NAPA supports about 100 projects every year within all genres of art and culture with a Nordic perspective. Small and large groups of artists, actors, musicians, writes and many other alike have received support to complete a project to the enjoyment of inhabitants in Greenland and the Nordic region.
In January, The Royal Theater in Copenhagen gave the stage to Greenland, as they showed the world premiere of the play “Præsten og åndemaneren” (The priest and the shaman), written by the Greenlandic Makka Kleist. The play brought a dramatic and insightful look into the
The old Colonial Harbour in Nuuk will be transformed with image projections and sound on Friday 15 October 2021 at 18 – 20. There will be outdoor light shows on the walls, ice and rocks, and sound installations with live music. NAPA has supported the
Six young actors meet in a performance at ZeBU, where they in the transition between reality and fiction discuss what being part of the Nordic family means to them – and what divides them.In the theater production Familien Norden, two Greenlandic, two Danish and two
Julie Bach has been on a research stay in Nuuk, where she over the course of four weeks worked in the sewing room Kittat to learn about seal skin preparation and sewing avittat. Julie Bach was born on Rigshospitalet in 1979, but soon after the
Nuuk International Film Festival ended on September 18 after four days of entertainment through feature films and shorts from all around the world. For Industry Director Emile Hertling Péronard it is also a guarantee that he returns to Nuuk at least once a year. For
In the spring of 2021, the theatre company freezeProductions produced the performance Tarnima Nammatai with financial support from Socialstyrelsen, Statens Kunstfond, NAPAs cultural support programme, Katuaq, Aarhus Municipality, Nunafonden and Nuuk local committee. The performance toured with great success in South Greenland and is now
"The support from NAPA made it possible for us to bring our dance performance "Noget lidt anderledes" on a tour in Greenland. We visited Sisimiut, Ilulissat, Uummanaq, Paamiut, Nuuk and Kulusuk and met children from the age of 6-9 years. What we appreciate even more than the grant from NAPA is the support we received from the staff at NAPA. They believed in the project and involved themselves emotionally and we are extremely grateful for this!"
“I have benefited greatly from NAPA’s support during my education as a sound technician and musician. I have travelled the Nordic region and met many people.”
“Thanks to NAPA’s support I have been able to realise my dream projects as well as go on several tours to the Greenlandic population and the rest of the Nordic region. Among other things with the documentary Eskimo Diva and the music project BLACKOUT.”
“The support from NAPA has given us the chance to travel with the Spot on Greenland tour. Thanks to the support it was easy for us to travel around in Denmark. It was a dream come true.”
“With the support from NAPA we could visit Greenland and play on Nuuk Nordisk Kulturfestival. We got the chance to strengthen old friendships and make new contact throughout the whole Nordic region. Plans and collaborations set in motion and many new things were discovered.”
