Performing Arts Hub Norway
Performing Arts Hub Norway was established as an interest organisation in 1977, initiated by artists within the field of independent performing arts. The main aim was to establish a funding system for independent performing art companies working outside of the institutions.
Today Performing Arts Hub Norway is a foundation and a national competence centre for performing arts organised as a network organisation.
PAHN is a member of Norwegian Arts Abroad (NAA).
The English name of Performing Arts Hub Norway was The Norwegian Association for Performing Arts (NAPA) until 2011.
Information
(Objekt ID 3173)| Object type | Organization |
| Also known as | PAHN, Formerly: The Norwegian Association for Performing Arts/NAPA |
| Organization type | Competence centre, Information centre, Network organisation |
| Main focus | Multidisciplinary art |
| Established | February 5, 1977 |
| post@pahn.no | |
| Website | Danse- og Teatersentrum / Performing Arts Hub Norway, Instagram/performingartshubnorway, Twitter/ /PAHNdotNO, Facebook/ performingartshubnorway |
| Last changed | 24.05.2025 |
| Create date | 15.01.2013 |
Contact information
| Address | Storgata 10b, 0155 Oslo, Norway |
| post@pahn.no | |
| Telefon |
23 10 09 80 |
Other information
| Legal entity | Foundation |
| Org nr. | 993 406 392 |
In 1977 the approximately 16 theatre and dance groups then existing gathered. They had several wishes and needs in common; to promote and to increase the status of independent performing arts, presenting performances, collaboration across companies and strengthening of the economy. In February 1977 Teatersentrum (literally: Theatre Centre) was founded (later changing its name to Danse- og Teatersentrum or The Norwegian Association for Performing Arts) – an interest organization for the independent theatre and ballet groups in Norway.
Teatersentrum aimed to work for a governmental support system for the independent groups. The organisational model was inspired by corresponding organisations in Sweden and Denmark. Among the companies active in founding Teatersentrum were Collage Dansekompani, Danseloftet (literally: The Dance Attic), Dukketeaterverkstedet, Filiokus Teatret, Fri Ballett (literally: Free Ballet), Grenland Friteater, Høvik Ballett AKA Hovik Ballet, Musidra, Perleporten Teatergruppe (literally: The Pearly Gates Theatre Company), Saltkompagniet, Teater 4 (Theatre 4), Teater Rundt-Omkring (literally: Theatre All-Around), Thesbiteatret (The Thesbi Theatre) and Tramteatret. The same summer the companies arranged the first theatre festival for independent groups in Norway.
The organisation as of today: The foundation Performing Arts Hub Norway is a national competence centre organised as a network organisation. Performing Arts Hub Norway is granted public support via Chapter 324, post 74, The Ministry of Culture. For funding projects, Performing Arts Hub Norway applies for project funding from a diversity of cultural funds.
The foundations main target: Performing Arts Hub Norway shall be the national competence centre promoting professional performing arts nationally and internationally, emphasising independent performing arts.
National aims for the foundation: The aim for the enterprise in Performing Arts Hub Norway is promoting theatre and dance as artistic expressions and to stimulate increased interest for dance and theatre in all target groups.
Ownership and communication: Communication stands centrally for NAPA. NAPA owns and runs the national archive Sceneweb. The foundation owns two limited liability companies presenting independent performing arts: Black Box Teater, a programming venue in Oslo, and The National Touring Network for the Performing Arts (NTNPA), the national dissemination enterprise for performing arts within The Cultural Rucksack. The foundation also published the news and information website Scenekunst.no with Association of Norwegian Theatres and Orchestras.
FESTIVAL ARRANGED BY PERFORMING ARTS HUB NORWAY:
1977 Fri-gruppenes Teaterfestival, in Ibsenhuset in Skien.
1979 Frie Gruppers Festival, on Teatret på Torshov in Oslo
1996 Nordisk Scenekunst mot Tusenårsskiftet, in Bergen
SOURCES:
Performing Arts Hub Nrway archive, 24.01.2017
Helge Reistads provat archive. Donator: Helge Reistad, 02.09.2016
| Title | Premiere |
|---|---|
| TPAM. Norway Now virtual program | – February 10, 2021 |
| Norway Now virtual program. USA | – January 10, 2021 |
| Å samle scenekunst | – February 9, 2016 |
| On correspondence | – October 23, 2009 |
| Finnes det et scenisk ungdomsgrep? | – June 3, 1994 |
| Svensk perspektiv på barne- og ungdomsteater | – June 2, 1994 |
| Forholdet mellom målgruppetenkning og formspråk | – June 1, 1994 |
| Barndoms-perspektivet i kunsten - finns det? | – May 31, 1994 |
| Teatersentrums salgs- og informasjonsmesse 1989 | – January 25, 1989 |
| Seminar i markedsføring | – March 20, 1988 |
| Title | Premiere |
|---|---|
| SOLOS - TILT Grow 2020 | – December 4, 2020 – Panta Rei Dance Theatre |
| En lille sonate | – Navember 28, 1995 – Gruppe 38 |
| The Alchemical Theatre | – Navember 28, 1989 – Boreas Teater |
| Inger Buresund | – Leader of board (fra May 2023 til May 20, 2025) |
| Hege Knarvik Sande | – Managing-director (fra September 1, 2021) |
| Susanne Næss Nielsen | – Leader of board (fra Navember 2020 til May 2023) |
| Peder Horgen | – Leader of board (fra 2019 til Navember 2020) |
| Vidar Sandem | – Leader of board (fra 2015 til 2019) |
| Thorbjørn Gabrielsen | – Leader of board (fra 2006 til 2015) |
| Gunnar Nyquist | – Manager ( til 1987) |
| Øyvind Jørgensen | – Leader of board ( til 2006) |
| Tor Arne Ursin | – Leader of board (fra 1994 til 1994) |
| Tove Elisabeth Bratten | – Manager (fra 1992 til June 30, 2021) |
| Mona Walderhaug | – Leader of board (fra 1992 til 1994) |
| Inger Buresund | – Manager (fra January 1, 1987 til 1993) |
| Tore Amblie-Bjørback | – Manager (fra 1984 til December 31, 1986) |