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Friedemann Vogel (born 1 August 1979) is a German
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who performs with the
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as a
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and as a frequent guest artist at major ballet companies around the world including
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in Milan and the
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in Moscow. He has been awarded several prestigious dance prizes including the
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(1997), Prix de Luxembourg (1997), Eurocity Competition in Italy,
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(1998) and Erik Bruhn Prize (2002).Friedemann Vogel - Principal Dancer (n.d)
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/ref> In September 2015, he was awarded the national title ''Kammertänzer'' - the highest honor in
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that can be bestowed on a dancer. In the following year, 2016, he was awarded the "Prix Maya" for "Outstanding Dancer" alongside
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and
Diana Vishneva Diana Viktorovna Vishneva (''also trans.'' Vishnyova; russian: Диана Викторовна Вишнёва; born 13 July 1976) is a Russian ballet dancer who performs as a principal dancer with the Mariinsky Ballet (formerly the Kirov Ball ...
. In 2019, he was elected "Dancer of the Year" by the prestigious trade journal TANZ, making him the only male dancer worldwide ever to receive this distinction more than once. In 2020, he is honoured with the "Outstanding Performer" Award by the prestigious German Dance Prize for his longstanding and illustrious international career, and as a unique dance interpreter, with his combination of intense emotional portrayals and excellent technique.https://www.swr.de/swraktuell/baden-wuerttemberg/stuttgart/stuttgarter-taenzer-bekommt-preis-100.html In 2021, he was selected to give the official International Dance Day message by the International Theatre Institute - the world's largest performing arts organisation, under the patronage of UNESCO. In 2022, Friedemann was appointed jury member of the prestigious Prix de Lausanne, 25 years after he was a prize winner himself. The first-ever full-length documentary on Vogel "Friedemann Vogel - Verkörperung des Tanzes" made its TV premiere on German TV channel SWR on 10 April 2020, and is available to watch online in the ARD Mediathek until 17 February 2023. Friedemann is also featured as one of four protagonists in the ZDF/ARTE documentary "Dance on!" which premiered on ARTE on 20 November 2022, and will be available to watch online in selected countries.


Early life and training

Vogel was born in
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, Germany. He studied at John Cranko Schule in Stuttgart. After receiving the John Gilpin Scholarship from Princess Antoinette de Monaco, he completed his ballet training at Princess Grace Academy of Classical Dance in
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.


