About Kloden teater
Welcome to Kloden teater, the place for performing arts and young people. Here you can experience performing arts from Norway and abroad through a varied program throughout the year. We are a programming theater that shows performances for infants, kindergarten children, school children, youth, young adults and everything in between. We are also a hub for the performing arts field with professional events, performing arts production and experimentation.
WE SHOW
performing arts from Norway and abroad, with children and young people as the main audience. In addition to regular public screenings, we show performances as part of the Cultural Rucksack. We host the annual festivals GoFigure and Showbox. In 2022, we presented a total of 166 performances by 31 companies/theaters for 7,790 audience members.
WE OFFER
a wide range of artistic expressions. Children and young people get to experience good and relevant performing arts, and also get to take part in creating themselves. We offer a varied range of activities and workshops that we develop in close contact with the surrounding community. We work systematically to make cultural life more relevant and accessible to underrepresented population groups - both as audiences and participants.
WE ARE
a hub for the performing arts field, with professional projects, experimentation and production of performing arts. In addition to being a programming theater, our production facilities are used for rental for the entire performing arts field.
WE ARE HAPPENING
in Kabelgata at Økern, at the bottom of Groruddalen in Oslo. Today we have three stages: Pilotscenen in Kabelgata 31, Loftscenen in Kabelgata 19 and Vollebekk produksjonsrom in Brobekkveien 54. In addition, we show performances elsewhere in the city.
SOON WE ARE
the theater house Kloden teater with 2 stages, 5 rehearsal halls, workshops, classrooms, office space and a café. The goal is for the theater house Kloden teater to be completed in 2025.
THIS IS WHAT WE SHOULD BE BECAUSE
we are passionate about children and young people experiencing the very best performing arts from home and abroad, in a place where they want to be, meet and experience.
Vision and goals
Kloden teater are guided by our vision and goals.
OUR VISION IS
Kloden teater will be a place for children and youth, and the professional performing arts. Quality, professionalism and diversity are the cornerstones of Kloden Teater. Kloden teater will showcase the best performing arts from Norway and abroad, and set a new standard for artistic projects involving children and young people.
OUR GOALS ARE
Kloden teater should be:
- a programming theater that presents high quality performances for children, youth and families throughout the year, both productions from Norwegian companies and guest performances from abroad.
- a national hub for professional development through debate, audience development, testing of ideas and knowledge dissemination and production, in collaboration with artists, researchers, critics, educational institutions and communication actors.
- a place where children and young people explore their own artistic expression through creative activities and projects, in collaboration with professional artists.
- a resource center for the country's and the city's performing artists with good rehearsal rooms, professional events, workshops and pre-projects.
- Kloden teater will be a place that contributes to sustainable urban development in Hovinbyen/Groruddalen, and is an inclusive cultural and artistic driving force for Oslo.
- an arena for audience development. With the operation of pilotscenen , we are working to reach out to the audience. We gather knowledge about existing and potential audiences, and we want to use this knowledge to reach more people.