This is Riksteatern 2022

This is

Riksteatern

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Photo: José Figueroa

Dark water

For you.

And you, you and you.

The entire population is our audience. Our audience become members of our organisation, building up Riksteatern locally.

More than 200 associations all over Sweden make up Riksteatern. We organise performances of plays, dance and music from other companies, and we run our own tours being The Swedish National Touring Theatre.

Even if you live in a small town or village, your Riksteatern association can still provide grand experiences. As an audience, you experience it. As a member, you make it possible.

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Room X

Stage for the whole of Sweden.

Ever since 1933, when the first local Riksteatern theatre association was established and the first Riksteatern tour took place, our organisation has been built on passion.

We are present in your local area, and we travel all over the country. We stage our own productions and present theatrical performances by other companies. We are professionals and volonteers working together.

It is 50 years since we started to run activities for children and young people. The dance company Cullberg was founded in 1967, and Riksteatern Crea has been working consciously with dramatic art in sign language since 1977.

We are also tasked with promoting development and making contemporary dance and circus accessible all over Sweden.

It’s true – a lot has happened since we started. But that’s only the beginning. We are firebrands who remain passionate about organising, communicating and producing even more perfoming arts – for everyone, everywhere.

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Photo: Urban Jörén

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Photo: Sören Vilks

Let the performance commence!

In recent years, all kinds of events have had to be postponed or even cancelled. In many places, dramatic art has been shelved completely, awaiting the return of better times. And when village courtyards, culture centres and theatres stand empty, this inevitably creates a void which serves to underline the significance of culture.

They are ready to fill up once more. And we are ready to fill them. That special moment when everyone has taken their seat, the murmuring subsides and the lights go out.

It’s back.

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I själva verket

Photo: Märta Thisner

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Statistic

cs, audience P RO D U CE D B Y RI KST E AT E RN

P U B LI C A RR A N G E M E N T

Visits to productions produced by Riksteatern – irrespective of organiser.

The figures below show the number of visits to events organised by Riksteatern associations as a percentage of the population of the respective counties.

2021

2020

2019

72 080

27 141

185 485

O RGA N IS E D B Y RI KST E AT E RN Visits to performances organised by Riksteatern – irrespective of producer.

2021

2020

2019

Blekinge

2021 2020 2019

Dalarna

2021 2020 2019

3,2 % 1,2 % 4,8 % 2,2 % 0,7 % 3,4

Gotland

Gävleborg

Halland

Jämtland/ Härjedalen

Jönköpings län

0,9 % 0,6 % 2,6 %

2020 2019

2021 2020 2019

2021 2020 2019

2021

2,0 % 0,6 % 1,3 %

4,7 % 3,2 % 7,7 %

1,0 % 0,3 % 1,8 %

4,4 % 3,7 % 13 %

2021

2020 2019

2021 2020 2019

154 344 109 698 379 092 TOTAL AU DI ENCE

Number of visits to performances either produced or organised by Riksteatern, with overlaps removed.

2021 173 237

2020

2019

2021 2020 2019

2021 2020 2019

2021 2020 2019

2021 2020 2019

Skåne

Stockholms län

1,9 % 0,8 % 4,9 %

2,3 % 3,3 % 6,8 %

2,9 % 1,7 % 6,1 %

1,5 % 1,0 % 4,0 %

0,6 % 0,2 % 2,2 %

Västerbotten

Västernorrland

Kalmar län

Kronoberg

Norrbotten

2021

2020 2019

Sörmland

2021 2020 2019

Uppsala län

2021 2020 2019

1,2 % 1,0 % 3,0 % 0,5 % 0,3 % 0,8 %

117 741 436 255

STREAM ED VI EWS

Not included in the above.

2021 2020 2019

Värmland

2021 2020 2019

2021 2020 2019

2021 2020 2019

Västmanland

Västra Götaland 2021 2020 2019

2021 2020 2019

Örebro län

1,8 % 1,1 % 3,4 %

7,9 % 10,9 % 15,6 % 3,6 % 2,1 % 8,5 %

1,1 % 0,8 % 2,4 %

0,7 % 0,4 % 2,7 %

0,6 % 0,5 % 1,2 %

Östergötland

2021 2020 3,2 %

0,8 % 0,6 %

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De livrädda

Photo: Milja Rossi

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Performing arts provides memories to last a lifetime.

