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Tabori Prize 2026 | Prize awarded
This year, the Tabori Prize from the Fonds Darstellende Künste, worth 100,000 euros, went to raumlaborberlin. In awarding this prize, the jury honored an artistic practice whose long-standing and outstanding work has had a formative impact both nationally and internationally.
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Statement by the Board of Trustees on the Independence of Jury Decisions in the Arts and Culture
„As the Board of Trustees of the Fonds Darstellende Künste, we are issuing this statement regarding the independence of jury decisions in the arts and culture in light of recent events." Read the full statement now.
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The Federal Ministry of the Interior has denied funding for a project by “Radikale Töchter” aimed at promoting democracy. Cultural institutions view freedom of expression and artistic freedom as being under threat in a democracy.
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© Dorothea Tuch
Tabori Prize 2026 | Prize awarded
This year, the Tabori Prize from the Fonds Darstellende Künste, worth 100,000 euros, went to raumlaborberlin. In awarding this prize, the jury honors an artistic practice whose long-standing and outstanding work has had a formative impact both nationally and internationally.
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© Dorothea Tuch
Theaterpreis des Bundes 2026
The 2026 Theaterpreis des Bundes has been awarded to HELLERAU – European Center for the Arts in Dresden. The Theater Oberhausen, Theater Lindenhof, and stellwerk junges theater have been honored with awards. Further informations are available on the award’s website.
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Statement by the Board of Trustees on the Independence of Jury Decisions in the Arts and Culture
„As the Board of Trustees of the Fonds Darstellende Künste, we are issuing this statement regarding the independence of jury decisions in the arts and culture in light of recent events." Read the full statement now.
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Joint Statement
The Federal Ministry of the Interior has denied funding for a project by “Radikale Töchter” aimed at promoting democracy. Cultural institutions view freedom of expression and artistic freedom as being under threat in a democracy.
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Supporting children and young people – creating prospects for the future
In a joint appeal, the program partners of “Kultur macht stark” (Culture Makes Strong) present a remarkable assessment of the federal program and call for its continuation beyond 2027.
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THE ART OF STAYING MANY
What is “THE ART OF STAYING MANY” in times of social division? Actors Tina Pfurr and Hauke Heumann embark on a cinematic journey through eight cities, gathering powerful voices from the worlds of art, politics, and science in Dresden, Erfurt, and Berlin. Between market stalls and box seats, new housing developments and Weimar Classicism, they seek out the common threads that connect the arts in history, the present, and the future.
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Die Vielen
The Fonds Darstellende Künste is a co-signatory of the Declaration of the Many (DIE VIELEN).
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Stadt, Land, Probe
30 Mar 2026
Benjamin Foerster-Baldenius, Anna Foerster-Baldenius und Andrea Hofmann von dem mit dem Tabori Preis 2026 ausgezeichneten Kollektiv raumlaborberlin im Gespräch mit Christine Wahl.
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And the winners are...
16 Mar 2026
The 2026 Tabori Prize from the Fonds Darstellende Künste goes to raumlaborberlin—and we extend our warmest congratulations to HELLERAU on winning the Federal Theatre Prize. The award ceremony will take place on April 17, 2026, at the Haus der Berliner Festspiele.
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GLOBAL VILLAGE KIDS – Art for a New Generation
26 Feb 2026
What happens when children and young people shape the world through art?
GLOBAL VILLAGE KIDS opens creative spaces — in rural regions and across the digital universe. The funding program brings together the independent performing arts and cultural education, empowering young people who have had limited access to culture. -
Fond kicks off funding year 2026 – an overview
15 Jan 2026
The Fonds Darstellende Künste (Performing Arts Fund) is kicking off its 2026 funding year with new programs – but also new challenges. Steffen Klewar, program director at the Fonds, presents all of the funding programs in this video.
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Funding year 2026: Fund responds to new challenges
08 Jan 2026
Although funding for the Fonds has been stabilised in the 2026 federal budget, this cannot compensate for the consequences of the complete cancellation of nationwide projects and networks. In order to safeguard artistic work despite foreseeable deficits and structural gaps, the Fonds is making adjustments to its funding program.
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“Not appropriate”: Why cuts to the culture budget threaten the independent scene
04 Dec 2025
Funding for the independent performing arts is falling from €22 million (2024) to €8.5 million – a cut of two-thirds. Holger Bergmann warns that this jeopardizes cultural freedom and innovative strength. The Fonds is calling on the BKM to take countermeasures.
About the Fonds
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Funding
With its funding lines, the Fonds continues the specific support of the independent performing arts.
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Consulting
The Fonds Darstellende Künste not only supports projects, but is also a service and consulting partner for independent artists, collectives and institutions. The office advises interested parties and artists on aspects of the application process as well as on structural and organizational issues beyond the scope of its own funding programs.
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The Fonds Darstellende Künste
For over 40 years, the Fonds Darstellende Künste has been one of the six federal cultural promotion funds supporting the art and cultural landscape of the Federal Republic of Germany, with a special focus on promoting the independent performing arts.
Information event | Production funding Plus
23 April 2026, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PMFormat: Info-Veranstaltung
Online
The Fonds Darstellende Künste team will present the current Production Plus funding program in a public online information event.
more„Kultur macht stark“ Information and Networking Event in Bremerhaven
28 April 2026, 02:00 PM - 05:00 PMFormat: Info-Veranstaltung
Bremerhaven | Findus | Bürgermeister-Smidt-Str. 218, 27568 Bremerhaven
The Bremen advisory center “Kultur macht stark” is hosting an informational event in collaboration with the Coordination Office for Cultural Education in Bremerhaven. Funders from the program will provide information and present their funding concepts.
moreInformation event | Production funding Plus
19 May 2026, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PMFormat: Info-Veranstaltung
Online
The Fonds Darstellende Künste team will present the current Production Plus funding program in a public online information event.
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