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The German Dance Platform was launched in 1994 to provide Germany with a top-level arena for presenting contemporary dance and has risen since then to become one of the most important dance events in Europe. Initially intended as a preliminary meeting for the renowned choreography competition “Les Rencontres chorégraphiques internationales de Seine-Saint-Denis" in Bagnolet, the biennial German Dance Platform gained its own impetus and has been offering insights into the latest trends and developments on the contemporary dance scene in Germany since 2002. The platform is aimed at guests from Germany and abroad, arts organisers, the arts press and the public, offering a broad spectrum of dance productions within the space of just a few days. The German Dance Platform is also a lively forum for exchange between artists, organisers, arts professionals and other dance enthusiasts.
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Artistic direction of the German Dance Platform lay exclusively with the host institution until 2002. In 2004, a panel of experts was assembled for the first time to arrange selection. The organiser on site continues to share in the decision-making as one of its members, but is now joined by two other independent jury members, ensuring that several opinions converge and can be discussed. This approach proved effective in Düsseldorf in 2004 and again in Stuttgart in 2006 and will be maintained in the future.
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The German Dance Platform's location changes with each edition. Previous locations have been Berlin (1994), Frankfurt am Main (1996), Munich (1998), Hamburg (2000), Leipzig (2002), Düsseldorf (2004) and Stuttgart (2006). Every institution which hosts the German Dance Platform is taken up in the society of organisers which is committed to working for dance in Germany.
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