Career

Vogel embarked on his professional dance career with the
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in September 1998 as a member of the Corps de ballet. In 1997 to 1998, he won the cash prize from the
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(1997), Gold Medal from Prix de Luxembourg (1997), Gold Medal from Eurocity Competition in Italy (1997) and Bronze from
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(1998). In 2002, Vogel won the Erik Bruhn Prize with the
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from "In the Middle, Somewhat Elevated", a coveted prize awarded to dancers known to have ''"technical ability, artistic achievement and dedication"''. In the same year he won the Erik Bruhn Prize, Vogel was promoted to a Principal Dancer in the Stuttgart Ballet where he performs the leading role for many well-known ballets such as ''
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'', ''
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'', ''
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'', ''
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'', ''
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'', ''
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'', '' Onegin, ''The Lady of the Camellias'', ''Mayerling'' and ''
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''.'' ''Besides regularly headlining ballet galas around the world, Vogel has also been invited to perform as guest artist by the following companies (in alphabetical order):'' * Ballets de Santiago de Chile * Bayerisches Staatsballett * Béjart Ballet Lausanne * Bolshoi Ballet Theatre Moscow *
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* Finnish National Ballet * Hong Kong Ballet * Korean National Ballet * Mariinsky Theater St.Petersburg * National Ballet of China * Royal Swedish Ballet * Sarasota Ballet * Staatsballett Berlin * Teatro alla Scala Milano * Teatro dell'Opera di Roma * Tokyo Ballet * Vienna State Ballet In 2015, Vogel was awarded by the Ministry of Science, Research and the Arts of the Federal State of Baden-Württemberg the national title of " Kammertänzer"- the highest honor in Germany for a dancer. In the following year, 2016, he was awarded the "Prix Maya" for "Outstanding Dancer" alongside
Aurélie Dupont Aurélie Dupont (born 15 January 1973 in Paris) is a French ballet dancer who performed with the Paris Opera Ballet as an '' Étoile''. She began her career in dance in 1983 when she entered the Paris Opera Ballet School (''L’École de danse de ...
and
Diana Vishneva Diana Viktorovna Vishneva (''also trans.'' Vishnyova; russian: Диана Викторовна Вишнёва; born 13 July 1976) is a Russian ballet dancer who performs as a principal dancer with the Mariinsky Ballet (formerly the Kirov Ball ...
. In 2019, he was elected "Dancer of the Year" by the international critics' survey of trade journal TANZ for the second time in his career. In 2020, he is honoured with the "Outstanding Performer" Award by the prestigious German Dance Prize for his longstanding and illustrious international career, and as a unique dance interpreter, with his combination of intense emotional portrayals and excellent technique. In 2021, he was appointed the Message Author for International Dance Day by the International Theatre Institute, which selects an outstanding personality each year to compose a message to celebrate dance in all its forms, and to transcend political and cultural boundaries through its universal language. In 2019, Vogel launched the "Inspired by Porsche" campaign - a collaboration named "Creation of the Day" by leading German marketing & media journal W&V, which commended Porsche for their authentic choice of the ballet star as a "brand ambassador". The same campaign has won two "Awards of Excellence" in the Academy of Interactive & Visual Arts 2020 International Communicator Awards. In 2020, in response to the pandemic, Friedemann Vogel launched "Physical Conversation" - a limited-edition art box developed in collaboration with photographer Oliver Kröning, of which all 300 boxes sold out with four days, and all proceeds were donated to the Olgäle Stiftung - a foundation supporting sick children in Stuttgart. In 2021, photos from "Physical Conversation" will be presented in a special exhibition curated by the Galerie Kernweine in the garden museum of the StadtPalais Stuttgart from 9 May to 30 June. Nearly 10.000 Euros was raised in all for the Olgäle Stiftung. In 2021, Friedemann Vogel made his choreographic debut with "Not in my hands". Created with former Stuttgart Ballet soloist Thomas Lempertz and performed to Mozart's "Requiem", the solo is Vogel's attempt to encapsulate the overwhelming impact of the pandemic on performing artists.


