OUR STORY
Performing Arts Lofoten & Vesterålen (Scenekunst LOVE) was created in a time of a global pandemic. The initiator behind Scenekunst LOVE is dancer and choreographer Thomas Voll, based in Hadsel in Vesterålen. The idea with Scenekunst LOVE was to bring together the professional performing arts community in Lofoten and Vesterålen, to create unity, dialogue, and to promote performing arts in and from the region. Scenekunst LOVE has gradually grown to become a network consisting of more than 20 members - from Andøya in the north, to Moskenesøy in the west.
We started on Instagram in 2021, and joined in on Facebook shortly after. We launched this website in the winter of 2022, and we had our first physical meeting in November 2022.
Scenekunst LOVE was from the beginning a private initiative, and on May 6th 2023 we became a registered unit as an association. The association has its own board with 3 members, and a manager.
MEMBERSHIP
Scenekunst LOVE is a network for performing arts professionals living in Lofoten or Vesterålen, or with a strong connection to Lofoten or Vesterålen. Also organizations and venues with a strong relation to performing arts can become a member.
As a member of the network, you get to be part of an active and creative professional environment, participate in meetings, events and gatherings organized by the network, promotion and marketing of your artistry and your projects, access to practical digital tools, assistance with project applications, and your own digital presentation on our website. To be accepted as a member, you must be a performing arts professional living in Lofoten or Vesterålen - or have a strong connection to Lofoten or Vesterålen.
We have no application deadline, and welcome applications on an ongoing basis all-year round. The application must contain your full name, address, e-mail, telephone number, CV, link to your website (if you have one), and a few words about your motivation for becoming a member (max half A4 page). We ask that you send your application as a PDF-file.
Our definition of performing arts is wide and welcoming; musicians, singers, composers, dancers, choreographers, performance artists, producers, technicians, critics, costume designers, actors, etc. Applications must be sent to scenekunstlove@gmail.com. Mark the e-mail with membership application + your name. All applications are answered within 7 business days. In public holidays, our respond time may be longer.
The membership fee for 2024 has been set to NOK 300.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.
