Awards + Honors
"Great Energy! I can feel, that you (Sven) want to develop and cross your own borders!"
Andy Blankenbuehler, 3 times TONY-Award winner
(5 times nominee)
Broadway Dance Center Teachersworkshop, NYC 2014
2025
ZARAH 47 - DAS TOTALE LIED
"Im Fokus der Jury" - shortlist/nominee Hamburger Theater Preis 'Rolf Mares' 2025/2026
Winner 'German Musical Theater Award - Best Revival' KEIN PARDON-DAS MUSICAL
multiple Broadwayworld Award nominations for season 24/25:
KEIN PARDON-DAS MUSICAL - Best Choreography/Best Musical
BRIEFE VON RUTH - Best Choreography/Best Musical
HAIR - Best Choreography/Best Musical
JEDERMANN - Best Choreography in a Play
2024
TRÜMMER/WRECKAGE
"Im Fokus der Jury" - Shortlist/nominee Hamburger Theater Preis 'Rolf Mares' 2023/2024
'Challenging Theme Award', for COLD at Dancecinema's 10th anniversary, CAN, Jan 2024
multiple Broadwayworld Award nominations for season 23/24:
BYE BYE LIFE - Best Director/Best Lightning+Scenic Design/Best Choreography in a Play/Best Play
HANF - Best Choreography
CABARET - Best Choreography/Best Musical
ONCE UPON A MATTRESS - Best Choreography/Best Musical
LA CAGE AUX FOLLES - Best Choreography
2023
Winner 'Short Film Slam' ULRICHS 1867, Zeise Kinos Hamburg, Germany Oct 2023
2022
Winner "Best Short Fiction" 'Courage Film Festival Berlin', for ULRICHS 1867,
Germany, Winter Edition Feb 22
Honorable Mention 'Louisiana LGBT+-Film Festival' for ULRICHS 1867, USA Feb 22
2021/2022
#TakeHeart Artist in residence flausen+
"Physical representation of literary genres for stage and camera"
Funded by 'Fonds Darstellende Künste' with funds from the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media within the framework of NEUSTART KULTUR at Wiese eG Hamburg
2021
Winner "Special Jury Mentioned Award" 'Colors of Love - Int. Queer Film Festival' for ULRICHS 1867, India Dec 21
Winner "Best LGBTQ Dance Film" 'Dancentric Film Festival' for ULRICHS 1867, USA Dec 21
Winner "Best Direction" 'LGBTQ+ Film Festival Los Angeles' for ULRICHS 1867, USA Sep 21
Winner "Best Long Short" 'Berlin Flash Film Festival' for ULRICHS 1867, June 21
Honorable Mention 'Taos Pride Film Fest', for ULRICHS 1867, New Mexico, USA 2021
Winner
"Second Place Best Film",
"Bigotry Slayer" and
"Fiercest Line"
'Queer2Queer Fest' for ULRICHS 1867, May 21
Honorable Mention 'Athens International Monthly Film Festival' for ULRICHS 1867 - May 2021
2020
Production-Grant by WIESE eG for ULRICHS 1867
"Was für ein Statement von Sven Niemeyer: Gesellschaftlich, politisch, ästhetisch, choreografisch und filmisch!" Andreas Lübbers, WIESE eG 2021
2018
Winner "Best Story/Message" 'MarDelDance' for COLD
Winner "3rd Place-Best Film"
'Buxtinale' / 'Schollinale' for COLD
Winner "Best Dance Film"
'Indie Boom!' for COLD
2017
Winner "Best Short"
'Berlin Flash Film Festival" for COLD, August 2017
Winner "Best Dance Choreography"
'Oniros Film Awards' for COLD
Winner "Best Short Drama"
'Berlin Flash Film' for COLD
2014
Winner Label + théâtre romand for SOM by Duyvendak/Cera/Fiat/Heller/Dubois (Cast member)
Winner of FEDORA - Van Cleef & Arpels Prize for Ballet for SOM by Duyvendak/Cera/Fiat/Heller/Dubois (Cast member)
2010
Circuit Breaker of the week (18),
Danceplug / USA
2005
2nd place Dance Picture of the year - by Rüdiger Tantow - Tanzplan Munich
New York Scholarship Candidate by the City of Munich due to special achievements during the training at Iwanson - School of Contemporary Dance in Munich
2004
Gold medal w/ Bremer Musical Company at the World Choir Games 2004 in Bremen (Choreographer)
