Deutscher Tanzpreis

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Deutscher Tanzpreis
Awarded forArtistic dance in Germany
Sponsored byDachverband Tanz Deutschland
Date1983
CountryGermany
Reward(s)€20,000
First awarded1983
Website www.deutschertanzpreis.de/home/

The Deutscher Tanzpreis (German Dance Prize) is a prestigious prize for artistic dance in Germany. It has been awarded annually since 1983. [1]

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The Deutscher Berufsverband für Tanzpädagogik awarded the prize until 2012. [2] [3] From 2013 to 2017, it was awarded by an association, Förderverein Tanzkunst Deutschland. [3] In 2017 the German Dance Prize was handed over to the Dachverband Tanz Deutschland e.V. (DTD) as sponsor. [3] The Dachverband realizes the award ceremony in close cooperation with the city of Essen. It is awarded to personalities who earned special merits regarding the artistic dance in Germany. From 2005 to 2016, an additional award, Zukunft (Future) has been given to promising young artists in the categories female dancer, male dancer and choreographer. An additional Anerkennungspreis (Prize of acknowledgement) has been given for special merits from 2005 to 2016.

Recipients

German Dance Prize

Award for outstanding artistic developments in dance

Award for outstanding performer

Lifetime Achievement Award

Recipients of Deutscher Tanzpreis Zukunft

From 2005 to 2015 (with a break in 2008), the German Dance Prize "Future" was also awarded to up-and-coming artists who "have already attract attention"

Anerkennungspreise

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