The Performing Arts Strategy Lab is a paid strategy development programme for independent performing arts groups. Over the course of a week, participants have the opportunity to work intensively on developing a strategic direction.
The programme provides time to reflect on conscious choices and priorities that can support both artistic and organisational visions.
It is the first and only programme of its kind – a truly unique opportunity to accelerate strategic development. The big questions are placed on the table: Where do we want to go with our artistic and organisational practice? What does it take to realise a change or a new business model? How can we work more long-term with projects or create new structures?
The Performing Arts Strategy Lab takes place at Thoravej 29 in collaboration with Bikuben Foundation.
Kånstkollektivet
Kånstkollektivet is a company rooted in physical and humorous theatre. Through their performances—often based on social issues—they aim to make the performative arts more accessible to audiences and challenge the frameworks of how stories are told. In the Performing Arts Strategy Lab, they will work on strategies for communication, production, and partnerships so their artistic visions can grow. The strategic coach for the programme is Andreas Groth Clausen from Landjord.
Photo: Frederikke Von Eyben
Convoi Exceptionnel
Convoi Exceptionnel is an interdisciplinary performing arts company working at the intersection of dance, scenography, music, opera, and performance. They explore how the stage space can become a place for sensory experience, empathy, and reflection. During the programme, they will work on how artistic quality, organisational sustainability, and international reach can become integrated elements of their practice. The strategic coach for the programme is Peter Bentzon from BARC Scandinavia.
Photo: Louise Herrche Serup
Wired Studio
Wired Studio’s artistic vision is to challenge the audience’s perception and sense of reality through abstract, choreographic, and visual experiences, encouraging them to question what they experience—both in art and in everyday life. During the Performing Arts Strategy Lab, they will focus on rethinking their production models and overall organisational practice and structure in order to strengthen their interdisciplinary approach. The strategic coach for the programme is Sidsel Godshaw from ADBC.
Photo: Christoffer Brekne
sART Danseteater
With a focus on children, young people, and families, sART Danseteater works to create a stronger foundation for dance in the Region of Southern Denmark and to open the performing arts to new voices and perspectives. Through the programme, they aim to work on taking the next step toward a more established and sustainable organisational structure that can help them realise their ambitions. The strategic coach for the programme is Tina Tarpgaard from Sydhavn Teater.
Foto: Ard Jongsma
Foreningen for Moderne Integreret Dans (FIMD)
FIMD
FIMD is an association whose main purpose is to establish integrated dance as an art form in Denmark, enabling audiences to experience many different types of bodies on the Danish performance stage. During the programme, they aim to develop a strategy that can support their overall vision of producing professional works and the festival PÅ TVÆRS, as well as acting as an advisory body on inclusion and accessibility across sectors. The strategic coach for the programme is Frederik Larsen from In Futurum.
Foto: Marie Rosenkrantz Gjedsted
Matilde Böcher
Matilde Böcher works as a conceptual composer with interdisciplinary staged composition. With the voice as a central element, she creates works that engage with contemporary themes and focus on social critique and existential questions. In the Performing Arts Strategy Lab, she and her team will work on a long-term strategy focusing, among other things, on prioritisation, leadership, and the development and transformation of existing works. The strategic coach for the programme is Line Hauger from the Royal Danish Theatre.
Foto: Natascha Thiara Rydvald
Scenekunstkollektivet Samling
Samling creates performing arts experiences based on voices, sound, space, and situations—often with a documentary starting point and a desire to shed light on systems through personal stories. During the programme, Samling wishes to work on clarifying their core narrative and the values that guide their work, as well as strengthening their facilitation skills within a collective working process. The strategic coach for the programme is Moussa Mchangama from In Futurum
On UPgrade – your digital toolbox – we have gathered a number of key working tools and models used in the Performing Arts Strategy Lab. Learn more about the tools in “Three Steps to Strategic Overview”:
Use the tools actively together with the core group in your performing arts company to gain a clearer direction and a shared language for your project.