Selection 2024

We congratulate the selected ensembles: 

About a Woman
Dancecenter Vanessa Adams
Bürgerzentrum Neue Vahr e. V., Bremen
vanessaadams.de/dance-center

Dreieinander
Schw3rpunkt Kollektiv, Berlin 
www.instagram.com/schw3rpunkt/

Flying High
Jugendkompanie tanzhaus nrw, Dusseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia
tanzhaus-nrw.de

FRUST
ACADEMY Bühnenkunstschule und Produktionshaus, Berlin
academy-buehnenkunstschule.de
instagram.com/academyberlin

Game of Survival
Bunt
Nachbarschaftszentrum Grünhufe – Kreisdiakonisches Werk Stralsund e. V., Stralsund, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
kdw-hst.de/kultur-und-freizeit/nachbarschaftszentrum-gruenhufe

Lichtblicke
Dramaclʎn
Landesarbeitsgemeinschaft Spiel und Theater NRW e.V., Herford, North Rhine-Westphalia
spiel-und-theater-nrw.de

Reflection
Junge Choreograf*innen
Bad Honnef tanzt e. V., Bad Honnef, North Rhine-Westphalia
www.badhonneftanzt.de

So hart der Fall, so weich die Landung
Tanzstudio InRot, Hamburg
instagram.com/tanzstudio_in_rot

Stuhltanz
Chipp*ies, Potsdam, Brandenburg

(t)RAUM 
grenzen | los | tanzen Ensemble 
grenzen | los | tanzen, Munich, Bavaria
https://larapaschke.com/Grenzen-los-tanzen 

The award-winning works range from very short solo productions and duets to large full-length ensemble pieces and a dance film. Half of the productions are self-initiated by young dance professionals, the youngest choreographer is 12 years old. In addition, many of the contributions were created in the context of independent groups, socio-cultural centers, associations, dance houses or independent theaters. 

In their works, the young artists explore the language of dance, move out of the comfort zone of what they have learned and develop new qualities of movement. They search for their own biographies in dance, reflect on themselves and the medium or strive for the desexualisation of bodies that connect in close contact. What does it mean to be normal, where is the depth in the case and what is authenticity? It is about self-determination, identity, the conquest of free spaces in a constricting world, but also about feminism, the destructive power of envy in society and frustration. Frustration about political events, the rise of the right, climate change, homelessness in cities and the dictatorship of social media. But the young dancers also set out in search of rays of hope and moments that make them happy. 

The ensembles also integrate texts into their productions and work stylistically on the basis of contemporary and urban dance. There are often combinations of styles such as hip-hop, popping, locking and house with contemporary elements. A lot of improvisation is used and there is a strong tendency to expand one’s own repertoire of movements. For example, artistic elements are integrated, movements are shaped by the equipment material and sounds become music.

We also look forward to welcoming delegates from the intermediate selection ensembles to the Tanztreffen der Jugend 2024:

Beziehungsweise
Jette & Stina
Dance Point Oberhavel, Tanzschule, Leegebruch, Brandenburg
dancepoint-oberhavel.de

Exploring Identity
UMtanz JungeCompany
Umtanz e. V., Templin, Brandenburg
umtanz.de

Im Blauen Land
Taro tanzt – Tanzcompany der Gerda-Taro-Schule, Leipzig, Saxony
taroschule.de/tanz

Surprise
junge companie tanzparcours, Tanzparcours e.V., Potsdam, Brandenburg
https://www.instagram.com/tanzparcours/

The gaze within ourselves
Brujas collective
Hanover, Lower Saxony
https://www.instagram.com/brujas_collective/

Three Minutes of Fame
Beraghz!
Stadtteilschule Blankenese, Hamburg
stadtteilschule-blankenese.hamburg.de