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The Dutch Association for Performing Arts (NAPK) identifies structural bottlenecks in the organisation of the performing arts sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a new analysis of the system, which was presented today during a NAPK Uitgelicht meeting at Theater Utrecht, the professional association advocates for an integrated approach to policy and funding across the entire chain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The analysis maps the interdependencies between amateur art, art education, creators, producers, and venues. According to the NAPK, this coherence is insufficiently reflected in the current system of subsidies, policy, and implementation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The organisation identifies bottlenecks such as fragmented governance between government levels and funds, declining local infrastructure, a vulnerable transition from education to professional practice, and a funding model that offers little stability. These factors reinforce each other and limit the scope for development for both creators and institutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director Mirjam Terpstra (NAPK):<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOur sector functions as one system, but policy and funding are still too fragmented. For a future-proof sector, we must take coherence as our starting point.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

View the analysis at The NAPK's website<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Focus on NAPK<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

NAPK Uitgelicht is a series of in-depth meetings in which the NAPK (Netherlands Association of Performing Arts Producers) addresses and discusses current systemic issues in the performing arts sector with professionals and policymakers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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De Nederlandse Associatie voor Podiumkunsten (NAPK) constateert structurele knelpunten in de inrichting van de podiumkunstensector. In een nieuwe analyse van het systeem, die vandaag werd gepresenteerd tijdens een NAPK Uitgelicht bijeenkomst in Theater Utrecht, pleit de branchevereniging voor een integrale benadering van beleid en financiering over de gehele keten. 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