Jasmin Vardimon, has been awarded the 2013 Dimitrije Parlić Award for Best Choreography for her work Yesterday, which received its Serbian premiere in March 2013, performed by the Bitef Dance Company – a collaboration between the British Council, the Jasmin Vardimon Company and Bitef Dance Company.
Now in its 16th year, the annual Dimitrije Parlić Award is Serbia’s most prestigious award and is presented by the Association of Ballet Artists in Serbia.
This year’s jury included: Vladimir Logunov (Chairman), Danica Arapović, Paša Musić-Popović, Milena Burić and Miloš Sofrenović. Jasmin Vardimon will receive her award in person at the awards ceremony held today at the National Theatre of Belgrade.
Vardimon created Yesterday in 1998 to mark her company’s then 10th anniversary. A full-length work, Yesterday explores concepts of memory, revisiting favourite moments from previous works integrated with new choreography and live video and animation. The production has subsequently played extensively throughout the UK including two sell-out seasons at Sadler’s Wells, London and has toured internationally across Europe visiting France, Spain, Greece, Italy, the Czech Republic and to Israel, Korea and the United States.
2013 has proved a successful year for Vardimon, who also received the annual International Theatre Institute (ITI) Award for Excellence in International Dance, presented by the Director of the British Centre, Neville Shulman CBE. Vardimon was chosen for this prestigious award in recognition of her outstanding choreographic work over recent years.