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THE ART OF STAYING MANY. Nationwide Forums for Art, Freedom and Democracy
The Fonds Darstellende Künste is organizing forums at nine locations across Germany - with art, activities and debates.
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Theaterpreis des Bundes 2024 - Open Call
The Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media (BKM) is once again awarding the Federal Theater Prize in 2024. Applications can be submitted until April 15, 2024.
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Bundesweite Artist Labs 2023 and B.A.L.L.
Insights into the Labs and the two-day B.A.L.L. at Kampnagel
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© Stefanie Saghri
DENNOCH! - Zur Lage der Freien Künste
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Funding Program | Cultural Education
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THE ART OF STAYING MANY
The Fonds Darstellende Künste is organizing forums at nine locations across Germany - with art, events and debates. Starting in Berlin, the journey continues to Leipzig, Düsseldorf, Bitterfeld-Wolfen, Potsdam, Erfurt, Weimar and Dresden. The mobile theater truck stops everywhere and becomes a platform, a space for discourse, a cinema and a stage. The Art of staying many. Each for themselves - and together in heterogeneity, pluralism and acceptance of our diverse society.
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Theaterpreis des Bundes 2024
The Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media (BKM) is once again awarding the Federal Theater Prize in 2024. Theater institutions can now apply with their portfolio and innovative formats. The closing date for entries is 15.04.2024.
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B.A.L.L. & Bundesweite Artist Labs 2023
Artists from all genres and disciplines dealt with questions of audience acquisition and retention in 64 self-directed lab formats. At the second Bundesweite Artist Labor der Labore - B.A.L.L. for short - on October 20 and 21, 2023 at Kampnagel in Hamburg, joint research was taken to the next level - check out the online documentation.
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© Kathinka Schröder
The "CHICKS* case" at the WILDWECHSEL festival
The "CHICKS* case" at the WILDWECHSEL festival affects us all. And we would like to emphasize: "Lecken" is supported by the Fonds Darstellende Künste ...
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© Alexandra Polina
Shield & Shine
150 cultural institutions are the first co-initiators of the "Shield & Shine" campaign of the VIELEN. Among them is the Fonds. DIE VIELEN are calling for discussions and demonstrations to shine more brightly for a pluralistic, democratic shaping of the world and to resolutely oppose right-wing extremism.
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© Thilo Endres
Theater mit allen Sinnen
25 Mar 2024
Theater zwischen Zwetschgenbäumen und neuen kulturellen Orten
Von Beginn an setzen Christina Beeck und Frieder Schmitz-Beeck mit ihrem neugegründeten Theater im Wiesengässle in Mundingen auf ein wachsendes Netzwerk lokaler, kultureller Partner*innen, mit dem sie theaterpädagogische Projekte in der Region umsetzen können. So entstand für das Projekt „Theater mit allen Sinnen“, gefördert durch den Fonds Darstellende Künste im Programm GLOBAL VILLAGE KIDS, ein Bündnis mit dem inklusiven Schmiechtal Kindergarten und dem Quartiersprojekt am Wenzelstein der Ehinger Caritas Ulm-Alb-Donau.
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© Astrid Rashed
Am Rand, aber mittendrin
11 Mar 2024
Im Oderbruch schlossen sich das dort ansässige Theater am Rand, die Grundschule Altreetz und das Ökodorf Brodowin zusammen, um das Angebot für von Benachteiligung betroffene junge Menschen in der Region auszubauen – gefördert durch den Fonds Darstellende Künste im Programm GLOBAL VILLAGE KIDS. Die künstlerische Leiterin, Schauspielerin Astrid Rashed, teilt ein paar Gedanken aus dem Projekt.
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© Moritz Walliser
The reinterpretation of urban space into a playing field
23 Feb 2024
The project "Overcome Reality Young Star Edition" – supported by the Fonds Darstellende Künste as part of the GLOBAL VILLAGE KIDS program – works with its participants to seek new paths into their own city and interweaves different parts of Hamburg through movement. The partners Kunstwerk e.V., Parkour Creation and Kulturagent*innen Hamburg have joined forces to achieve this. Rica Blunck, an artist involved in the project, shares her impressions.
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© Juliane Lenssen, Jens Erwin Siemssen
Peatland – Theater on a train
16 Feb 2024
The ensemble Das Letzte Kleinod has been performing theater in their ocean blue train for many years. For the youth project Peatland – supported by the Fonds Darstellende Künste within the GLOBAL VILLAGE KIDS program – they teamed up with the Deinster Bahnhof development association and the Elbe-Weser Railroads and Transport Company and invited children and young people, both those with and without experience as refugees, to explore the surrounding area on their train. Artists Jens-Erwin Siemssen and Juliane Lenssen share their experiences from the project.
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© Heike Sählbrandt, Wanda Möller
The Kulturkolchose theater workshop
05 Feb 2024
There was plenty of demand from young people for local cultural activities. The Kulturkolchose Lehsten association, together with the Möllenhagen parish and the Wendorf children's castle, quickly initiated two theater workshops – supported by the Fonds Darstellende Künste as part of the GLOBAL VILLAGE KIDS program. Initiator Steffi Kühn reports on the two projects.
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© Benjamin Krieg
Seven Pilllars It Is…
30 Jan 2024
The new support architecture of the Fonds Darstellende Künste. Elena Philipp in a conversation with the program director Steffen Klewar.
About the Fonds
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© Benjamin Krieg
Funding
With its funding lines, the Fonds continues the specific support of the independent performing arts.
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© Benjamin Krieg
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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© Benjamin Krieg
The Fonds Darstellende Künste
For over 30 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.
03.04.2024 | Info-Veranstaltung Theaterpreis des Bundes 2024
03 April 2024, 10:30 AM - 12:00 PMFormat: Info-Veranstaltung
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Das Team des Fonds Darstellende Künste stellt den Bewerbungsprozess um den Theaterpreis des Bundes 2024 in einer öffentlichen Online-Informationsveranstaltung vor.
more10.04.2024 | Info-Veranstaltung für Antragstellende | Produktionsförderung
10 April 2024, 03:00 PM - 04:30 PMFormat: Info-Veranstaltung
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Das Team des Fonds Darstellende Künste stellt die Produktionsförderung in einer öffentlichen Online-Informationsveranstaltung vor.
more11.04.2024 | Info-Veranstaltung für Antragstellende | Netzwerkförderung
11 April 2024, 03:00 PM - 04:30 PMFormat: Info-Veranstaltung
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Das Team des Fonds Darstellende Künste stellt die Netzwerkförderung in einer öffentlichen Online-Informationsveranstaltung vor.
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