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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.

  • Tile: Lettering 02. October 2024 Theaterpreis des Bundes, Haus der Berliner Festspiele and on www.fonds-daku.de black on a pink background.

    Theaterpreis des Bundes

    The Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media (BKM) is once again awarding the Federal Theater Prize in 2024.

  • Tabori Preis 2024

    Save the Date: Award ceremony on October 02, 2024 as part of the Federal Theater Prize (Theaterpreis des Bundes)

Current application deadlines

  1. Production funding 02.09.2024
  2. Network funding 05.09.2024
  3. GLOBAL VILLAGE KIDS Rural 01.10.2024
  4. GLOBAL VILLAGE KIDS Digital 01.10.2024
  5. Revival funding 07.10.2024

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  • Grafic: In the background rays with color gradient, on it the text: The art of staying many. Nationwide forums on art, freedom and democracy. Berlin, Leipzig, Düsseldorf, Bitterfeld-Wolfen, Berlin, Potsdam, Erfurt, Weimar, Dresden.

    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.

  • A performer stands in a dark blue coat with a red fur hood on a green field. On her head, the person is wearing a kind of helmet with antlers from which strings of pearls hang. The eyes and nose are covered by a piece of glittering fabric that forms the visor of the helmet. © soilfilms Michael Weihrauch

    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".

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    Call for proposals GLOBAL VILLAGE KIDS

    There are currently small residual funds for projects (up to a maximum of 3,000 euros) available that can still be realized in 2024. Do you have a suitable project that you would like to realize? The project office of GLOBAL VILLAGE KIDS will be happy to advise you by phone or email.

  • Tile: Lettering 02. October 2024 Theaterpreis des Bundes, Haus der Berliner Festspiele and on www.fonds-daku.de black on a pink background.

    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.

  • 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 ...

  • There are many people on a stage, all holding a stretched umbrella in their hands. On a projection surface in the background is written: Shield and Shine. © 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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  • A group of women stand on stage in a rectangular field of light. They each dance for themselves and yet together. © Zé de Paiva

    Räume zum Ausprobieren

    03 Jul 2024

    Der künstlerische Leiter Wagner Carvalho, der Dramaturg Fabian Larsson, die Bühnenbildnerin Leonie Brüggenwerth und der Kostümbildner Mathieu Amadou vom Ballhaus Naunynstraße im Gespräch mit Christine Wahl über ein neues Lern- und Austauschformat, das dank des Preisgeldes aus dem Theaterpreis des Bundes im Oktober am Haus starten soll.

  • Bathed in subdued, reddish light, a group of people stand tightly packed in the room with their arms stretched upwards. © Jörg Baumann

    Keine Angst vor neuen Männlichkeitsbildern

    26 Jun 2024

    In Potsdam erforscht DIE KUNST, VIELE ZU BLEIBEN am kommenden Wochenende neue Erzählformen in unbeständigen Zeiten. Die Journalistin und Schriftstellerin Nora Burgard-Arp beschäftigt sich mit feministischen Perspektiven auf rechtsextreme Narrative. Für unser Magazin erzählt sie aus ihrer Praxis als Autorin.

  • Serbastian Köthe gives his lecture at a lectern. In the background, the title “Politics of the Independent Performing Arts. Five short portraits of contemporary artistic processes". © Dorothea Tuch

    Politics of the independent performing arts. Five short portraits of artistic processes.

    24 Jun 2024

    On May 25, 2024, the documentary "BLICKWECHSEL - Publika und Politiken der Darstellenden Künste" by Janina Möbius celebrated its premiere at HAU Hebbel am Ufer/HAU3 as part of the event series "DIE KUNST, VIELE ZU BLEIBEN. Nationwide Forums for Art, Freedom and Democracy" premiere. The documentary was commissioned by the fund and takes a look at the relationship between the public and artists with a special focus on the increasing polarization of society. In his introductory lecture on the occasion of the film premiere, cultural scientist Sebastian Köthe portrayed five aesthetic methods of politicization in the performing arts of the present day.

  • A woman with sunglasses holds a cardboard sign in front of her chest with the words "Your Silence will be studied by your Grankids". © Sebastian Bolesch

    Geteilte Geschichte(n)

    18 Jun 2024

    Das Erinnern an die Vergangenheit ist ein oft strapaziöser Akt. Auch in Deutschland zeigt sich, wie schwer es ist, multiperspektivische Blicke auf die Erfahrungen eines diversen Umfelds zu richten. Die Journalistin Zonya Dengi erinnert sich aus ganz persönlicher Perspektive – und nutzt die emanzipatorische Kraft, die im Erzählen der eigenen Geschichte steckt. Ihr Beitrag ist Teil einer Artikelserie, der das Programm von DIE KUNST, VIELE ZU BLEIBEN am 21. + 22. Juni in Berlin begleitet.

  • Festival visitors lean against a metal railing with the word “Questions” written in large red letters. © Falk Wenzel

    Welcome!

    10 Jun 2024

    Our author traveled to Bitterfeld-Wolfen to observe the preparations for the OSTEN theater festival, where the THE ART OF STAYING MANY Theater Truck is also making a stop. She was surprised by many things she found there – a reportage.

  • The picture shows a plastic object lying on a table in the shape of an open mouth with its tongue sticking out © Kathinka Schroeder

    On artistic freedom and intersectionality

    05 Jun 2024

    The writer, political activist and theater maker Mirrianne Mahn questions the current debates about artistic freedom and finds that they are directly related to intersectional perspectives – which influence, among other things, work in the field of theater.

About the Fonds

  • Photo with folders © Benjamin Krieg

    Funding

    With its funding lines, the Fonds continues the specific support of the independent performing arts.

  • Photo of a phone lying on a desk. © 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.

  • Photo of a printed project schedule on a whiteboard. © 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.

Upcoming events

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THE ART OF STAYING MANY | Erfurt

16 - 17 August 2024

Format: nationwide forums

Erfurt | Plattenstufen-Festspiele präsentiert vom PHOENIX Theaterfestival

The Fonds Darstellende Künste is organizing forums at nine locations across Germany - with art, action and debate. In Erfurt, the forum takes place away from the cathedral and old town at the Platz der Völkerfreundschaft in the middle of the prefabricated housing block in Rieth. And is planned as a very practical strategy of friendship with networks, communities, a performative beauty salon (Frauke Frech) and arguing, grumbling, singing (citizens')-choirs - for a resistant and contentious local community.

Registration

Further information on the program and registration can be found here.

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16.04.2024 | Info-Veranstaltung für Antragstellende | Produktionsförderung

19 August 2024, 01:30 PM - 03:00 PM

Format: Info-Veranstaltung

Online

Das Team des Fonds Darstellende Künste stellt die Produktionsförderung in einer öffentlichen Online-Informationsveranstaltung vor.

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21.08.2024 | Info-Veranstaltung für Antragstellende | GLOBAL VILLAGE KIDS

21 August 2024, 02:30 PM - 04:00 PM

Format: Info-Veranstaltung

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