Three million for performing arts for children and young people

Children and war, the presence of mathematics in the things around us, dystopian
future fable and enchanting ballet are just four of a total of 20 productions
that have been awarded funding through Scenekunstbruket's support scheme SPENN.NO

This fall's allocation round had NOK 3 million at its disposal. There were processed
99 applications were processed with a total application amount of almost NOK 18 million, which shows that
there is a great desire to produce performances for children and young people. This
This application round showed an increase in the genres of puppetry and musical theater,
but the most dominant genres are still theater and dance. Thematically in this
application round, there were a few main lines that can be mentioned: politics, mental
health, the future and theater based on various children's books, such as Bø og Bæ
translated into Norwegian by Ragnar Hovland. Of the 3 million, some funds were also set aside
funds were also set aside for resuming and facilitating existing productions.
productions.

For the award list, see here spenn.no