina Kolesnikova, St. Petersburg, Russia Silver: Seh Yun Kim, South Korea (Universal Ballet) No Bronze A second competition is being planned for August, 2003 with subsequent competitions every two years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexandra Posted August 12, 2002 Share Posted August 12, 2002 Thanks, Renee. No bronze -- that's an interesting concept! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renee Renouf Posted August 13, 2002 Author Share Posted August 13, 2002 Alexandra, thanks for your response. You'll note that there was no silver amongst the junior women. At Jackson there was no gold medal for the senior men and no gold medal for the junior women. I believe it must be a certain gut level gauge of quality. What relieves me is that juries feel they can award or withhold according to what they feel is excellence, and not just give out prizes because they are there to be given and the funds are behind it. I heard discussions about how difficult it was for some Western dancers to be awarded medals when there was a strong West/Eastern bloc orientation. I am just grateful, or else want desperately to believe, that fairness, talent, hard work and basic humanity will rise like cream to the top. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swanilda Posted October 18, 2002 Share Posted October 18, 2002 Please, please tell me where I can get an application/ information about the 2003 competition (website and/or mailing address). Thanks. By the way, I know Olga, she is a lovely person! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renee Renouf Posted October 19, 2002 Author Share Posted October 19, 2002 Swanhilda, there is a website, but I am at a loss to know the URL. I have an old application form somewhere, but I currently am en route to the Mid- West and East Coast and will be able to look it up only when I return to San Francisco. There also is a question in my mind whether the Competition will be possible in 2003, given the enormous devastation of the late summer floods in the Czech Republik. I would think, perhaps erroneously, that funders who might continue to support the Competition would divert some of their funds to support the rehabilitation of some of the historic buildings. But that is only my speculation. I will go back on the forum in early November with the specific address unless someone else is aware of the Competition's address. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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