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Around 2005, a number of exhibitions, an anthology as well as the film documentary too much future finally put the spotlight on a chapter of East German subculture and counter-culture that was previously hardly topical. Tanz den Kommunismus portrays punk bands that were active in an illegal environment and stubbornly evaded the GDR’s classification system, giving free rein to their play instincts, not giving a damn about permission. The portrayals are a passionate attempt at recreating the sound of this counter-culture as a complex kaleidoscope reflecting the bands through their own perspective as well as through the cultural and socio-cultural environment of the time.