Statistical presentation

Data description

The Statistics shows the number of productions, performances and spectators and trends at the state-sponsored and non-state funded professional theaters. The population are manufacturers of theater, as behaving foreign guest performances. Manufacturers can either be physical theaters or persons / companies who gets up performances at a theater.

It is the manufacturer who report to the statistics.

The season runs from 1 July in the first year of the season to 30 June the following year.

The theaters can be either state-sponsored or state-subsidized. The population of state-subsidized theaters include theaters that are either eligible or supported by Theatre Act. Information on the theaters in a season have received aid notified Statistics Denmark annually by the Cultural Agency. This information forms the basis for the study of state-subsidized theaters.

The population of non-subsidized theaters, including the theaters that have not received support for theater Act. It also includes the study of other non state-subsidized professional theaters, which Statistics Denmark has knowledge through various theater listings. The population has been evolving gradually. From season 1980/1981 through 2002/2003 season included statistics only state-subsidized theaters. From the 2003/2004 season was extended to non state-subsidized (by theater Act) theaters. From season 2004/2005 through 2010/2011 season has been further improved coverage of non state-subsidized theater through examination of various theater listings. From the 2004/2005 season, the inventory expanded to include foreign guest performances.

Foreign guest performers are productions which is rehearsed abroad and listed in Denmark. It implies that the performances produced by foreign manufacturers who set up businesses in Denmark to handle the production, are not included as foreign guest performances but as Danish produced performances.

In season 2015/2016 there is a data break partly caused by a changed population definition. The delimitation of state-subsidized theaters includes from season 2015/2016 also the theaters that are approved under the scheme for the reimbursement. The non-state-supported population includes this season professional theaters that meet the Danish Arts Foundation's criteria for professional theaters and consists concretely in 2015/2016 by the population, which formed the non-state-subsidized theaters in the season 2014/2015 with the exception of the theaters that was authorized under the arrangements for reimbursement.

In the season 2017/2018, the population is also formed on the basis of data from Tereba. The population in the 2017/2018 season has become smaller compared to the 2016/2017 season. There are removed theater producers who do not receive support in the current period and have not reported in several seasons. In spite of the population, it is expected that the activity in Danish theaters is increasingly captured with Tereba as a data source. In the season 2017/2018 there is an increase in the activity in Danish theaters. An explanation for this is that Statistics Denmark has prefilled the electronic schemas with the title of the productions, genre, etc., based on the information that the producers enter in database of Tereba.

In the season 2020/2021 there has been a data break due to revisions with regards to theatre- categories, genre- and audience categories. To compensate for the data break, new time series have been developed to preserve consistency over time with regards to the mentioned categories.

Classification system

The Statistics shows the number of productions, performances and spectators. The group with spectators shows is distributed by children, young people and adults. The categories are children (age 0-15 and families, young people (age 16-24) and adults. Genre is Plays, Musical and Operettas, Opera, Music theatre and Concert performance, Ballet, Dance, Animation and Puppetry, Contemporary circus/New circus, Performance and Show, Revue, Stand-up and Cabaret, as well as other genre. A scene is the theatres own stationary scenes and tours in other places. The theatres primary spectators shows what the theatres productions and is distributed on adult theatre and child theatre. The category of theatre is distributed on state-sponsored, state-subsidized and non-state-subsidized.

Sector coverage

Culture sector

Statistical concepts and definitions

State-Subsidies Theatres: State-subsidized theater: State aid to the theaters is regulated by Theatre Act Theatre Act (LBK 526) refers directly following theaters, which represent the majority of state-subsidized theaters: · The Royal Theatre and Orchestra: The Royal Theatre and the chapel is Denmark's national scene. The theater be without bias producing a repertoire of high artistic quality in the field of ballet, opera and drama · Location scenes in Aarhus, Odense and Aalborg The Copenhagen Theatre Cooperation: The Copenhagen Theatre Co is a private foundation that aims to support the operation of a number of theaters in the metropolitan area. Regional Theatres. At a regional theater means a professional producing theater, which is resident outside of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, Odense, Aarhus and Aalborg Municipality. A regional theater must have a minimum of two productions a year, a fixed venue, local roots and to be financed wholly or partly by one or more municipalities. Small city theaters. The state provides within a limit set in the Finance operating grants to small city theaters in Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, Odense, Aarhus and Aalborg Municipality. The small city theaters need to complement regional stages help ensure a versatile theater offering in the large urban municipalities. Theatres with operational support from the Danish Arts Council / theaters etc. with project support from The Danish Arts Council, the Danish Arts Council may support 1. stationary and touring and outreach arts activities carried out by small theaters, performing arts groups and independent performing artists, including their cooperation with other theaters and actors in the performing arts, 2. promotion of new Danish drama, 3. the acquisition of technical equipment, etc. and in special cases arrangement of rooms for performing arts purposes, 4. promotion of the performing arts international activities and cooperation and 5. other activities to promote the legislation's objectives.

Non-Subsidised theatres: Non state-subsidized theaters: The population of non-subsidized theaters, including the theaters that have not received support for theater law nor through the so-called reimbursement scheme.

Guest Appearances from Abroad: Foreign guest performances: foreign guest performances are performances that are rehearsed abroad and listed in Denmark. It implies that the performances produced by foreign manufacturers who set up businesses in Denmark to handle the production, are not included as foreign guest performances but as Danish produced performances.

Statistical unit

The inventory operate with the units number of theaters, number of productions and number of performances. In addition the unit spectators, i.e.. those who attend a performance. The financial information given in 1,000 kroner.

Statistical population

State-subsidized theaters include in 2015/2016 theaters who are subsidized according to the act of theaters or approved under the scheme for reimbursement.

The non-state-supported population include in season 2015/2016 professional theaters that meet the Danish Arts Foundation's criteria for professional theaters and consists specifically of the population, which formed the non-state-subsidized theaters in the season 2014/2015 with the exception of the theaters that was approved under arrangements for reimbursement.

Reference area

Denmark.

Time coverage

The statistic covers season 2020/2021-2022/2023 and partly 2015/2016-2022/2023.

Base period

Not relevant for this statistic.

Unit of measure

Attendances is the sum of persons to each performance of every production. Performances is the sum of every performance of every production. Productions is the sum of every production. Economic information given in 1000 kr.

Reference period

The statistics are compiled yearly on the basis of seasons, that is from 1 July to 30 June.

Frequency of dissemination

Annually.

Legal acts and other agreements

No EU regulation.

Cost and burden

Not measured.

In the 2017/2018 season, Statistics Denmark has eased the reporting burden on theater producers by pre-filling the forms with information that the theater producers enter in Tereba. In the 2017/2018 season and 2018/2019 season, electronic forms were pre-filled with the production title, genre and name of the co-producer if applicable.

Comment

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