Cultural Prizes of the Canton of Basel-Landschaft 2016
The Basel cantonal government honors dancer Tabea Martin and jazz singer Lisette Spinnler with the canton's dance and music prizes, each worth CHF 20,000. The music prize (15,000 francs) goes to choirmaster Abélia Nordmann.
The cantonal government is honoring the dancer and choreographer Tabea Martin from Oberwil, who was born in 1978, with the dance prize. Tabea Martin has had a remarkable international career. She works for the independent scene and at municipal theaters. According to the canton's press release, her projects are highly professional and impress with their humor, intelligence and great choreographic skills.
The 40-year-old musician Lisette Spinnler from Liestal, a successful, internationally recognized jazz singer with roots in Basel, is being awarded the music category prize. The cultural critic Peter Rüedi describes her as a "real singing miracle on the Swiss jazz scene". Her trademarks are her scat and her fantasy languages.
The Music Prize goes to the choirmaster Abélia Nordmann, born in 1988. The music teacher grew up in Germany and France and completed her Specialized Master's degree in 2013. Today, she conducts choirs, ensembles and projects in the Basel region and in Switzerland's neighboring countries. She is the conductor of the contrapunkt chor Muttenz, the professional ensemble for early and contemporary music novantik project basel, the bâlcanto choir, the project choir ensemble liberté, the children's and youth choir Lörrach and the cross-border ensemble Choeur3.
