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Correction of the 2025 budget estimate
The Fonds will receive further funding from the budget of the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media for the funding year 2025. A total of 7.6 million euros is available for the promotion of the independent performing arts - a strong signal in challenging times. More information coming soon!
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Correction of the 2025 budget estimate
The Fonds will receive further funding from the budget of the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media for the funding year 2025. A total of 7.6 million euros is available for the promotion of the independent performing arts - a strong signal in challenging times. More information coming soon!
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BLICKWECHSEL – Publika und Politiken der Darstellenden Künste
In her latest documentary, Janina Möbius examines the relationship between audiences and artists against the backdrop of growing social challenges. The film premiered on May 25, 2025 as part of "THE ART OF STAYING MANY" and is now available on demand.
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Die Vielen
Der Fonds Darstellende Künste ist Mitunterzeichner der Erklärung der Vielen.
Latest blog posts
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Perspektive 2025!
13 Jan 2025
The Fonds will receive further funding from the budget of the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media for the funding year 2025. A total of 7.6 million euros will be available to support the independent performing arts - a strong signal in challenging times. This means that the cut is less than initially announced. Managing Director Holger Bergmann explains the background, consequences and associated prospects for the Fonds in a video statement.
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© Marcus Lieberenz
New narratives for a world of the many
11 Dec 2024
At the Ratschlag der Vielen (Council of the Many) on November 28, 2024 at the Akademie der Künste on Pariser Platz in Berlin, many questions were raised, but some momentum was also created. The general consensus: society needs new narratives of diversity, but art must not be appropriated for this without any restrictions. After all, doesn’t its power to unleash new worlds lie precisely in its freedom? In these times, that would perhaps be the most political statement in the negotiation of democratic public spheres.
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DIE KUNST, VIELE ZU BLEIBEN 2024
02 Dec 2024
From May to September 2024, the series of nationwide forums “DIE KUNST, VIELE ZU BLEIBEN” brought people together at nine different locations in Germany through performances, workshops, discussions, singing performances and much more in order to pose the question of “how” a pluralistic and democratic society can be achieved.
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DIE KUNST, VIELE ZU BLEIBEN 2024 (Audio description)
02 Dec 2024
From May to September 2024, the series of nationwide forums “DIE KUNST, VIELE ZU BLEIBEN” brought people together at nine different locations in Germany through performances, workshops, discussions, singing performances and much more in order to pose the question of “how” a pluralistic and democratic society can be achieved.
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Spielräume für Kunst und Gesellschaft
21 Nov 2024
Kürzungen beim Bund und nun in den Ländern Thüringen, Berlin, NRW und Niedersachsen sowie in Städten wie München, Dresden und Köln. Wieso ist dieser Umgang mit der Kultur in unterschiedlichen Regierungskonstellationen gerade so en Vogue? - Holger Bergmann gibt einen Überblick über die aktuelle Fördersituation des Fonds und erste Konsequenzen für die Künste.
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© Magdalena Emmerig
Was ist das Spiel mit der Welt?
19 Nov 2024
Am 13. November 2024 hat ein breites Bündnis aus der Berliner Kulturlandschaft zum öffentlichen Protest gegen die geplanten Kürzungen im Berliner Kulturhaushalt aufgerufen. Gegen die Kürzungen sprach sich auch Heinrich Horwitz als Initiator*in der Petition „An den Freien Künsten zu sparen, kostet zu viel“ in einer Rede aus – hier zum Nachlesen:
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 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.