Award Ceremony

Alfred-Kerr-Acting-Award

Winner: Nikita Buldyrski
Juror: Ursina Lardi

Portrait of Nikita Buldyrski

Nikita Buldyrski © Berliner Festspiele, photo: Fabian Schellhorn

The Alfred-Kerr-Acting-Award recognises the outstanding achievement by a young actor in one of the productions invited to the Theatertreffen. This year’s juror was the renowned theatre and film actor Ursina Lardi. Nikita Buldyrski received the award for his outstanding performance in the production “Die Hundekot-Attacke” from Theaterhaus Jena in co-production with Wunderbaum.

“Nikita Buldyrski’s acting is pure presence in its precise naturalness.
He shows himself entirely, he accuses, dishes out – vulnerable and confident at the same time. Every sentence is a hit!”
‒ Ursina Lardi, Sole juror 2024

This award comes with a sum of 5,000 Euro and recognises an outstanding performance by a young actor in one of the productions invited to Theatertreffen. The prize was awarded for the 28th time on the final weekend of the festival at Haus der Berliner Festspiele.

The Alfred-Kerr-Acting-Award was initiated in memory of the Berlin theatre critic Alfred Kerr by his children Judith and Michael Kerr in 1991, together with Pressestiftung Tagesspiegel and Berliner Festspiele / Theatertreffen. It is offered by the Alfred Kerr Foundation with support from Berliner Festspiele. Further supporters are Verlag Der Tagesspiegel, the Hartung family and Gustav Kiepenheier Bühnenvertriebs-GmbH.

Every year, a different renowned theatre personality is the award’s juror.

All award winners since 1991

With

Nikita BuldyrskiWinner

Ursina LardiActor and juror Alfred-Kerr-Acting-Award 2024
Dr. Deborah Vietor-EngländerPresident of the Alfred-Kerr-Stiftung 
Tatiana Kneale – Great-grandchild of Alfred Kerr