Remember that.

Dance, music, theatre, circus ... and everything in between. Performing arts is a broad concept, and the actual experience is even grander. Being able to share an experience with others, something that moves and sometimes even changes you, is hugely important.

That’s the way it’s always been, of course. But if the pandemic has taught us anything, it’s that nothing can be taken for granted – least of all the joy of shared experiences. We don’t know what the future holds, but one thing is for sure: we’ll be there, generating experiences you will never forget.

Horse, the solos

Cullberg Cullberg is a national and international repertoire company based in Botkyrka, just outside Stockholm.

We work tirelessly to ensure that a large audience both in Sweden and abroad has the opportunity to experience contemporary dance. In partnership with choreographers and artistic teams from all parts of the world, we explore ideas about how to define, produce and present dance. This exploratory work is the very foundation of the company that is constantly in motion at the heart of the international arena.

Always challenging, always relevant.

As of July 1, 2022 Cullberg is led by artistic director Kristine Slettevold and managing director Stina Dahlström.

Cullberg is a part of Riksteatern.

Photo: Eva Würdinger

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Join us Join us as a member for as little as SEK 160 a year.

Additional family members at the same address pays SEK 80 and if you are 25 or younger the membership fee is only SEK 60 a year.

I would like to add the following family members at the same address with the favourable rate of SEK 80.

First name and last name

Name and email address

Email address

Social Security Number (YY-MM)

– Address

Post code

Name and email address

Postal address

Social Security Number (YY-MM)

– Phone

Preference for specific Riksteatern association

By applying for membership, I give my consent to the processing of my personal data by Riksteatern. I will receive the Riksteatern membership card Scenpass Sverige, the member magazine Scenen and accept to receive information from Riksteatern’s partners in Scenpass Sverige.

For detatails of our privacy policy visit riksteatern.se/gdpr

Social Security Number (YY-MM-DD)

– Woman

Male

Signature

Other/decline to state

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Frankeras ej Mottagaren betalar portot

medlemskort

Join us!

As a member, you will receive our members’ magazine Scenen, as well as a Riksteatern membership card (Scenpass Sverige) which is packed with all kinds of benefits.

For additional information (in Swedish), see: riksteatern.se/medlem 14

scenpass sverige

Projektledare och redaktör: Peter Köhler Text: Henry Stenberg Grafisk form: Linda Fredriksson Repro och tryck: Åtta45 våren 2022

Riksteatern The general public in Sweden becomes the audience. The audience can then choose to become members. The members form Riksteatern’s more than 200 local associations which, together, make up Riksteatern.

In addition to this, Riksteatern comprises a variety of other affiliated organisations.

In each county, there is also a regional Riksteatern association that serves as a coordinating body for the local Riksteatern associations and affiliated organisations.

THE MEMBERS

GOVERNMENT GUIDELINES

THE CONGRESS

MUNICIPAL AND REGIONAL AGREEMENTS

Almost 40,000 aficionados of performing arts are members. They own the organisation. At the local Riksteatern association’s annual meetings they appoint the members of the local board and may adopt their activity plan for the year.

Riksteatern’s ultimate decisionmaking body meets once every four years. The event brings together representatives from the local Riksteatern associations to make joint decision on objectives and guidelines. The congress also elects the Riksteatern Board for the coming 4-year period.

Riksteatern is a non profit organisation that receives funding from the Swedish Government. The grant is accompanied by a commission in the form of guidelines concerning what Riksteatern is expected to do for these funds.

The Riksteatern regional and local associations may enter into agreements with regional or municipal authorities which – in the same way as the government guidelines affect the national activities – have an impact on the work of the company at regional and local level.

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Riksteatern at regional level Riksteatern at local level Affiliated organisations

– stage for the whole of Sweden.

Innan jorden blev rund

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145 83 Norsborg 08-531 991 00 info@riksteatern.se