Taking Shared Responsibility for Safeguarding Dance Heritage

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Documentation and results of the event "Cultural Heritage Protection - Preserving Dance Together"

How can dance heritage be preserved and made accessible for future generations? The German Dance Archives Association has published the documentation and results of its event “Cultural Heritage Protection - Preserving Dance Together”, held on 15 January 2026 in Berlin. The documentation brings together key cultural policy perspectives and impulses on strengthening dance archives, as well as on developing a nationwide competence network to support the sustainable preservation, research and mediation of dance heritage. The documentation is here available in German Language. 

Information about the event

The event took place on 15 January 2026 at the Academy of Arts on Pariser Platz in Berlin.
The programme as a PDF.

The event was part of the Cultural Heritage Dance project, funded by the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media from 2024 to 2026.