Join The Work Room (TWR), National Dance Company Wales (NDCW) and FABRIC in conversation with Dan Daw ahead of Tanzmesse 2024.

international tanzmesse nrw takes place every two years at the end of August, in Düsseldorf, Germany. Organised by nrw landesbureo tanz, it’s a forum for exchange and networking and an important meeting place for the international dance community.

It’s the largest professional gathering for contemporary dance where up to 2,000 international exhibitors and visitors come together to present a broad spectrum of aesthetic expression and artistic practices. The next Tanzmesse takes place Wednesday 28 to Saturday 31 August 2024.

We’ll be supporting artists alongside TWR and NDCW to submit proposals through each of our exhibition areas at the 2024 event.

Tanzmesse seek full-length performances that take place either on stage, in public spaces and/or digitally that can be presented to international visitors and a public audience. This includes works aimed at intergenerational or young audiences.

They also welcome proposals for “Open Studios”, where artists present their artistic productions through a short physical presentation and a Q&A. In addition to “Insights”, where professionals give a media-based presentation to share production methods, project ideas, networks, collaborations, and other endeavours in the field of dance.

Submitting a Proposal

All submissions must be made through a registered exhibition space. Dance artists and companies from England can submit a proposal through our (FABRIC’s) exhibition space.

If you’re interested in submitting a proposal through our exhibition space please email artists@fabric.dance with your request. We’ll then liaise with you so you receive an invitation to submit a proposal through the FABRIC exhibition space.

The closing date for proposals is Friday 15 September, 2023. Please get in touch by Friday 8 September to allow time for the submission process.

Zoom Information Session

If you’re thinking about submitting a proposal but would like to hear more about Tanzmesse, please join us for an online conversation via Zoom with Dan Daw on Monday 4 September at 2pm. To book on to the Zoom please email hello@theworkroom.org.uk and you will be sent the details to join.

About Dan Daw

Dan Daw is the Artistic Director/CEO of “Dan Daw Creative Projects”; a disabled-led company that works collaboratively with a growing network of companies and artists to develop and tour new performance work that blurs the divide between theatre and dance.

Dan is one of the Associate Curators of Tanzmesse and will be in conversation with us to tell us more about what to expect at Tanzmesse and the three platform strands in their programme.

Visit here to find out more about Tanzmesse from previous years