Project

tanz.nord

tanz.nord aims to sustainably promote dance in northern Germany. The initiative focuses on supporting artists from Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein to strengthen their collaboration and foster closer connections within the dance scenes of both federal states. The project team organizes guest performances and offers residency programs that provide artists with the space and freedom for creative work. At the same time, tanz.nord seeks to explore new and unconventional performance venues to make dance more accessible to a wider audience, particularly in rural areas. These formats create fresh perspectives and new spaces for encounters for both artists and audiences alike.

A key focus of the project lies in dance education. Through workshops and classroom performances, tanz.nord brings dance directly into schools, fostering exchanges with artists and educators. These interactions spark interest in dance among children and young people and contribute to a deeper understanding of this art form. The long-term goal is to cultivate a diverse and growing audience for dance.

tanz.nord is supported by four partners from Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein: the Theaterwerkstatt Pilkentafel in Flensburg, the Tanz und Performance Netzwerk Schleswig-Holstein (TuP.SH), K3 – Center for Choreography | Tanzplan Hamburg, and the Kultur- und Bildungszentrum Bad Oldesloe (KuB).

tanz weit draußen

Since 2022, tanz.nord has been part of the network »tanz weit draußen« (dance far away), a nationwide network for strengthening and developing contemporary dance in rural areas. The tanz.nord team developed format ideas with the network partners, organized events outside urban centers, and accompanied tanz.nord guest performances as part of cross-state tours. Dance professionals from Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein benefited from the various program formats that took place in six federal states through greater visibility, new performance opportunities, and supraregional networking.

As the »Verbindungen fördern« (Promoting Connections) program of the Bundesverband Freie Darstellende Künste e.V. (Federal Association of Independent Performing Arts) cannot be continued due to a lack of public funding, the work of ‘tanz weit draußen’ cannot be continued from 2026 onwards. An overview of the alliance’s work, the formats implemented, and the expertise gained, especially in rural areas, is still available on the website at: aktiontanz.de/tanz-weit-draussen

Project team

The tanz.nord project team consists of Kirsten Burow (Project Lead) and Joshua Lerp-Petersen (Project Coordination). If you have any questions, you can reach us at info@tanznord.de.

Media

Every year we publish a trailer and a brochure with insights into the project work of tanz.nord. Our project movie offers video sequences of the dance performances as well as interviews with project participants.

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Press section

Welcome to the Press section! Here you will find all relevant press materials available for download. We are excited to collaborate with you and are available for further information. Please feel free to reach out to us: info@tanznord.de

+++ When reporting on tanz.nord, please always mention tanz.nord as the network itself. +++

News

tanz.nord geht in die nächste Runde!
November 2025
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Tanzworkshop: »Breaking« an der Immanuel-Kant-Schule in Reinfeld
Juli 2025
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Kreative Bewegung: Tanzworkshop an der Stadtschule Bad Oldesloe
Juni 2025
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Tanzworkshop an der Grundschule am Reesenbüttel, Ahrensburg
Mai 2025
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Ein bewegtes Jahr voller Tanz: Dank und Ausblick auf 2025
Dezember 2024
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Rückblick auf das tanz.nord Symposium: »Tanz schafft Räume« am 10.10.2024
Oktober 2024
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Tanz schafft Räume – tanz.nord Symposium zu nachhaltigen Partnerschaften und Strukturen
August 2024
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Events