ACT’s support ecology has grown across multiple geographies and institutional cultures.
Who has carried the work
ACT’s work has been sustained through artistic collaboration, institutional trust, and public cultural investment across Denmark, the Nordics, East Africa, and beyond.
Funders
Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs · Danish Ministry of Culture · European Union · Danida · Danish Agency for Culture and Palaces · Nordic Culture Fund · Nordic Culture Point · Nordic Council of Ministers · Den A.P. Møllerske Støttefond · Tuborgfondet · Arts Council Norway · Svensk-Danska Kulturfonden · Stockholms stad
Institutional Partners
University of the Arts Helsinki (Uniarts Helsinki) · Danish National School of Performing Arts · Folketeatret (Copenhagen) · Karen Blixen Museum Denmark · Jónshús / Icelandic House (Copenhagen) · Caisa — International Cultural Centre (Helsinki) · Intercult (Sweden) · CKI — The Danish Centre for Arts & Interculture · De Kreative Kontor · KU.BE Frederiksberg · ACT Kenya
Diplomatic & Cultural Support
Consulate General of Denmark in New York · Embassy of Denmark in Kenya · Royal Swedish Embassy (Denmark) · Royal Norwegian Embassy (Denmark) · Danish Embassy in Helsinki · Consulate of the United Republic of Tanzania in Denmark · Kenya Embassy Stockholm
Presenting institutions
Museums, theatres, and universities that give the work a room.
ACT’s projects grow strongest when artistic work is held by institutions willing to frame it carefully and publicly.
Public & foundation support
Funding that allows serious artistic scale.
Public bodies and foundations make possible the slower labour of research, rehearsal, translation, travel, and production build.
Diplomatic & cultural relations
Embassies and consular partners that widen the horizon.
Diplomatic support helps ACT move across borders with legitimacy, visibility, and a wider field of institutional conversation.
Partnership pathways
Partner with ACT
ACT is open to partnership with institutions, presenters, embassies, consulates, universities, museums, foundations, and private supporters who want to build serious artistic work, public dialogue, and cross-border cultural encounters over time.
This is not a fixed donor tier system. Each ACT partnership is shaped around the work, the institution, and the public context — from productions and touring to educational exchange, diplomatic collaboration, and long-range cultural investment.
What partnership makes possible
- major productions, scenography, rehearsal build, and touring readiness
- artist mobility across Denmark, the Nordics, Africa, and wider international routes
- translation, cultural mediation, workshops, and public conversation
- the continuity of a Black-led transnational theatre company working with artists across backgrounds and generations
Institutional partner
Hold the work publicly and with care.
Museums, theatres, festivals, and cultural houses can help ACT frame productions, discussions, and artistic encounters with depth and visibility.
Presenting partner
Give the work a stage, a city, and a public.
Presenters and hosts can collaborate on productions, residencies, conversations, and curated appearances shaped for a specific audience and context.
Educational partner
Connect artists, students, and public thinking.
Universities, schools, and academies can work with ACT through workshops, masterclasses, dramaturgical exchange, and performance-based learning.
Diplomatic & cultural partner
Build cultural relations across borders.
Embassies, consulates, and public cultural actors can partner with ACT through exchange, international visibility, and civic dialogue.
Philanthropic supporter
Invest in continuity, not only a single moment.
Foundations, patrons, and long-range supporters can help sustain the slower labour of research, travel, rehearsal, production, and institutional growth.
169 artists from 46 countries have shaped ACT: New Nordic Voices over the past decade. Partnership helps carry that scale forward with seriousness, credibility, and care.