Iffland-Ring

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The Iffland-Ring is a prestigious, tradition-steeped honor in German-speaking theater, passed from actor to actor as a symbol of being regarded as the greatest living German-language stage performer.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural tradition
ring
theatrical award
administeredBy Austrian Federal Government NERFINISHED
associatedArtForm stage acting
associatedWith Austria NERFINISHED
Germany NERFINISHED
German‑language theatre
awardedFor being regarded as the greatest living German‑language stage actor
outstanding achievement in German‑language theatre acting
countryOfOrigin Germany
culturalSignificance one of the most prestigious honors in German‑language theatre
custom holder keeps ring for life
depicts portrait of August Wilhelm Iffland
domain performing arts
eligibility German‑language stage actors
field theatre
hasGenderTradition historically awarded to male actors
hasPhysicalForm engraved signet ring
heritageStatus important intangible cultural asset of German‑language theatre
holderSelection chosen by previous holder in a sealed testament
inception 19th century
languageRegion German‑speaking countries
legalStatus administered under Austrian federal regulations
mainUsageLanguage German
material gold
namedAfter August Wilhelm Iffland NERFINISHED
notableHolder Albert Bassermann NERFINISHED
Bruno Ganz NERFINISHED
Friedrich Haase NERFINISHED
Jens Harzer NERFINISHED
Josef Meinrad NERFINISHED
Werner Krauss NERFINISHED
perceivedStatus highest accolade for German‑language stage actors
rarity unique, only one ring in existence
scope German‑language theatre world
successorSelectionBackup Austrian Federal Ministry decides if no testament exists
symbolizes supreme artistic excellence in German‑language stage acting
tradition passed from actor to actor
transferCondition transferred upon death of the holder
transferMethod bequeathed by current holder to chosen successor
typeOfAward lifetime honor

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Bruno Ganz awardReceived Iffland-Ring