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Christoph Winkler
Christoph Winkler is one of Germany’s most distinguished and versatile choreographers. His work covers a wide spectrum of formats and ranges from very personal to political themes. Under the umbrella of the Company Christoph Winkler, he brings together dancers from all over the world to work together as temporary collectives on a broad spectrum of content. Since 1996, he has created more than 80 dance pieces as a freelance artist. In 2014, Das Wahre Gesicht won the German theater award DER FAUST in thecategory “Best Choreography”. In 2016, the award DER FAUST was once again awarded to one of his productions when Aloalii Tapu was named “Best Dancer” for the solo Urban Soul Café. In 2020 Christoph Winkler was awarded a George Tabori Award. In May 2022 he received the German Dance Prize, the highest award for dance professionals in Germany.