Nominees Innovation Award Nederlandse Dansdagen Maastricht 2025
The nominees for the Innovation Award Nederlandse Dansdagen Maastricht have been announced today! In January 2025, dance professionals and enthusiasts could nominate choreographers for a chance to win this incentive prize. From the many entries, a jury consisting of dance and culture professionals finally selected three creators.
12 March 2025
The nominees
The nominees for the Innovation Award Nederlandse Dansdagen Maastricht 2025 are: Jordy Dik, Sharon Wesseling and Marc Vlemmix.
On Friday 3 October, the award will be presented at the Nederlandse Dansdagen Gala at Theater aan het Vrijthof in Maastricht.
The Innovation Award Nederlandse Dansdagen Maastricht
The Nederlandse Dansdagen (ND) are by and for everyone who loves dance, and ND aims to introduce the power of dance to as large and broad an audience as possible. This means we encourage making dance accessible to everyone. The Innovation Award Nederlandse Dansdagen Maastricht puts current developments and exceptional talent in the spotlight.
This year, the Innovation Award focuses specifically on creators who (want to) create work for or with people who, due to their mental or physical disability or mental vulnerability, are less likely to come into contact with dance.
Winner of the Innovation Award 2024, Anne Suurendonk, will show her new work during the Nederlandse Dansdagen 2025.
Nederlandse Dansdagen Gala
The Innovation Award Nederlandse Dansdagen Maastricht is awarded annually during the Nederlandse Dansdagen Gala at the Theater aan het Vrijthof. A festive evening where, in addition to the Innovation Award, the prestigious VSCD Swans will also be presented. The Gala is framed by various performances by former award winners, leading makers, new talent and surprising guests.
- Picture 1, Jordy Dik.
- Picture 2, Sharon Wesseling. By Rowin Prins
- Picture 3, Marc Vlemmix.