Facts & figures
about the production and international distribution of Flemish performing arts for young audiences
SIMON LEENKNEGT 28 February 2017
This presentation Focus on: • performing arts for young audiences (PYA) • by organisations that receive funding from the Flemish Community • in 16 seasons (2000-2016)
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This presentation Answer these questions: • Has the way of producing Flemish PYA changed and, if so, how? • What is the state of the international distribution of Flemish PYA? • How does the situation of PYA relate to the whole of the Flemish subsidized performing arts? 3 KUNSTENPUNT
Data source Flanders Arts Institute’s performing arts database (data.kunsten.be): • Info on individual productions • New creation or rerun? • Shows abroad • Companies and (co)producers involved
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Total number of productions overall (2000-2016) (data.kunsten.be)
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New creations and reruns overall (2000-2016) (data.kunsten.be) Reruns
New creations
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Number of PYA productions (2000-2016) (data.kunsten.be)
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New creations and reruns PYA (2000-2016) (data.kunsten.be) Reruns
New creations
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Total number of shows outside Belgium overall (2000-2016) 2.654 shows in (data.kunsten.be)
55 countries
1.564 shows in 28 countries
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Total number of shows outside Belgium overall (2000-2016) (data.kunsten.be)
France The Netherlands 10 KUNSTENPUNT
Number of PYA shows outside Belgium (2000-2016) (data.kunsten.be) 493 shows in 15 countries 285 shows in 14 countries
305 shows in 22 countries
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Number of PYA shows outside Belgium (2000-2016) (data.kunsten.be)
France The Netherlands 12 KUNSTENPUNT
Venue
De Rotterdamse Schouwburg
Number of PYA shows
108
Jeugdtheater De Krakeling
86
Stadsschouwburg Utrecht
64
Twentse Schouwburg
48
De Brakke Grond
43
Théâtre de Sartrouville
41
Schouwburg Kunstmin
27
Grand Theatre Groningen
26
Stadsschouwburg - Het Kruithuis
25
Theater Het Kruispunt
25
Top venues outside Belgium for PYA (2000-2008) (data.kunsten.be)
• 2001 shows in 382 venues in 2000-2008 • Top venues over first 8 seasons : • 9 out of 10 in the Netherlands • 1 in France
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Venue
Number of PYA shows
Stadsschouwburg Utrecht
46
Le Channel
43
Jeugdtheater De Krakeling
42
Theater aan het Vrijthof
36
CarréRotondes
34
Traverse Theatre
31
Grand Theatre Groningen
30
De Verkadefabriek
30
Philharmonie Luxembourg
25
De Rotterdamse Schouwburg
24
Top venues outside Belgium for PYA (2008-2016) (data.kunsten.be)
• 2087 shows in 470 venues in 2008-2016 • Top venues over last 8 seasons : • 6 in the Netherlands • 1 in France • 2 in Luxembourg • 1 in UK 14 KUNSTENPUNT
Total number of co-producers overall (2000-2016) (data.kunsten.be)
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Flemish and foreign co-producers in total of productions of all genres(2000-2016) (data.kunsten.be) Foreign coproducers
Flemish coproducers
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Number of co-producers in PYA (2000-2016) (data.kunsten.be)
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Flemish and foreign co-producers in PYA (2000-2016) (data.kunsten.be)
Flemish coproducers
Foreign coproducers 18 KUNSTENPUNT
Conclusions Number of Flemish PYA productions: Ø Total has remained relatively stable over seasons Ø Decline in number of new creations and increase of reruns in recent seasons Ø Reruns > new creations
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Conclusions International distribution of Flemish PYA: Ø Number of shows abroad remained relatively stable Ø In more different countries and venues Ø Dramatic decline of the Dutch ‘market’
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Conclusions Co-producers : Ă˜ Number of co-producers in Flemish PYA has risen, but remains relatively small Ă˜ Different situation from overall picture, few foreign coproducers
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