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The Ball of the Rejected is the counterpart of the Boekenbal that is organized annually by the Stichting Collectieve Propaganda van het Nederlandse Boek at the opening of the Boekenweek. The permanent location of the Bal der Geweigerden is Amsterdam pop temple Paradiso on the Weteringschans in Amsterdam, a stone's throw from the Stadsschouwburg where the official Bal takes place. The Ball of the Rejects was first organized in 2002 because, in the opinion of the organizers, fewer writers and poets are admitted to the official Boekenbal every year, but more and more sponsors, high officials and other persons from outside the literary world. The Boekenbal has, according to the organizers of the alternative Ball, become a platform for non-literary persons to network. In response to the CPNB ticket policy, tickets for the Bal der Geweigerden are available to everyone.
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