Friedemann Vogel
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Friedemann Vogel taken by Sebastien Gaultier
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| Born |
1 August 1979 Stuttgart, Germany |
| Nationality | German |
| Alma mater | Princess Grace Academy of Classical Dance |
| Occupation | Ballet dancer |
| Title | Principal Dancer, Stuttgart Ballet |
| Website | http://friedemannvogel.com/ |
Friedemann Vogel (born 1 August 1979) is a German ballet dancer who performs with Stuttgart Ballet as a Principal Dancer and as a frequent guest artist at major ballet houses around the world including La Scala in Milan and the Bolshoi Ballet Theatre in Moscow. He has been awarded several prestigious dance prizes including Prix de Lausanne (1997), Prix de Luxembourg (1997), Eurocity Competition in Italy, USA International Ballet Competition(1998) and Erik Bruhn Prize (2002). In September 2015, he was awarded the national title Kammertänzer - the highest honor in Germany that can be bestowed on a dancer. In the following year, 2016, he was awarded the "Prix Maya" for "Outstanding Dancer" alongside Aurélie Dupont and Diana Vishneva.
Vogel was born in Stuttgart, Germany. He studied at John Cranko Schule in Stuttgart. After receiving the John Gilpin Scholarship from Princess Antoniette de Monaco, he completed his ballet training at Princess Grace Academy of Classical Dance in Monte Carlo.
Vogel embarked on his professional dance career with Stuttgart Ballet in September 1998 as a member of the Corps de ballet. In 1997 to 1998, he participated and won the cash-prize from Prix de Lausanne (1997), Gold Medal from Prix de Luxembourg (1997), Gold Medal from Eurocity Competition in Italy (1997) and Bronze from USA International Ballet Competition(1998). In 2002, Vogel won the Erik Bruhn Prize with the Pas de deux 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 Stuttgart Ballet where he played the leading role for many well-known ballets such as Romeo and Juliet, Giselle, Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty, La Bayadere, Raymonda, Onegin and Boléro. Vogel has also been invited to perform as guest dancer by the following companies (in alphabetical order):
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