BNG Dance Award

With the BNG Dance Award, we help talented choreographers with (inter)national potential take a step forward in their career.

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The Award

The BNG Dance Award is presented annually by the BNG Culture Fund to support Dutch talent in realising their productions and to give talented choreographers with national and even international potential an important step forward in their career. The fund does this in partnership with Korzo, the house of movement in The Hague and producer of DansClick.

Korzo presents innovative dance, music, and physical theatre in the heart of The Hague. The venue works with creators who explore and push boundaries. With CaDance and India Dance Festival, Korzo offers an adventurous and up-to-date programme.

Winners BNG Dance Award 2026

Choreography duo Lunatics & Poets have won the BNG Dance Award 2026. Anna Jacobs and Hanna van der Meer were presented with the award at the Korzo theatre and artists’ centre. Their performance Pack up the moon and dismantle the sun made a deep impression on the jury. Thanks to the award, the duo will be able to continue working on the piece at Korzo next season and tour the work to nine Dutch theatres as part of DansClick #28.
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Choreografenduo Lunatics & Poets wint de BNG Dansprijs 2026. Anna Jacobs en Hanna van der Meer kregen de prijs uitgereikt in theater en makershuis Korzo.

Jury

The award is presented by an independent jury. The jury members are:

Mohamed Yusuf Boss (chair), former winner BNG Dance Award
Nitchka Wefers Bettink, Korzo
Mischa van Leeuwen, RIDCC
Janneke Schmeitz, Parkstad Limburg Theaters / schrit_tmacher
Susanne Visser, Cultuurhuis De Klinker

Previous winners

Winner 2025: Melisa Diktaş
Winner 2024: Sheree Lenting
Winner 2023: Jordy Dik
Winner 2022: Mohamed Yusuf Boss
Winners 2021: Piet Van Dycke and Dalton Jansen
Winners 2020: Andreas Hannes and Roshanak Morrowatian
Winners 2019: Sarada Sarita and the duo Christiaan Yav & Sedrig Verwoert
Winners 2018: Antonin Comestaz, Fernando Troya and Kim-Jomi Fischer & Marta Alstadsæter
Winners 2017: Astrid Boons, Sabine Molenaar and Ryan Djojokarso.
Winners 2016: Dunja Jocic, Wubkje Kuindersma and Rutkay Özpinar
Winner 2014: Marina Mascarell
Winner 2013: Samir Calixto