The international reputation of the Flemish performing arts is strong. In times of crisis and times of government cutbacks, they managed to maintain their production capacity by engaging more and more foreign partners.
Flanders Arts Institute is mapping out this international dimension of the performing arts over the period 2001-2014.
There's an increase in the number of Flemish productions performed abroad. There is, however, a downside to the story: because Flemish subsidies have been greatly reduced since 2010, companies increasingly are being forced to rely on partners (national and international) for project funding.
How sustainable is this growth in the longer term?