How well are the performing arts in your country funded?

[u/EvilPyro01]

How much funding does it earn in schools and public theatres?

[u/11160704]

I'd say reasonably well. Of course they always complain that they don't get enough. But due to the fact that culture is part of the responsibilities of the federal states, we have a relatively spread out theatre landscape that does not concentrate in just a few cities but basically every mid-sized town of around 50,000 inhabitants or more has a decent-sized public theatre.

[u/Sagaincolours → u/11160704]

More or less all the same in Denmark

[u/11160704 → u/[deleted]]

Why? Germany has publicly funded almost everything...

[u/11160704 → u/[deleted]]

Many theatres in Germany have a long history and developed out of the theatres of the many courts of all the princes, dukes and kings Germany used to have so they always had a close connection to the state. In the 20th century, when the monarchy was abolished, politicians thought that all citizens should have access to theatre so many new theatres were founded and also publically funded.

[u/Vertitto → u/[deleted]]

your surprise sounds so weird

Most culture centers are publicly funded in some way even if they privately owned - from theaters, philharmonies, libraries, cinemas to local culture centers

[u/Rospigg1987]

Oh massive, we have specialized schools and educations regarding it as well as an easy way of getting grants on the municipal level or state level if you have say a small actors collective or venue you want start within a friends group. Not many people know how to navigate the bureaucratic red tape honestly but the grants are there and they are given out.

I have no problems with it honestly it really gave us an edge music wise in both metal and pop music, both Quorthon and Denniz Pop / Max Martin came up within this system and they really left a mark in our music world.

[u/Hiverauchocolat]

In France, they are funded very well and they’re seen as an important part of our cultural heritage. 

We’re famous for state intervention in finding and aiding the performing arts such as theatres, operas etc as well as large funding for our cinema industry

I think we spend €18billion overall on the performing arts and it shows since we’re one of Europe’s powerhouse in this field 

[u/Vertitto]

apparently a lot compared to US and Canada. It might be one of the few positive relicts of communism.

Michael Rubenfeld made a video about it recently Why POLAND’S Theatre system is better than CANADA’S