Tid i Rum [Time in Space]
In 2026, there will be a wide range of activities that you, as a professional performing artist or producer in the independent field, can participate in. Here you can see what we have already planned – more will be added, so stay up to date via UP's newsletter.
UP works throughout the year to be proactive and engage in dialogue with the field where it unfolds. This means that you can also meet us at events, visits, and knowledge-sharing activities around the country and through collaborations with other actors and projects. At the same time, the house in Baldersgade in Copenhagen will continue to be a platform for dialogue meetings, professional conversations, and development.
Tid i Rum [Time in Space]
Get time and space for your artistic development work with a week's free access to UP's rehearsal rooms on Baldersgade.
In the artistic development program Time in Space, you or your group can try out techniques or develop artistic ideas. You get a week of free access to one of UP's rehearsal rooms, The Pit or White Lab, with a focus on artistic development and no requirement for results.
Time in Space is offered via open call 1-2 times a year.
UP's Open Advisory
Do you need advice as an independent performing artist, company, or producer? Then book your appointment for UP's open consultation on the first Wednesday of every month.
Every first Wednesday of the month, UP's competent team and/or external experts are available in the Green Room with a pot of coffee or via video link. Here you can get advice on your specific issue. You must book your appointment in advance – then we will have an open conversation about what you
Strengthen your work with applications to the Danish Arts Foundation
In March and April, UP, together with Jens Christian Jensen from JC Copenhagen, invites you to two workshops on applications to the Danish Arts Foundation, where you will gain knowledge and insight into working with both operating and project applications.
We will not be working on writing your specific application, but rather on qualifying your choices and approaches in the process.
On March 11, there will be a workshop at UP on operating grants.
On April 29, there will be a workshop at UP on project grants.
Registration opens on February 4.
Workshops on applying to the Danish Arts Foundation
Moving Perspectives – international symposium
Mark your calendars for May 19–20, when UP's international residency collaboration Moving Identities will conclude after three years with a major symposium at UP. Knowledge and experiences from the project, which has focused on creating positive social change in European independent performing arts, will be shared.
Performing Arts Strategy Lab
Where do you want to go with your performing arts and organisational practices? What does it take to make a change or a new business model happen? With the Performing Arts Strategy Lab, you get a focused week of time and space, with pay, to work hard on developing a strategic direction. The next opportunity to spend a week at the Performing Arts Strategy Lab is throughout November and the first week of December 2026. The application period is from June 12 to August 21.
Join UP at the Theater Seminar
If you apply to the Danish Arts Foundation in early June to become part of Turnénetværk Danmark, you can also choose to apply to become part of UP's touring initiative. With UP's touring initiative, you will receive training before pitching your performance at the Danish Theater Association's annual Theater Seminar, as well as a place at UP's joint stand.
KSelekt – independent performing arts selected by the Danish Arts Foundation
Apply to develop new experimental performing arts at Skuespilhuset's Lille Scene. You will be assisted by UP throughout the process before your work is presented to the public. Apply for KSelekt season 2027-28 at the Danish Arts Foundation in early June.
Focus on producers
UP's one-year mentoring program gives you the opportunity to turbocharge your professional development as a producer. For a whole year, you will receive feedback and perspective on your professional practice, regardless of where you are in your career. During 2026, UP will further explore and develop our focus on producers in the independent field. Stay tuned to see how this takes shape.
New tools for successful co-production
In 2026, you can look forward to having new tools at your disposal when entering into a co-production with a theater or other cultural institution. UP is currently working with Dansk Scenekunst to develop a contract template and checklist for co-productions. This is based on a dialogue meeting last year between institutions and actors in the independent field, as well as subsequent extensive research.
Knowledge and tools for your practice
Throughout the year, we will be launching new webinars, dialogue meetings, and other professional offerings. But you can also find knowledge and tools for your practice in your digital toolbox, UPgrade. Follow our newsletter throughout the year, where we will invite you to new knowledge formats and publish new content on UPgrade.
