Section for Performing Arts, Ministry of Culture

Contact

Področje Uprizoritvene umetnosti, Ministrstvo za kulturo

Maistrova 10, SI-1000 Ljubljana

https://www.gov.si/teme/umetnisko-ustvarjanje/

gp.mk@gov.si

Phone386 (0) 1 369 5900

Managed byCreativity Directorate, Ministry of Culture

Part of the Sector for Arts of the Creativity Directorate at the Ministry of Culture, the Section for Performing Arts covers drama theatre, musical theatre, dance, puppetry, experimental and research theatre, street theatre and various interdisciplinary forms of stage arts that are closely related to audiovisual arts, new media arts, installation or art performance. In addition to the work of the repertory theatre houses, it supports creativity by a range of non-profit private cultural organisations which engage in various forms of performing arts.

Funding

Slovene performing arts production is prolific and internationally renowned. The ministry of supports regularly 11 theatre institutions - the three national theatre houses (Ljubljana, Maribor and Nova Gorica) and the eight municipal public theatre institutions (two puppetry theatres in Ljubljana and Maribor, two theatre houses in Ljubljana, and one theatre house each in Celje, Ptuj, Kranj and Koper). National support covers the programme costs (production and post-production) as well as salaries, running costs and equipment for the 8 theatre houses (and only programme costs of Ptuj, Kranj and Koper theatre houses which are co-funded by the municipalities). The extent of the support is determined annually when the institutions are called to present to the Ministry their next year's programme.

The public cultural programmes and projects by other organisations are supported via public tenders that are usually published in autumn. Four-year or two year support is given to the selected non-governmental organisations who have shown their long-term excellence in production and post-production, programming of some performing arts venues, organisation of international festivals and international touring.

Annual tenders or calls for project support are open to all organisations or individuals who create new performing arts projects or present their successful recent productions internationally.

Other support possibilities include open calls for individual freelance artists who can compete for a residency at the Ministry's New York, Berlin, London or Vienna studios.

Evaluation of programmes and project applications is made by an expert jury for performing arts appointed by the Minister.

See also

• Creativity Directorate, Ministry of Culture
• Sector for Arts, Ministry of Culture
  • Section for Intermedia Arts
  • Section for Music
  • Section for Visual Arts, Architecture and Design

External links

• Information on the Creativity Directorate on the Gov.si portal