Joana Maria Gorvin Prize
Every five years, five male members of the Performing Arts Section award this prize, endowed by Maximilan B. Bauer in 1995 in memory of his wife, the actress Joana Maria Gorvin. The award, with a value of 10,000 Euros (since 2015), is intended to honour a woman who has made an outstanding achievement in the theatre life of the German-speaking world.
Laureates
1995 Pina Bausch
2000 Anny Schlemm
2005 Anja Silja
2010 Jutta Lampe
2015 Kirsten Dene
2020 Andrea Breth