Reception

In addition to being recognized for his dancing through many prestigious dance awards, Vogel was named "Outstanding Dancer" by the critics in the ''Ballettanz'' magazine in 2005 and 2009, as well as "Dancer of the Year" in 2010 and 2019 by the prestigious industry magazine ''Tanz'', which described him as "a world star who never lost the ground beneath his feet... now at the top of his game". The ''Dance Europe'' magazine named Vogel "Outstanding Dancer" in 2010, ''Danza&Danza'' magazine named him "Best Male Dancer" in 2011 and he was given the award of "Best Male Dancer" by the ''Positano Premio la Danza – Leonide Massine'' in 2012. Described as "one of the most passionate and elegant male dancers on the international scene" by the Dance International Magazine, Vogel is widely acknowledged for his purity of movement and exceptional versatility, critically acclaimed for his classical ballet roles and contemporary work alike. In particular, Vogel has received rave reviews for his interpretation of Maurice Béjart's ''Boléro'' ("Friedemann is kult." - Cannstatter Zeitung), Kenneth MacMillan's ''Mayerling'' ("absolutely sensational" - Dance Europe, John Cranko's ''Onegin'' ("the most elegant & elegiac Onegin of all time" - Suedwest Presse). Ballet2000 further praised the superlative dancer for "allying physical and technical control with a deep, sensitive artistry". For his 20th anniversary with the Stuttgart Ballet in 2019, Stuttgarter Zeitung interviewed Vogel, who "conquered the world of ballet from Stuttgart". Vogel's collaboration with Rome Opera Ballet and Christian Dior in Italy and worldwide, as part of the lead couple in the new ballet ''Nuit Blanche'' choreographed by Sébastien Bertaud, and wearing a costume specially designed for him by Dior's artistic director Maria Grazia Chiuri. "Fascinating Movement" - the Inspired by Porsche campaign that Vogel launched in May 2019 - was named "Creation of the Day" by leading German marketing & media journal W&V. In 2020, in response to the global COVID-19 pandemic, Vogel taught a voluntary virtual ballet improvisation class with choreographer Sébastien Bertaud as part of the "Dior & Dance" initiative, to encourage dancers to keep up with their training from home and to offer the public a glimpse of the daily life of professional dancers. The video received much positive response from the dance sector, and has been publicised online widely by fashion and lifestyle magazines from around the world. The ''British Theatre Guide'' singled out Vogel as the "standout one" and that he "soars like a bird" in his ''Tristesse'' performance.Liber, V. (2015) Ardani 25 Dance Gala: Zeitgeist / Tristesse / Facada
/ref> He was also lauded by Debra Craine of ''The Times'' for his performance in ''Tristesse'': "All performers were outstanding, but Vogel in particular lifted Tristesse on to another plane with the sheer beauty and heart of his dancing." A ''New York Times'' dance reviewer named Vogel as a "handsome, appealing, tall dancer whom I hope New York comes to know better"Macaulay, A. (9 October 2016) Fall for Dance Festival Is Short but Packe

/ref> for his performance in ''Marguerite and Armand''. Several dance blogs have also praised Vogel: ''Dancetabs'' commended Vogel for being a "beautiful, lyrical, light, clean dancer" and that the
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was a "poignant moment" in ''Tristesse''. ''Artmeme'' praised Vogel for his "noteworthy and outstanding presence on stage" and called him an "exquisite German dancer". His performances as Des Grieux in Kenneth MacMillan's ''Manon'' together with Eleonora Abbagnato and Rome Opera Ballet were highly anticipated and celebrated by both public and press. Italian newspapers applauded Friedemann Vogel for being an "extraordinary performer": "His heart meets that of the young Des Grieux: marvelous in the first solo, Friedemann Vogel is here (...) a dancer with a crystalline technique and an elegant gesture, a poet in love capable of suspending time in poses with perfect aplomb and twirling with velvety." Italian TV coverage of his guest performances show the great reception Vogel has received for his interpretation. Amongst the 40 international ballet stars participating in the 15th World Ballet Festival in Japan, Friedemann Vogel was the only one invited to be interviewed by Japanese TV Channel NHK on the programme "Gogo Nama" to promote the event, a testament to the great popularity he enjoys in Asia and especially in Japan. Vogel was also voted one of the most popular ballet dancers in Japan in 2019 by the audience survey of Dance Magazine Japan. Vogel continues to gain the attention of international dance, travel and fashion media in Germany, Italy, Russia, China, Japan, Korea, United States of America, United Kingdom, Singapore Taiwan, Hong Kong, and France.


List of ballets/roles performed

The following table lists the productions Vogel is the lead dancer: The following table lists roles specially created for Vogel:


Awards

* 2020 "Outstanding Performer" Award of German Dance Prize * 2016 "Prix Maya" * 2015 "Kammertänzer" of Germany * 2002 Erik Bruhn Prize * 1998 Bronze in
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* 1997 Gold Medal in Prix de Luxembourg * 1997 Gold Medal in Eurocity Competition in Italy * 1997 Cash Prize in
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References


External links


Friedemann Vogel's official website

Stuttgart Ballet's official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Vogel, Friedemann Living people German male ballet dancers Prix de Lausanne winners Male dancers 1979 births Stuttgart Ballet