Refund Scheme for Approved Performances (Denmark)

Eligibility Criteria

• Theatres and producers of professional performing arts can apply for the approval of performances aimed at:
  • Children (up to and including 15 years old)
  • Youth (up to and including 24 years old)
  • Outreach performances: performances for children, youth, and adults, which are performed in places where theatre is not normally staged, such as a library, a town square, or a children’s institution.
• In addition, theatres, producers, and performers who have experience as performing arts curators can apply for a refund approval for professional international guest performances at festivals or other forms of guest performances in Denmark.

Evaluation Criteria

• The application process involves an assessment of a written application. The Danish Arts Foundation’s Committee for Performing Arts Project Funding conducts a professional performing arts assessment of the individual performance.
• Emphasis will be placed on the qualitative and theatrical standards of the performance in relation to the targeted age group.

Assessment Criteria

• In assessing the qualitative standard of the performance, the committee will focus on:
  • The idea and artistic intention of the performance.
  • Dramaturgy, staging and direction.
  • The coherence between staging and content.
  • The ability to translate content into a specifically chosen expression.
  • The stage skills of the performers.
  • The relationship with the audience and considerations regarding the target age group.
  • That the artistic necessity of the performance is expressed.

For more information, visit Danish Arts Foundation.