DANCEweb NRW

For more than 15 years, the TANZweb NRW platform has been providing dance enthusiasts from all over the world with a wide range of information, such as event listings, reviews and video material on upcoming and current productions from the Cologne/Bonn, Krefeld, Wuppertal and Ruhr Metropolis regions, as well as – in collaboration with the international schrit_tmacher festival – from the Euregio. 

In addition, research and work processes as well as debates in and about dance and its artistic personalities are comprehensively documented and brought to life. A regular newsletter provides information about special highlights and presents news, developments in dance policy and event information. In 2019, TANZweb.org began to engage in cross-border collaborations to develop new forms of digital support and engagement with this art form. Integration into a European network is planned.

In addition, with further support, work is underway to expand the platform to Tanzland NRW. The aim is also to explore new ways of communicating the art of dance – for example, through scrollytelling, which is an excellent tool for detailed portraits or reports, and podcasts. These are the focal points for the coming years, as is the development of audio descriptions for the TANZwebTRAILER. They also give blind people access to the art of dance and its platform, which is simultaneously being developed into a digital, contemporary archive.

The programme is funded by the NRW KULTURsekretariat.