Tanzplan Dresden

Dresden convinced the Tanzplan jury with its interdisciplinary concept for young, professional dancers aiming to alleviate the step from being a student to starting a professional artistic career. A central focus is placed on the connection between dance and new technology, new media and other artistic genres.

Linking Tanzplan Dresden with other organisations in the city, local artists and international partners contributes to raising the profile of Dresden as a place for contemporary arts.

Tanzplan Dresden is realised in cooperation with Dresden SemperOper Ballett, the Palucca Schule Dresden – College for Dance, and the HELLERAU - European Centre for the Arts with the support of the Amt für Kultur und Denkmalschutz (Dresden City Council for Culture and Heritage). Artistic directors are Aaron S. Watkin, Ballet Director of the Dresden SemperOper Ballett, Prof. Jason Beechey, Rector of the Palucca Schule Dresden and Dieter Jaenicke, Artistic Director of the HELLERAU - European Centre for the Arts. The project started on August 1st in 2006.

In addition to annual interdisciplinary dance productions at the semper kleine szene, the studio theatre of the Semperoper, and at the Festpielhaus Hellerau Tanzplan Dresden also organises seminars, lectures, a workshop dedicated to improvisation (ImproWinter) and an interdisciplinary summer workshop (Sommerwerkstatt).

The grant of Tanzplan Deutschland is match funded by the above mentioned organisations. Tanzplan Dresden is supported by Tanzplan Deutschland which is an initiative of the German Federal Cultural Foundation.

Tanzplan Deutschland