The aim of the Kreativ-Transfer funding programme is to support professionals in the fields of games, the performing arts and visual arts in establishing and expanding their international networks to improve their visibility on the international market. The programme supports the necessary international marketing and networking measures as well as the corresponding training and professionalisation of the stakeholders.
In particular, Kreativ-Transfer supports participation in international fairs and festivals, enabling artists, creatives and their representatives to present their work, make new contacts and find co-producers and clients.
In the field of performing arts, the Kreativ-Transfer program offers both artists and companies from the independent scene, as well as dance ensembles from city and state theaters, freelance producers, and managers the opportunity to apply for travel cost support for attending festivals and art fairs, as well as funding for participating in prospection trips. This is intended to enable the recipients to communicate their artistic work, establish new contacts and strengthen existing ones, as well as expand their international network.
In addition, the programme supports strategic projects for international marketing, networking and professionalisation.
The programme is supported by the German Dance Association: Dachverband Tanz Deutschland (DTD).
The funding program "Export Promotion - Focus Dance" was developed within the initiative InfoPlus, launched by the German Dance Association (DTD), an informal network consisting of producers, managers, and production managers in the field of performing arts.
Go to InfoPlus here.
In the field of performing arts the German Dance Association (DTD) cooperates with the Bundesverband Freie Darstellende Künste (BFDK) and the Bundesverband Zeitgenössischer Zirkus e.V. (BUZZ).
Kreativ-Transfer supports participation in international art fairs and festivals. Additionally, the program also supports, to a lesser extent, strategic projects for international marketing, networking, and professionalisation.
The funding is provided as lump sum grants, and no own or third-party funds need to be contributed. The funding can be requested up to certain maximum amounts, but only actually incurred costs are eligible for funding.
Applicants indicate in their application for which events or strategic project they are requesting funding. Applications for group trips are excluded. Events and strategic projects are considered generally eligible for funding if it can be demonstrated that specific goals, defined in the respective calls for applications, can be pursued.
Artists and companies from the independent scene with a registered office in Germany in the fields of dance, theater, and contemporary circus, as well as dance ensembles from city and state theaters, can apply. As a general requirement, the company must have (1) premiered at least one production (digital or physical) in the last four years (from January 2019) and (2) received public funding.
Freelance producers, managers, distributors, agents, as well as representatives of independent production offices and non-commercial agencies in Germany, who work in these roles full-time and can prove their self-employment and primary residence in Germany, are also eligible to apply. The prerequisites for the application are that the producer (1) has been professionally active in the field for at least two years and (2) is currently self-employed in Germany (earning at least 50% of their income from the profession).
Current Open Calls will be published here as well as through our Kreativ-Transfer Newsletter and our program partner, Bundesverband Freie Darstellende Künste (BFDK) und Bundesverband Zeitgenössischer Zirkus e.V..
Anne Welenc
Sawdust Symphony
Miller de Nobili
Sandra Hanschitz & Joel Beierer
More info on the Showcase 2024 and the Prospection Trip 2023 here.
Company
Mouvoir - Tanztheater Köln
Miller de Nobili
Overhead Project
Unusual Symptoms - Theater Bremen
Diego Tortelli & Miria Wurm GbR
Novoflot
Yotam Peled & the Free Radicals
Panzetti / Ticconi
Common Ground
Shibui Collective
Die Soziale Fiktion
YIBU Dance
Kolja Huneck
Regina Rossi
vaya - Art of Human Movement
12H Dance
Cocoon Dance Company
Theater Kunstdünger
SV Szlachta
Company VoLa
Schaubude Berlin
Sounding Situations
Nitsan Margaliot
Anne Anderegg
Producers
Ute Classen
Stane Performing Arts Management
Dirk Förster
tanzmanagement.net
Perform your Art
Ulrike Melzwig
bridgeworks e.V.
