▁ch ore ography ▁competition ▁organ ised ▁by ▁The ▁Place ▁in ▁London . ▁ ▁The ▁Place ▁Prize ▁was ▁created ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁and ▁has ▁been ▁spons ored ▁by ▁Blo om berg ▁since ▁its ▁in ception . ▁With ▁the ▁stated ▁aim ▁of ▁creating ▁an ▁award ▁for ▁ch ore ograph ers ▁compar able ▁to ▁the ▁Turner ▁Prize ▁for ▁visual ▁artists ▁and ▁the ▁Man ▁Book er ▁Prize ▁for ▁novel ists , ▁The ▁Place ▁Prize ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁commission ed ▁ 2 0 ▁UK - based ▁artists ▁to ▁create ▁new ▁ 1 5 ▁minute ▁works ▁following ▁an ▁open ▁application ▁process ; ▁performances ▁of ▁these ▁works ▁were ▁st aged ▁at ▁The ▁Place ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁with ▁Rafael ▁Bon ach ela , ▁Ros em ary ▁But cher , ▁Hof esh ▁She chter , ▁Tom ▁Rod en ▁& ▁P ete ▁Sh ent on ▁and ▁B aw ren ▁T av az iva ▁chosen ▁as ▁the ▁five ▁final ists . ▁These ▁final ists ▁st aged ▁ten ▁further ▁performances , ▁before ▁a ▁panel ▁of ▁jud ges ▁named ▁Rafael ▁Bon ach ela ▁as ▁the ▁inaug ural ▁Place ▁Prize ▁winner . ▁The ▁Place ▁Prize ▁awarded ▁over ▁£ 1 2 0 , 0 0 0 ▁to ▁dance ▁artists ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁with ▁£ 4 0 , 0 0 0 ▁distributed ▁between ▁the ▁five ▁final ists ▁and ▁£ 2 5 , 0 0 0 ▁going ▁to ▁the ▁overall ▁winner . ▁ ▁The ▁second ▁Place ▁Prize ▁was ▁held ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁with