The Europe Theatre Prize (Premio Europa per il Teatro) is an award of the European Commission for a personality who has "contributed to the realisation of cultural events that promote understanding and the exchange of knowledge between peoples".
In Edition XII, they were Viliam Dočolomanský (Slovakia), Katie Mitchell (United Kingdom), Andrey Moguchy (Russia), Kristian Smeds (Finland), Teatro Meridional (Portugal) and Vesturport (Iceland).
To achieve a more international aspect it became itinerant, so the ceremonies were held in Turin for Edition X, as part of the cultural program for the 2006 Winter Olympics in collaboration with the Teatro Stabile.
Shows such as Faustus based on Goethe's play, Metamorphosis by Kafka, Mr Vertigo by Paul Auster, Cabo Verde by Natalia Luiza and Miguel Seabra, and Happiness by Maurice Maeternlick are overwhelming both in their use of technique and the emotions they exude.
The Baltic House Theatre-Festival of St. Petersburg presented the Edition XVII of the Prize, collaborated in the realization of the event, supported and organized it in Russia, as well as hosting various scheduled performances.
[11] Ibrahim Spahić [ Bosnia and Herzegovina] (Special Mention) Jeremy Irons [ United Kingdom] Fadhel Jaïbi [ Tunisia] (Special Mention) Els Comediants [ Spain], Eimuntas Nekrošius [ Lithuania] Théâtre de Complicité (Simon McBurney) [ United Kingdom] Thomas Ostermeier [ Germany], Societas Raffaello Sanzio (Romeo Castellucci, Chiara Guidi) [ Italy] Alain Platel [ Belgium] Josef Nadj [ Serbia/ Hungary] Biljana Srbljanović [ Serbia] Sasha Waltz [ Germany], Krzysztof Warlikowski [ Poland] Pippo Delbono [ Italy], Rodrigo García [ Argentina/ Spain], Árpád Schilling [ Hungary], François Tanguy and the Théâtre du Radeau [ France] Katie Mitchell [ United Kingdom], Andrey Moguchy [ Russia], Kristian Smeds [ Finland], Teatro Meridional [ Portugal], Vesturport Theatre [ Iceland] Andreas Kriegenburg [ Germany], Juan Mayorga [ Spain], National Theatre of Scotland [ United Kingdom], Joël Pommerat [ France] Jernej Lorenci [ Slovenia], Yael Ronen [ Israel], Alessandro Sciarroni [ Italy], Kirill Serebrennikov [ Russia], Theatre NO99 [ Estonia] Cirkus Cirkör (Tilde Björfors) [ Sweden], Julien Gosselin [ France], Jan Klata [ Poland], Milo Rau [ Switzerland], Tiago Rodrigues [ Portugal] In addition to the publication of a catalogue for every Prize edition, a series of volumes hosts the proceedings of meetings of the various editions with testimonies on the profiles and works of the winners and the proceedings of the collateral initiatives of the Prize events.