Kommando Himmelfahrt
Cargo Theater
Miller de Nobili
Esther Schneider
Stane Performing Arts Management
Company
Jess Curtis/ Gravity
Gesine Danckwart
Tanzwerke Vanek Preuß
Overhead Project
go plastic company
Jasmine Ellis Projects gUG
Miller / de' Nobili
Unusual Symptoms / Theater Bremen
TheatreFragile gGmbH
Chris Iris
Jana Korb - Narrativer Zirkus
Yotam Peled & The Free Radicals
Cristina D'Alberto
Stephanie Felber
Oniversum
Producers
Catherine Launay
Bebê de Soares
Alexandra Schmidt
Ute Classen
Sophia Kurmann
Jana Lüthje
Mechthild Tellmann
Wiebke Bickhardt
Dörte Wolter
kainkollektiv
Figurentheater Wilde & Vogel
projekt-il
Chez Company
Hajusom
Maren Strack
Company
Diego Tortelli & Miria Wurm GbR
fabien prioville dance company
Dance On Ensemble
steptext dance project
kainkollektiv
Construction Company
Novoflot
performing:group
Theater KUNSTDÜNGER
rope theatre
WallStreetTheatre
Herr Konrad
UliK Robotic Circus
Yolanda Morales_Choreografie
Die soziale Fiktion
Monica Garcia Vicente dance project
La Tanik
Still Hungry
Producers
Dirk Förster
Ute Classen
Mechtild Tellmann
Sophia Kurmann (Perform Your Art)
Felix Wittek
Yael Sherill (Curatorial Collective for Public Art)
Annette Biemer
Sofie Luckhardt
Tammo Walter
Carmen Mehnert-Havekost (Plan B - Creative Agency for Performing Arts)
Company
Diego Tortelli & Miria Wurm GbR
Renae Shadler
VAYA Art of Human Movement
12H Dance
Lotte Mueller
Grotest Maru
Wort und Herzschlag
Producers
Yael Sherill (Curatorial Collective for Public Art)
Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2022
Chris Iris
Jessica Nupen Contemporary Arts & Dance Theatre
Duo Mimikry
Maren Strack
Küppers & Konsorten
Fort Willy
internationale tanzmesse nrw 2022
Miller / de' Nobili
Jasmine Ellis Projects gUG
Jonas Frey | One of us
12H Dance
Luana Rossetti
Yoriko Maeno Tanztheater
Hyldra Collective
Pretty Playful Productions
Markus Wörl (woerlpool)
CINARS Biennale 2022
Dance Company Nanine Linning
Renae Shadler & Collaborators
Still Hungry
Anna Anderegg
Dirk Förster (Creative Producer und Distributor)
Travel expenses funds for the participation in fairs and festivals
Christ Iris
Miller de Nobili
Overhead Project
Grotest Maru
Küppers & Konsorten Max & Julian Blum Katharina Haverich
Theater KUNSTDÜNGER
Novoflot
Jana Korb – Narrativer Zirkus // korb + stiefel
Duo Mimikry
flexoncirc
Duo Diagonal
La Tanik
Stephanie Felber
Travel expenses funds for the participation in fairs and festivals
Something Great
PLAN B - Creative Agency for Performing Arts - Carmen Mehnert & Anne Schmidt GbR
Ute Classen-Kulturmanagement
Danila-Freitag - Agentur für Performative Künste
Büro Knimasch
Perform Your Art
Stane Performing Arts Management
RUDI RENNER Agentur
Curatorial Collective for Public Art (CCPA)
Kunstenfestivaldesarts 2023
CocoonDance Company
SHIBUI KOLLEKTIV
projekt-il GbR
Unusual Symptoms / Theater Bremen
Milla Koistinen
Of Curious Nature
laborgras GbR
Catherine Launay
Accompanying the travel cost support, workshops, information sessions, and informal get-togethers are offered to support professional preparation and follow-up, thus promoting an inspiring and sustainable participation in these events. The workshops, information sessions, and get-togethers are primarily connected to existing events organized by the program partners. They are aimed at the supported individuals as well as other interested parties and serve as platforms for exchanging know-how and experiences among colleagues, as well as knowledge transfer through invited experts.
During these events, handouts, sample documents, and summaries are produced, which are subsequently made available. They serve as tools and references to provide a solid knowledge foundation for the supported individuals and other interested parties.