Esther Sutter Straub

Member of the jury 2012-2017, President 2012-2017

(born 1948) is a freelance culture and dance journalist. She studied classical dance at the Theater Basel and the Royal Ballet School in London as well as modern and contemporary dance in New York and Dresden. She worked as a dancer for the Basel Ballet and the Deutsche Oper am Rhein Ballet in Düsseldorf. Esther Sutter Straub has been in charge of communications for the Migros Culture Percentage Dance Festival Steps for a number of years. In parallel with her work in journalism, she runs a dance and tai chi studio in Basel. She has also been a member of the Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia’s Board of Trustees with responsibility for dance and international relations.